YBSA Monthly Report January, 2009 Review of Study: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance, with professional help, reviewed the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of Ecology’s solutions to solve the problem of insufficient water available in the Yakima Basin. Both of their…
YBSA Monthly Report December, 2008 Feasibility Study: The final amended final planning report of the Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study tells us that the Black Rock Reservoir and water distribution system is technically feasible, can be built and…
YBSA Monthly Report November, 2008 Public Relation Campaign: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance implemented a public relation campaign to illustrate how important the Black Rock Reservoir project is to Central Washington, the State of Washington, and the Nation. See informational video…
YBSA Monthly Report October, 2008 Presentation by Dr. Stanford: Dr. Jack Stanford’s presentation pointed out the possibilities of the return of 1 million Salmon to the Yakima River Basin. Those numbers can only be reached with more water available in…
YBSA Monthly Report September, 2008 Marketing Campaign: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance has contracted with Enigma marketing to design a brochure and program explaining the real values of Black Rock for our future and for design of a booth for the…
YBSA Monthly Report August, 2008 Draft Legislation: The Yakima Basin Storage Alliance developed a draft legislation package to start the process of describing how to restore the Yakima and Naches Rivers to a more natural state. The package includes additional…
YBSA Monthly Report July, 2008 Dr. Jack Stanford International Salmon Restoration Expert: Charlie de La Chapelle and Ted Strong met with Jack Stanford and his associate to request he attend a conference in Yakima to present his recovery proposal for…
YBSA Monthly Report June, 2008 Proposed Legislation Review: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance Executive Committee met numerous times to discuss legislation for restoration of the Yakima River Basin. YBSA is continuing to refine the language in the Yakima Basin Environmental and…
YBSA Monthly Report May, 2008 Meeting with State Representatives: YBSA met with State Representatives Chandler & Newhouse to provide them with an update on the Storage Study. Our Representatives supported the idea of preparing legislation to provide more water for…
YBSA Monthly Report April, 2008 Executive Committee: The executive committee met numerous times and discussed the types of communications that would be necessary to inform the public of the value the Black Rock project is to our Region and State.…
