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2010 Yakima River Basin Study

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Reclamation has implemented the WaterSMART Basin Study Program to define options for future water management of Western river basins. The Yakima River basin in central Washington State was one of three proposals chosen to participate in the program.

The study includes all or a significant portion of three counties—Kittitas, Yakima, and Benton, and a very small part of Klickitat County. Reclamation was awarded up to $1.3 million to partner with Washington State Department of Ecology, who will provide matching funds up to $1.3 million. In addition, Ecology will also cover remaining costs associated with finalizing the Preliminary Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (IWRMP), which was developed by the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project 2009 Workgroup.

The study will build on previous efforts of the YRBWEP 2009 Workgroup to provide additional analysis of water needs as well as a more robust analysis of climate change impacts. The study team will then develop a conceptual restoration plan which will be evaluated using a multidisciplinary decision support model. Plan components will be adjusted based on model outputs in response to the sensitivity of those components to environmental and socioeconomic concerns and uncertainties.

The Basin Study and IWRMP will accomplish the following objectives:

• Achieve stakeholder consensus around a well-defined set of strategies for resolving water supply and streamflow imbalances as well as other aquatic resource issues;
• Delineate a clear pathway for short-term and long-term IWRMP implementation; and
• Provide the basis for future local, State, and/or Federal authorization and appropriations for the IWRMP.

Meetings

2010 Workgroup Meeting Notes and Handouts (includes subcommittees) >>

2009 Workgroup Meeting Notes and Handouts >>

YRBWEP Reports
08/2011	Addendum to the Proposed Integrated Water Resource Management Plan, Vol. 1 PDF 382 kb
04/2011	Proposed Integrated Water Resource Management Plan PDF 2.48 mb
03/2011	Final Integrated Plan Summary Support Document PDF 331 kb
03/2011	Technical Memoranda HTML
12/2009	Preliminary Integrated Water Resource Management Plan for the Yakima River Basin (including comments) HTML
07/2009	YRBWEP Fact Sheet PDF 57 kb
01/2008	Yakima River Basin Fish Passage, Phase I and II Fish Screen Construction Project Completion Report PDF 745 kb
11/2002	Yakima River Basin Interim Operation Plan PDF 6.0 mb
04/1985	Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Phase 2, Status Report PDF 3.1 mb
02/1984	Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Phase 2, Draft Plan of Study PDF 5.5 mb
01/1984	Damsite and Structure Review Team Report PDF 1.8 mb
08/1982	Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Phase 1 Study Team Report PDF 6.0 mb

Reference Documents
07/2009	Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Timeline PDF 183 kb
06/2009	Washington State Dept. of Ecology Final EIS HTML
03/2009	Climate Impact Group - Climate change impact on water management and irrigate agriculture in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, USA PDF 409 kb
12/2008	Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study Planning Report/EIS HTML
09/2008	Cle Elum and Bumping Lake Dams Fish Passage Facilities Planning Report – Draft PDF 6.0 mb
08/2008	Yakima Steelhead Recovery Plan HTML
2006-08	United States Geological Survey - Yakima Basin Studies HTML
09/2007	Detailed Implementation Plan PDF 3.71 mb
01/2003	Watershed Management Plan PDF 18.36 mb
05/1999	System Operation Advisory Committee (SOAC) Report on Biologically Based Flows for the Yakima River Basin PDF 2.3 mb
1979-94	YRBWEP Authorization HTML
06/1989	Appraisal Assessment of Tributary Storage Potentials - Kittitas Valley, Washington PDF 8.3 mb
03/1984	Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Study - Preliminary Report for Swauk Creek Dam, Lake Cle Elum Tunnel & Lake Cle Elum Pumping Plant PDF 2.8 mb
05/1978	Yakima River Reregulating Storage - Feasibility Study PDF 10.8 mb
05/1978	Yakima River Reregulating Storage - Appendix A-E PDF 4.3mb

Correspondence
07/2010	Benton County Final Report Response PDF 327 kb
05/2010	Benton County Final Report Comments PDF 1.15 mb
04/2010	Benton County Board of County Commissioners PDF 328 kb
03/2010	YSBA - Instream Needs PDF 329 kb
03/2010	Response to Benton County Commissioner PDF 115 kb

Letters of Support for the Basin Study
The following are letters of support for a Yakima River Basin Study from basin stakeholders. These letters were submitted to Reclamation's WaterSMART Application Review Committee as part of the basin study proposal selection criteria

06/2009	Yakima - Tieton Irrigation District PDF 11 kb
06/2009	Yakima River Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board PDF 52 kb
06/2009	Kittitas Reclamation District PDF 10 kb
06/2009	Kennewick Irrigation District PDF 105 kb
06/2009	Fish and Wildlife Service Mid-Columbia River Fishery Resource Office PDF 32 kb
06/2009	City of Yakima Water and Irrigation District PDF 28 kb
06/2009	Sunnyside Division Board of Control PDF 124 kb
06/2009	American Rivers Office of Columbia River PDF 34 kb

Partner
Washington State Department of Ecology

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