YBSA Monthly Report October, 2013

YBSA Monthly Report

October, 2013

Lake Cle Elum: Final design of the Lake Cle Elum Pool Raise Project is being prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation in Boise, Idaho. A site visit was conducted on October 9, 2013 to discuss shoreline protection. The public scoping meetings for the Environmental Impact Statement are scheduled for November 20, 2013 at the Yakima Arboretum and November 21, 2013 at the Cle Elum Ranger District Office.

Lake Kachess: The name of the project formerly called the Kachess Reservoir Inactive Storage Project has been changed to Kachess Drought Relief Pumping Plan. The project will still remove dead water from the lake bottom, which was part of the natural lake prior to building the dam. A geophysics survey was done to locate sites for drilling through the lake bed and on the lakeshore. The public scoping meetings for the Environmental Impact Statement are scheduled for November 20, 2013 at the Yakima Arboretum and November 21, 2013 at the Cle Elum Ranger District Office.

Proposed Wymer Reservoir: The Wymer Reservoir Project drilling will be scheduled for this fall. The reservoir temperature modeling has been completed to evaluate the temperature of the water in Wymer effect on the Yakima River. A conceptual design is being developed for a pump station in the Yakima River.

Bumping Lake: The Bumping Reservoir Enlargement Project seismic testing is continuing and a field exploration will be performed in November, 2013.

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