Chehalis Basin Partnership Meeting Notice and Agenda

DATE:                 Friday September 23, 2005

TIME:                  9:30am to 11:30 a.m.

LOCATION:       Chehalis Tribe “Lucky Eagle” Casino (Directions on Back)          

A. General Partnership Business 9:30 a.m.

1. Welcome, introductions and roundtable comments              (5)                    Chair
2. Identify special issues of concern and adjust agenda            (5)                    Members/Chair
3. Current River Flow Report                                                      (10)                  Kahle Jennings
4. Chehalis Basin Watershed Festival                                       (10)                  Chanele Holbrook-                                                                                                                              Shaw

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING:

¨ None

B. Presentation Projects 10:00 a.m.

1. Coordinated Water Quality Monitoring Plan         Briefing regarding recent changes to the document Comments from the group Letter of support for Lewis Conservation District proposal	(30)	Kahle Jennings
2. Salmon Recovery Funding Board Review and Accept Prioritized List	(20)	Lee Napier
3. Chehalis Basin - Legislative Requests Progress Report	(20)	Mark Swartout
4. Watershed Plan Implementation-Phase IV Progress Report Task 2-Contact Group A Water Systems	(20)	Lee Napier

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING:

¨ CBP accepts or rejects the Coordinated Water Quality Monitoring Plan

¨ CBP accepts or rejects the letter of support to establish a water quality coordinator position

¨ CBP accepts or rejects the Lead Entity List for the 2005 Salmon Recovery Funding Board grant cycle.

¨ CBP accepts or modifies draft letter to Group A Water Systems in the Chehalis Basin.

C. Chair Adjourns Meeting 11:30 a.m.

DIRECTIONS

From I-5 - Take Exit 88.  Go West on Route 12 toward Rochester.  Drive through Rochester and continue 8 miles west until you see the signs for the Chehalis Tribal Center/Lucky Eagle Casino (Anderson Road).   Turn left onto Anderson Road and go straight until you reach the stop sign at the intersection of 188^th Ave. SW.  Turn left on 188^th Ave SW to the Chehalis Lucky Eagle Casino.

From Route 8 - Take Route 12 exit.  Drive through Oakville and continue east 5 miles until you see the signs for the Chehalis Tribal Center/Lucky Eagle Casino (Anderson Road).   Turn right onto Anderson Road and go straight until you reach the stop sign at the intersection of 188^th Ave. SW.  Turn left on 188^th Ave SW to the Chehalis Lucky Eagle Casino.

Useful Web Sites

www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us look under “Departments” and “Public Services”	Documents produced for the CBP are available here
www.scc.wa.gov (click on the “resources,” then the “e-library,” then “Salmon Habitat Limiting Factors”)	A summary of the Chehalis Basin Limiting Factors Analysis is available here, along with information on how to order the complete report.
www.wa.gov/iac/salmonmain.html	Salmon Recovery Funding Board
www.nws.usace.army.mil/pm/centralia/ www.nws.usace.army.mil/pm/chehalis/	U.S Army Corps of Engineers sites for the two Chehalis Basin flood control projects
www.crcwater.org	This is an excellent site that provides a lot of information and links to other sites.  It posts the Chehalis Basin Partnership meeting agendas and summaries

Attachments included with this mailing:

· Meeting Summaries for the CBP,  STC, and Water Quality Committee

· Current River Flow Report graphs

· Comprehensive Water Quality Coordinator description