Public meetings being held online
Feb. 22, 2021 – Please note that the dates, times, and places for public meetings listed on this page may be subject to change, due to the ongoing public health restrictions presented by COVID-19. Public meetings will be held using online formats until in-person public meetings can safely resume. Listings will be updated with instructions on how the public can join these meetings about two weeks before each meeting.
Besides forming the Office of Chehalis Basin, the Legislature also established the Chehalis Basin Board to provide long-term oversight of the strategy. The board is responsible for developing budget recommendations to the Governor’s office to implement the strategy. The Office of Chehalis Basin provides support to the board.
The seven-member board typically meets monthly. Members represent the Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, and Quinault Indian Nation, as well as agricultural, environmental, and economic interests in the basin. There are also five non-voting board members representing various state agencies. Visit the Chehalis Basin Board's webpage for more information about board meetings and members.
2021 Chehalis Basin Board Meetings
* Meeting Materials: Additional meeting materials are posted on Chehalis Basin Board ezView webpage.
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January 7, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 970 7822 1148
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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February 4, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 970 7822 1148
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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February 18, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 999 6367 7870
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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March 4, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 970 7822 1148
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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March 18, 2021
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CANCELED
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March 25, 2021
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CANCELED
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April 1, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 970 7822 1148
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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May 6, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 970 7822 1148
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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May 17, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 930 7301 5578
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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June 3, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 970 7822 1148
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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July 1, 2021
Location (Hybrid):
In-Person
Lewis County Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room (Map to Location)
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Call in Option: 1-888-788-0099
- Meeting ID: 957 7942 7739
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*Agenda
Meeting summary
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August 5, 2021
CANCELED
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CANCELED
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August 16, 2021 - Special Meeting
Location (Hybrid):
In-Person
Grays Harbor Commissioners Hearing Room (Map to Location)
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Meeting ID: 161 242 3016
- Call in phone numbers: 551-285-1373 or 646-828-7666
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*Agenda
Meeting summary not yet available |
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September 2, 2021
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Meeting ID: 161 242 3016
- Call in phone numbers: 551-285-1373 or 646-828-7666
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*Agenda
Meeting summary not yet available
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October 7, 2021
Location (Hybrid):
In-Person
Aberdeen Log Pavilion (Map to Location)
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Meeting ID: 161 242 3016
- Call in phone numbers: 551-285-1373 or 646-828-7666
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*Agenda not yet available.
Meeting summary not yet available
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November 4, 2021
In-Person
Veterans Memorial Museum (Map to Location)
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Meeting ID: 161 242 3016
- Call in phone numbers: 551-285-1373 or 646-828-7666
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*Agenda not yet available.
Meeting summary not yet available
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December 2, 2021
Location (Hybrid):
In-Person
Aberdeen Log Pavilion (Map to Location)
Zoom Online Meeting
Direct Link to Online Meeting
- Meeting ID: 161 242 3016
- Call in phone numbers: 551-285-1373 or 646-828-7666
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*Agenda not yet available.
Meeting summary not yet available
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Helping reduce flood damage, restore aquatic habitat
Covering nearly 2,700 square miles of southwest Washington, the Chehalis River basin is at a turning point. For decades, peak seasonal flood levels have been rising — with five of the basin's largest historical floods occurring during the last 30 years.
Besides the 125 mile-long Chehalis River which drains to the Grays Harbor estuary on the Pacific Coast, the Chehalis Basin also includes the Black, Elk, Hoquiam, Humptulips, Johns, Newaukum, Satsop, Skookumchuck, Wishkah, and Wynoochee rivers, and their tributary streams.
Due to climate change, we expect the trend of larger, more frequent flooding in the basin to continue.
Chehalis Basin home to array of important habitats
The state's second largest river system is uniquely fertile and abundant. The Chehalis River Basin is one of the few major river basins in Washington without any federally-listed endangered salmon. The Chehalis Basin also has the highest diversity of amphibian species anywhere in the state and supports various fish species including salmon, trout, lamprey, and the Olympic mudminnow.
However, the basin's ability to support some types of fish has decreased by as much as 80 percent. Poor returns have significantly limited harvests for tribal and non-tribal fisheries. If aquatic habitat in the basin does not improve, some salmon species could become endangered.