YBSA Monthly Report August, 2009 Solution to Work Group Elements: The Work Group continues to listen to presentations explaining each element of DOE’s proposed integrated water enhancement plan. The purpose of the explanation of each of the seven elements is…
YBSA Monthly Report July, 2009 Education on YRBIWRMA: YBSA is eager to learn about the elements in the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Alternative proposal by the Department of Ecology. YBSA will continue to pursue a comprehensive program…
YBSA Monthly Report June, 2009 YRBWEP Work Group: YBSA was invited to participate in the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (YRBWEP) 2009 work group. The Bureau of Reclamation and Washington State Department of Ecology convened the work group at…
YBSA Monthly Report May, 2009 Salmon Recovery: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance is concerned that not all fish projects have been evaluated equally. What are the true costs and how many more fish will there be returning to the Yakima River…
YBSA Monthly Report April, 2009 Meeting with Irrigators: YBSA Board of Directors met with Jerry Haak, Chair of the Roza Sunnyside Board of Joint Control, and Ric Valicoff, Chair of the Roza Irrigation Board. The purpose of the meeting was…
YBSA Monthly Report March, 2009 Solution to Our Water Problems: The goal of YBSA has been from the start of the Storage Study was to acquire water from the Columbia River to prevent droughts which harm fish, destroy the environment,…
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…
