YBSA Monthly Report September, 2006 Executive Committee: The executive committee met and discussed the successful Roundtable for Salmon Restoration, holding another Roundtable on Engineering and Conservation issues in the Tri-Cities, and the material and operation of the YBSA booth at…
YBSA Monthly Report August, 2006 The Roundtable on Salmon Restoration: The Roundtable on Salmon Restoration was a huge success thanks to Ted Strong. Phil Rigdon explained the need for a package of improvements to the Yakima Basin which would provide…
YBSA Monthly Report July, 2006 Recreation Study Proposals: YBSA along with the Port of Sunnyside, Benton and Yakima Counties are in the process of choosing a consultant to perform a recreation and economic development analysis of lands around the proposed…
YBSA Monthly Report June, 2006 Salmon Restoration Roundtable August 16 & 17: YBSA continues to draw together speakers who will present the importance of Salmon recovery to the Pacific Northwest. Instream flow increases created when the big Black Rock Reservoir…
YBSA Monthly Report May, 2006 Salmon Restoration Roundtable: YBSA, with Ted Strong’s leadership, is continuing to work toward a Salmon Restoration Roundtable showing how a big Black Rock Reservoir will benefit salmon recovery in the Yakima River. Speakers, such as…
YBSA Monthly Report April, 2006 YBSA Roundtable: YBSA is preparing to hold a second roundtable on salmon and water. The forum will emphasize the need for water and how to achieve a balance between salmon and the economy. It will…
YBSA Monthly Report March, 2006 BOR Alternative Evaluation: The BOR has completed the appraisal level hydrologic analysis of the three Yakima River Basin alternatives (Bumping Lake enlargement, Wymer Dam, and the Keechelus – Kachess pipeline). The analysis includes a review…
YBSA Monthly Report January, 2006 BOR Alternatives Evaluation: The BOR has distributed to Stakeholders, for discussion only, a report, “Yakima River Basin Alternatives Technical Information and Hydrologic Analysis”. Included in the report are three Yakima River basin alternatives: Bumping Lake…
YBSA Monthly Report February, 2006 Olympia Trip: YBSA continues to pursue a broad base approach in support of storage in the Yakima Basin. During the February 2nd trip to Olympia at a meeting set by Rockey Marshall in the governor’s…
YBSA Monthly Report February, 2007 Executive Committee Meeting: The 2007 budget was discussed at the Executive Committee meeting. Preparation of the budget was postponed while YBSA reviews the response to the packets sent asking for financial assistance. A plan of…
