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.
Citizen and water interests 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.
2021 schedule
All meetings are held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- March 10, 2021 – Online
- June 2, 2021 – Online
- Sept. 16, 2021 – Venue TBA
- Dec. 8, 2021 – Venue TBA
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 |
Peter Dykstra
Other Stakeholders
|
Scott Revell
Roza Irrigation District |
Ron Cowin
Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District |
Lisa Pelly
Trout Unlimited |
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 |
Jeff Tayer
WDFW (ret) |
Phil Rigdon
Yakama Nation |
Alex Conley
Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board |
Sid Morrison
Yakima Basin Storage Alliance |
Ron Anderson
Yakima County Commission |
Rick Dieker
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District |