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The public is invited to participate in an online public hearing April 2 & online public meeting April 21 to comment on draft environmental review for proposed Chehalis River flood reduction project.

The Office of Chehalis Basin was created in July 2017 to integrate a strategy for long-term flood damage reduction and aquatic species restoration.

After major floods inundated the Chehalis River basin in January, we assessed how some flood-damage reduction projects fared.

Modern flood management strives to restore a floodplain’s natural flood capacity, protecting lives and homes while also benefiting fish and wildlife. Several state and federal grant programs can help.

Washington makes investments in water programs to address changes in snowpack and the impacts of climate change on water availability.

Ecology is currently taking comments on our environmental review of solutions proposed for the Chehalis Basin.

The Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority, a partner helping develop and carry out the Chehalis Basin Strategy, earned a prestigious national award.

Washington's beauty is timeless, and personal choices to protect that beauty must be renewed every day.

The U.S. Drought Monitor map classifies much of the region as experiencing moderate drought-like conditions.

Across Washington, the costs of flooding exceed all other natural disasters. In any given year, there is a better than an 80% chance that 10 or more flood events will occur.