Yakima Basin Integrated Plan workgroup
The Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Workgroup, a stakeholder group co-chaired by us and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, provides policy and project development advice on implementing the Yakima River basin integrated water resource plan.
Group members represent a myriad of private, local, tribal, state, federal, and environmental interests in the Yakima River basin. Meetings are quarterly and open to the public.
Resident groups and other water interested stakeholders who are seeking long-term water solutions are participating on our Yakima River Basin workgroup. Joining our federal and local government partners and agencies are the Yakama Nation, regional irrigation districts, and environmental organizations. We jointly co-chair the group with our federal partner — the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — which manages the large Yakima irrigation project.
The group meets quarterly to discuss Yakima Basin Integrated Plan policy and project development. The public is encouraged to attend meetings and participate by providing comments.
- Find workgroup reports, meeting notes, handouts, and presentations (US Bureau of Reclamation site).
- Join the Yakima Basin Plan email list
2024 schedule
All meetings are held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- March 13, 2024 - Ellensburg, Hotel Windrow, 502 N. Main St - Map
- June 5, 2024 - Richland, Public Library, 955 Northgate Dr. - Map
- September 11, 2024 - Toppenish, Legends Casino and Conference Center, 580 Fort Rd - Map
- December 13, 2024 - Yakima, Yakima Valley College Conference Center - Campus map, 1704 W Nob Hill Blvd. - Map
Subcommittees
Subcommittees and subgroups within the workgroup focus on specific topics.
- Groundwater Subcommittee
- Watershed Land Conservation Subcommittee
- Habitat Subcommittee
- Water Use Subcommittee
- Municipal Water Use Subgroup
- Lower River Subgroup
Membership
| Wendy McDermott American Rivers |
Jerome Delvin Benton County Commission |
Dave Brown City of Yakima |
| Seth Defoe Kennewick Irrigation District |
Cory Wright Kittitas County Commission |
Urban Eberhart Kittitas Reclamation District |
| Justin Yeager NOAA Fisheries Service |
Ron Anderson |
Scott Revell Roza Irrigation District |
| Ron Cowin Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District |
Lisa Pelly |
Bret Walters US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Talmadge Oxford US Bureau of Reclamation |
Jason Romine US Fish & Wildlife Service |
Erick Walker US Forest Service |
| Jaclyn Hancock WA Department of Agriculture |
Tom Tebb WA Department of Ecology |
Mike Livingston WA Department of Fish & Wildlife |
| Larry Leach WA Department of Natural Resources |
Phil Rigdon Yakama Nation |
Rick Dieker Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District |
| Alex Conley Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board |
Sid Morrison Yakima Basin Storage Alliance |
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Related links
Contact information
Tim Poppleton
Office of Columbia River web coordinator
tim.poppleton@ecy.wa.gov
509-454-4241