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
2025 schedule
All meetings are held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- March 12, 2025 - Ellensburg, Hotel Windrow 502 N. Main St - Map
- June 18, 2025-Toppenish, Heritage University, 3240 Fort Rd, Toppenish, WA -Map
- Sept. 10, 2025 - Toppenish, Legend Casino Hotel, Columbia Meeting Room, 580 Fort Rd. - Map
- December 10, 2025 - Yakima, Yakima Valley College Conference Center - Campus map, 1704 W Nob Hill Blvd. - Map
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Joe Blodgett |
Cindy Boen |
Alex Conley |
| Seth Defoe Kennewick Irrigation District |
Chris Duke |
Urban Eberhart |
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Crystal Elliott |
David Farmer |
David Felman |
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Jaclyn Hancock |
Craig Haskell |
Larry Leach WA Department of Natural Resource |
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Mike Livingston |
Will McKay Benton County Commission |
Amanda McKinney Yakima County Commission |
| Sid Morrison Yakima Basin Storage Alliance |
Travis Okelberry |
Brandon Parsons American Rivers |
| Scott Revell Roza Irrigation District |
Phil Rigdon Yakama Nation |
Mike Shane City of Yakima |
| Jeff Tayer WDFW (ret.) |
Tom Tebb WA Department of Ecology |
Cory Wright Kittitas County Commission |
| Justin Yeager NOAA Fisheries Service |
Justin Yeager NOAA Fisheries Service |
Related links
Contact information
Tim Poppleton
Office of Columbia River web coordinator
tim.poppleton@ecy.wa.gov
509-454-4241