YBSA Monthly Report June, 2012 Integrated Plan Work Group: Information that was provided for review and comment at the YRBWEP Work Group meeting on June 20th included: the status of funding for the projects identified as part of the…
YBSA Monthly Report May, 2012 Mitigation Needed for Approval of Wells in the Yakima Basin: Given current water conditions in theYakimaRiver Basin, there is no water available for new water right permit applications to be approved for year-round consumptive…
YBSA Monthly Report March, 2012 Work Group Meeting March 14th: Derek Sandison reported: Final PEIS did not review any specific project. The only comparison was between the Integrated Plan (IP) and no action. Conservation will provide very little more water…
YBSA Monthly Report February, 2012 YBSA Comments on Draft PEIS of the Integrated Plan: YBSA supports elements of the Integrated Plan (“IP”) because it provides a short-term solution to the water supply problems of the Yakima Basin, while providing…
YBSA Monthly Report January, 2012 Meeting with Dan Silver: YBSA met with Dan Silver, consultant for Department of Ecology, at our January Board Meeting. The reason he attended the meeting was to get YBSA to approve the Integrated Plan. The…
YBSA Monthly Report December, 2011 Comments on PEIS: The Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Plan Draft PEIS is available at for your review and comment. The comment period began on November 18,…
YBSA Monthly Report November, 2011 A Reliable Water Supply for the Yakima Basin: The Yakima River basin has a long history of an inadequate water supply to meet competing water resource needs. Each year we are faced with the need…
YBSA Monthly Report October, 2011 Summary of the Yakima River Basin Groundwater Assessment Study: The United States Department of the Interior U.S. Geologic Survey Team presented a summary of the Yakima River Basin Groundwater Assessment Study. The Study was designed…
YBSA Monthly Report September, 2011 Fair Booth: YBSA’s booth at the Central Washington State Fair displayed information about the Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (IP) and a Pumped Storage/Wind Integration project (CRESP). See the picture of the display which included…
YBSA Monthly Report August, 2011 Meeting with Yakima City Council on Pumped Storage/Wind Energy: YBSA met with the Transportation and Utility Committee of the Yakima City Council. The purpose of the meeting was to report on the assessment analysis of…
