YBSA Monthly Report July, 2016 Water Supply Forecast: The Bureau of Reclamation’s July, 2016 total water supply forecast for the Yakima Basin predicts a 100% water supply for senior water rights, but less than 90% for junior water rights. The…
YBSA Monthly Report June, 2016 Meeting with Committees of IP: YBSA met with members of the Executive and Implementation Committees of the Integrated Plan Work Group. The discussion revolved around the projects that are being implemented and the need for…
YBSA Monthly Report May, 2016 Water Supply: The water supply in the Yakima River Basin appears to be adequate to provide the water necessary to meet the needs of out-of-stream use (agriculture) and instream flow (fish). All 5…
YBSA Monthly Report April, 2016 U.S. Senate Approved Bill: The U.S. Senate approved a bill that would provide $92 million for the Yakima Basin. The majority of the money will be used for fish passage at Lake Cle Elum…
YBSA Monthly Report March, 2016 Lake Cle Elum Fish Passage: Construction has begun on the Lake Cle Elum fish passage facility. The first step in the project is to build a road from the Lake Cle Elum Dam Road and…
YBSA Monthly Report February, 2016 Support with Concerns for Water Enhancement Program: The Yakima Basin Storage Alliance (YBSA) continues to support the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Program but are doubtful that the storage facilities actively being pursued will ever…
YBSA Monthly Report January, 2016 Senate Bill 1694: Senator Cantwell’s Bill S1694 has been approved. The following questions need to be answered to implement the water storage projects in the Integrated Plan. What storage projects are specifically authorized? What…
YBSA Monthly Report December, 2015 Seasons Greetings Felices Pasqua Lake Kachess: With predictions of an increase snow pack in the Cascades this winter and high costs, Roza Irrigation District terminated the plans to continue with its proposed 2016 Lake…
YBSA Monthly Report November, 2015 Current Reservoir Content in Yakima Basin: Capacity is at 36%, which is average for this time of year. 100% capacity in the 5 reservoirs will only provide 1/3 of the total water needed in…
YBSA Monthly Report October, 2015 Reservoir Capacity: The present reservoir capacity is 10% of total. This is about 200,000 acre/feet less than at this time last year. Wet weather and a large snowpack will be necessary to provide the water…
