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• Nov. 30, 2000 For those with the right hardware and software, FEMA has a tutorial: How to Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). FEMA also annouonced other tut orials and other types of information availability.
• Nov. 29, 2000 WaDOE adopts revised shoreline guidelines today.
• Nov. 28, 2000 While outside our watershed, WaDOE's purchase of water rights is a start towards helping the recovery of salmon populations.
• Nov. 28, 2000 A 1,290 acre development in the Onalaska area, a few logging events and some land conversions are among the activities reported in the SEPA updates for last week.
• Nov. 27, 2000 For the curious, here are some comparative annual flood year rain totals, from a station east of Oakville.
• Nov. 25, 2000 Information on the CRC, as a corporation, has been updated.
• Nov. 22, 2000 There is no direct benefit to out watershed but this is significant news. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) signed a landmark agreement to improve water quality.
• Nov. 21, 2000 A $15,000 grant from the Department of Ecology (Ecology) will help students learn about the Chehalis watershed while they monitor the water
• Nov. 20, 2000 The Chronicle reports on Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) November meeting. Topics include leadership, progress, participation and redirection of effort by subcommittee.
• Nov. 20, 2000 The Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) held a meeting Nov 17. The minutes from the October meeting and November agenda are here.
• Nov. 20, 2000 Find out what is new in the SEPA applications processed last week.
• Nov. 17, 2000 Chehalis and Tractebel might reach agreement over a substantial upgrade to Chehalis water and sewer systems.
• Nov. 15, 2000 Washington Fish and Wildlife, Ecology and NatureMapping have announced a new interactive data bank to hold volunteer data.
• Nov. 14, 2000 The issues surrounding the contamination related to the brownfield in Junction City were reported by The Aberdeen Daily World .
• Nov. 13, 2000 The SEPA applications for our watershed have been updated and are online.
• Nov. 11, 2000 The title of this study says it all: Why Do (or Don't) Local Government Officials Participate in Watershed Planning Efforts?
• Nov. 11, 2000 Over the last 20 years, there have been multiple attempts to change the historic way we manage water to better address the challenges of population growth, a changing economy, and environmental protection. These attempts have been unsuccessful. The Washington Department of Ecology encourages you to be part of a discussion regarding the future of water resources management in Washington State. Here is the WaDOE vision statement.
• Nov. 11, 2000 The Chehalis Watershed has a number of TMDL's in effect. This EPA article explains the significance of the recent Final TMDL Rule.
• Nov. 10, 2000 The Chronicle reports that Pacific International Engineering reviewed Centralia- Chehalis flood solutions with local EDC.
• Nov. 08, 2000 Environmental missions, spending bills and more are in this latest update on the topic of Army Corps reform.
• Nov. 07, 2000 Find out what is happening in our watershed by looking at the SEPA applications for last week.
• Nov. 06, 2000 Water for sale in Methow Valley? WaDOE is trying to purchase water rights.
• Nov. 04, 2000 The Olympian reports continuing problems with water quality in Bucoda.
• Nov. 04, 2000 Over the last 20 years, there have been multiple attempts to change the historic way we manage water to better address the challenges of population growth, a changing economy, and environmental protection. These attempts have been unsuccessful. The Washington Department of Ecology encourages you to be part of a discussion regarding the future of water resources management in Washington State. Here is the WaDOE vision statement.
• Nov. 02, 2000 WaDOE has announced penalties for various types of violations. Here is a complete list. Most have a relationship to water quality.
• Nov. 02, 2000 Washington State University Cooperative Extension in Yakima County is offering a basic training on water quality and monitoring.
• Nov. 02, 2000 What's new in ag inspections, tree planting, education and what happened to Mike Kelly? The October issue of Drops of Water is online with the answers.
• Nov. 01, 2000 Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) initiated a more detailed analysis of hydrology, water rights and water use in five Chehalis subbasins. This draft report is available online. If you are interested in instream flow, or fish recovery or other watershed analysis subjects, this report is a must read.

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