YBSA Monthly Report January, 2011 YBSA’s Goal: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance (YBSA), a grass-roots organization whose members include: contractors, farmers, bankers, businessmen, engineers, fish biologist, former manager of an irrigation district, former state and local elected and appointed officials will…
YBSA Monthly Report December, 2010 Integrated Plan Work Group Meeting: Dan Silvers, Department of Ecology consultant, opened the December Integrated Plan Work Group meeting stating, “Don’t worry about the language in the plan, the details are important, but this document…
YBSA Monthly Report November, 2010 Meeting with Virgil Lewis, Sr.: YBSA executive committee met with Virgil Lewis, Sr., member of the Yakama Nation Tribal Council and Chairman of the Fish, Wildlife, Law and Order Committee, to review items that the…
YBSA Monthly Report October, 2010 YBSA Supports IWRMP: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance (YBSA) remains committed to support the Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (IWRMP) to solve the Yakima Basin’s water supply problems that exist now and will be more prevalent…
YBSA Monthly Report September, 2010 Work Group Instream/Out of Stream Recommendation: YBSA continues to support the process being used by the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Work Group. After 16 months into the study the Work Group was asked…
YBSA Monthly Report August, 2010 Integrated Water Resource Management Plan: The proposed Integrated Plan is moving forward with water supply projects (storage) being included which may not be completed. The current plan with all the proposed storage projects still is…
YBSA Monthly Report July, 2010 Columbia River Water Exchange: 1. 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 for an adequate…
YBSA Monthly Report June, 2010 Work Group Committees: YBSA attended all the instream and out-of-stream committee meetings. The meetings identified the possible needs for instream flow in each reach of the river. The committee ruled out the need for water…
YBSA Monthly Report May, 2010 IWRMP Work Group: The May Work Group meeting was canceled. The consultants, staff (DOE & BOR) and the instream and out of stream committees will meet to continue developing information for the June 23rd Work…
YBSA Monthly Report April, 2010 Work Group Participation: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance (YBSA) continues to participate with the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project 2009 Work Group during 2010. The basin study effort will evaluate potential actions for addressing the…
