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.
2020 schedule
All meetings are held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- March 11, 2020 – Ellensburg
- June 3, 2020 – Yakima or Toppenish
- September 17, 2020 – Yakima or Toppenish
- December 9, 2020 – Yakima
Subcommittees
Subcommittee meetings are open to the public. Please contact Karen Dera (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) to be added to a specific subcommittee's notification list. Here are the subcommittees and their chairs:
- Outreach Subgroup, Steve Malloch
- Groundwater Subcommittee, Michael Callahan and Tom Ring
- Watershed Land Conservation Subcommittee, Peter Dykstra
- Habitat Subcommittee, Jeff Tayer
- Water Use Subcommittee, Scott Revell
- Municipal Water Use Subgroup, Dave Brown
- Lower River Subgroup, Jason McShane
Membership
Wendy McDermott
American Rivers |
Jerome Delvin
Benton County Commission |
Seth Defoe
Kennewick Irrigation District |
Cory Wright
Kittitas County Commission |
Urban Eberhart
Kittitas Reclamation District |
Dale Bambrick
NOAA Fisheries Service |
Scott Revell
Roza Irrigation District |
Ron Cowin
Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District |
Lisa Pelly
Trout Unlimited |
Dawn Wiedmeier
US Bureau of Reclamation |
Jim Craig
US Fish & Wildlife Service |
Erick Walker
US Forest Service |
Bret Walters
US Army Corps of Engineers |
Jaclyn Hancock
WA Department of Agriculture |
Tom Tebb
WA Department of Ecology |
Mike Livingston
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife |
Josh Wilund
WA Department of Natural Resources |
Dave Fast
Yakama Nation |
Phil Rigdon
Yakama Nation |
Alex Conley
Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board |
Sid Morrison
Yakima Basin Storage Alliance |
Ron Anderson
Yakima County Commission |
Carmen Méndez
Yakima City Council |
Rick Dieker
Yakima-Teiton Irrigation District |