YBSA Monthly Report January, 2014 Weather: Everyone is holding their breath hoping the weather pattern will change and provide the snowpack necessary to provide the approximately 2 million acre/feet of water from the snowpack along with 1 million acre/feet…
YBSA Monthly Report December, 2013 Independent Review of the Storage Component of the Integrated Plan: YBSA has consistently supported the Yakima River Basin Integrated Plan but continues to be concerned with the storage component of the Plan. Our great…
YBSA Monthly Report November, 2013 Scoping Meeting: On November 20th the Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Ecology held a scoping meeting to receive comments on the upcoming EIS for both the Kachess Reservoir Inactive Storage and the…
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…
YBSA Monthly Report September, 2013 Drilling at Potential Sites: The Bureau of Reclamation is continuing the drilling at the location of the proposed dam sites for the enlargement of Bumping Lake Reservoir and the new Wymer Dam which is…
YBSA Monthly Report August, 2013 Water Woes: (Excerpt from “Water Woes” article in the Northern Kittitas County Tribune, Cle Elum Washington by Bruce Coe)A public meeting was held in Ellensburg concerning the development of new wells outside the Upper…
YBSA Monthly Report July, 2013 Legislation Signed: The State Legislature passed and the Governor signed legislation to begin implementation and a review of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Plan. The timeline and actions include: 12/15/14 Initial…
YBSA Monthly Report June, 2013 YBSA Met with the Benton County Commissioners: YBSA Chair Sid Morrison addressed the Benton County Commissioners at the January 25th board meeting concerning the adequacy of the surface storage element in the Yakima River…
YBSA Monthly Report May, 2013 The story about a shortage of water in the Upper Klamath Basin mirrors the possibility of what could happen in the Yakima Basin with insufficient storage. With drought looming, the State of Oregon is…
Snowpack: The snowpack in the Cascade Mountains above the Yakima Basin is the sixth reservoir that provides water for the Basin. Without adequate snow, water needs will not be met. Without adequate storage every year, water needed for fish and…
