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Only 2004 Local Watershed Topics Which Are Controversial
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 Sep. 21, 2004 The Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) draft operating procedures manual has been added to this site.
This booklet is a guide for members of the Partnership. It summarizes the legal framework and past organizational decisions of the Partnership. This document was adapted from the Chehalis Basin Partnership interim by-laws (February 26, 1999) and the Quilcene/Snow and Skokomish/Dosewallips Operating Procedure Manuals- Sep. 19, 2004 A number of attachments (for the September 2004 meeting) are now available:
- Aug. 25, 2004 The Chronicle reports that former Chehalis Tribal official and former Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) Co-chair found guilty of kickback.
- Aug. 25, 2004 A number of attachments (for the Aug. 27th meeting) are now available:
- Aug. 23, 2004 The materials for the August Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) meeting are online:
- Aug. 07, 2004 The August issue of Drops of Water is online now. Learn about:
- Are there Chum salmon upstream of Scatter Creek?
- Group surveys rural character and economic development in Lewis County
- Chehalis Basin Education Consortium (CBEC): A School Year in Review
- Congratulations Chehalis Basin Partnership Members for completing the watershed plan!
- Update Chehalis River Coordinated Weed Management Area
- A Sterling' donation at Twin Bridges
- Butterfly Bush -- A Beautiful Invader
- Organizations, musicians, poets celebrate the environment
- Words and Images from the watershed: Washington's "River of Words"
- Jul. 26, 2004 The materials for the July Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) meeting are online:
- July 2004 agenda
- June 2004 summary
- SFRB Priority Projects
- Jun. 23, 2004 Today the materials for the June Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) meeting are online:
- Jun. 18, 2004 Land use conflicts in Lewis County often start with little common understanding about what we value in the rural landscape. Lewis County Watch, an organization dedicated to improving public participation in government,: recently conducted a survey to help remedy this .
- May. 31, 2004 It comes as no surprise that a plan, that obligates no one to take action, but lists general goals, was approved by the Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) on Friday, according to The Chronicle
- May. 31, 2004 The Chronicle reports: Citizens win a change in permitting process concerning rock quarry in Thurston County.
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- May. 23, 2004 After years of diligent effort and extensive compromise on the part of 5 counties, 14 cities and 2 tribes the Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) plan is ready for approval this month.
- May. 22, 2004 The Chronicle details local groups who will receive significant Clean Water Act grants for activities throughout the area.
- May. 07, 2004 The Chronicle reports that Lewis County and Twin Cities are kicking in $84,000 for Mellen Street study.
- May. 07, 2004 The Chronicle editorial provides additional support for a study project on the Mellen Street Bridge choke point.
- May. 03, 2004 The Chronicle reports that C.S. Sodhi, former director of natural resources and vice-chair of Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) pleads guilty to theft/kickback.
- Apr. 15, 2004 The Chronicle reports: After six years of carping, agonizingly intricate debate and surprising eventual agreement, a unique group of citizens and governmental entities has approved a plan to manage water in the Chehalis River basin. One reason the plan was finally approved was it doesn't have any teeth at least not yet. It is a collection of guidelines, goals and data that can be used to guide water and land use decisions, but that governments and citizens are not required to live by.
- Apr. 12, 2004 Chehalis is facing major political and financial costs as the city addresses sewage treatment choices.
- Mar. 24, 2004 The Chronicle reports that the Chehalis River plan hits a milestone.
- Mar. 22, 2004 Curent information for the Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) March meeting is online now.
- Mar. 17, 2004 the Chehalis River Council has some concerns abou the proposed Upper Chehalis Fecal Coliform TMDL testing, analysis and actual clean-up. The Chehalis River Council comment letter is available for your review.
- Mar. 04, 2004The Chehalis River Council is sponsoring a public workshop to discuss pollution in the Chehalis River and tributaries in the greater Centralia/Chehalis area.
- Feb. 25, 2004 DOE is planning to do a study from Grand Mound to Napavine on the relationship of the aquifer to the Chehalis River, looking at what and how much flows in and out of the ground wate
- Feb. 25, 2004 Here it is. The " Watershed Management Plan for the Chehalis Basin." This plan contains numerous issues, recommendations and actions that are important to know about. There are a number of unresolved actions. Fin out how the Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) will approve the plan
- Feb. 24, 2004 The Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) meeting is Feb. 27. Some important decisions will be made. Materials online include:
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- January 18, 2004 The January materials for the Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) are online.
- Feb. 03, 2004The Department of Ecology (Ecology) has launched an effort to start setting minimum stream-flow requirements in six watersheds for the first time by the end of June 2005.
- Jan. 18, 2004 The Chronicle reports that that rivers and creeks in Lewis County and throughout the state are more polluted than previously known.
- Jan. 18, 2004 The Chronicle reports that Lewis County is involved in a fierce debate over the value of farm lands. Meanwhile there is ever growing concern about the loss of water quality.
- Jan. 18, 2004 WaDOE says it is time to invite public comment on the state's polluted water listings. It should be no surprise that the number of polluted waterways has increased.
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