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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…

YBSA Monthly Report March, 2013 Work Group Subjects: The following subjects were presented at the March 13th Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Work Group: Targeted Watershed      Protection and Enhancement. Protection of over 200,000 acres of forest and     …

YBSA Monthly Report February, 2013   Testimony at House & Senate: YBSA attended and testified at the House and Senate Hearings on the proposed legislation authorizing the Yakima River Basin Water Resource Management Plan. The concept of the Integrated Plan…

YBSA Monthly Report January, 2013   Testimony on HB1196:  Yakima Basin Storage Alliance testified at the work session held by the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on HB1196.   The Yakima Basin depends on the Yakima River for our…