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Dec. 14, 2004 December Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) meeting materials are:
Dec. 11, 2004 The Chronicle reports that: The final form of a flood control project in the Twin Cities is still fluid, but local leaders are celebrating one recent victory in their quest to control high waters in the Twin Cities.
Dec. 03, 2004 Belatedly the handouts for the November Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) meeting are now posted.
Nov. 26, 2004 The December issue of Drops of Water is online today.
Oct. 19, 2004 An agenda and meeting summary for October are now online
Oct. 05, 2004 Rain year 2004 has ended. How wet was the rain year? Here on the Black River the new rain year starts with the Black River just one foot above our all time low (August 1991).
Sep. 27, 2004 Citizens, nymphs, knotweed, ivy and access sites are just some of the topics in the October 2004 Drops of Water edition online today.
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 ManualsSep. 19, 2004 A number of attachments (for the September 2004 meeting) are now available:
Sep. 06, 2004 The Chronicle story asks: Those who worry about filling in the floodplain might wonder, then, why trucks are bringing in 430,000 cubic yards of dirt and rocks to raise new buildings as much as eight feet above the current ground level
Aug. 26, 2004 $20 million for flood plain flood map study seems like quite a bit. One has to wonder why flood plain map updating isn't a continuous project. After all, floods aren't cyclical events.
Aug. 26, 2004 Who would have thought that Wa. state would give money to "study" water storage? Almost $3 million is on the way!
Aug. 26, 2004 Wetlands in Washington State, Volume 2: Guidance for Protecting and Managing Wetlands is now available.
Aug. 26, 2004 WaDOE has approved a permit for Half-Moon Bay.
Aug. 26, 2004 The National Flood Insurance Program has a new newsletter with information on repetitive flood losses, private flood insurance and more.
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. 10, 2004 Sort of quiet these days. Lots of heat. Was there much rain recently? You can check out the rainfall YTD and back a few years.
Aug. 07, 2004 The August issue of Drops of Water is online now. Learn about:
Jul. 26, 2004 The materials for the July Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) meeting are online:
Jun. 28, 2004 The Chronicle reports that progress is being made in cleaning up contaminated Fords Prarie aquifer.
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 The Chronicle reports: Citizens win a change in permitting process concerning rock quarry in Thurston County.
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. 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. 22, 2004 The Chronicle reports that City of Chehalis is offered multi-million dollar loan for wastewater treatment plant.
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. 07, 2004 The Chronicle reports that a Thurston County determination of nonsignifigance has been loudly challenged and an appeal extension has been granted.
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. 30, 2004 The Chronicle reports on a cattle waste dumping situation which involves a slaughter facility in the upper Chehalis.
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.
Apr. 07, 2004 The Chronicle reports: "Guess what?" Your new neighbor is a gravel pit and asphalt recycler! . Some folks in Maytown are unhappy.
Apr. 06, 2004 The Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) has called a special meeting to deal with issues that led to lack of consensus during the March 26 meeting.
Apr. 02, 2004 March was dry this year. But not as dry as March 2000. Check out the local monthly rain summaries which are online now.
Apr. 02, 2004 Aquatic weeds, small forest, incised streams, students and community - these are just some of the topics in the March Drops of Water whihc is online now!
Mar. 30, 2004 On March 27 The Chronicle reported on the new Army Corps commander who is involved in local flooding issues.
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. 22, 2004 WaDOE has published a list of NPDES permit holders ranked in order of benefits to be gained from permit reissuance. Your comments are invited. This advertisement appeared in The Chronicle.
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. 15, 2004 Continuing their fine reporting on toxic sites, The Olympian has indepth story on toxic site waiting years for cleanup and an expensive old city dump site.
Mar. 14, 2004 The The Olympian carries a major front page story on the Thurston County hazardous waste sites. The newspaper is to be congratulated for such intense coverage of an old and ongoing issue.
Mar. 14, 2004 The Chronicle reports that state is asking to test local wells for quantity and quality of water.
Mar. 14, 2004 The Chronicle reports on CRC public meeting dealing with the state polluted waters list and the Chehalis Basin fecal coliform study.
Mar. 06, 2004 Gee, the rain has been less, and the rain totals haven't been updated in some time. Here are the rain data for a gage along the Black River. Data goes back to 1998, so there is some history if you are interested.
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.
Mar. 04, 2004 WaDOE reports that land re-use uncovers additional toxic contamination.
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:
Feb. 24, 2004 Find out about fianancial assistance, river or words, essay contest and Thurston CD in the January issue of Drops of Water
Feb. 19, 2004 Not too long ago EPA would send easily read notices of Hamilton Road PCE contamination cleanup and information requests. Now we get electronnic pdf images. We've converted that stuff into readable images announcing the cleanup program and request for information concerning the PCE contamination.
Feb. 13, 2004 The Chronicle reports thatCentralia and Chehalis city councilors and county Commissioner Richard Graham plan to fly to Washington, D.C., next month to push for federal funding and approval of an $80 million to $100 million project to improve the Skookumchuck Dam, and to surround the Twin Cities with protective levees.
Feb. 13, 2004 The Chronicle reports that Centralia wastewater treatment plant construction runs ahead of schedule.
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.
Feb. 01, 2004 The Chronicle reports that flood worries are minimal this weekend.
Feb. 01, 2004 The Chronicle reports that Tenino's water system lost 19 million gallons of water last year. Feb. 01, 2004 The Chronicle reports that: "The city of Centralia and an environmental group have begun work on what is envisioned as a riverside trail on the city's 360-acre wastewater treatment plant property north of Fords Prairie."
Jan. 22, 2004 So sad. DOE uncovers false reporting by a government agency. Taxpayers have a right to expect honesty. This is bad example and it impacts water quality.
January 18, 2004 The January materials for the Chehalis Basin Partnership (CBP) are online.
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.
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. 13, 2004 The flood? The Chronicle reports that this one is money for local projects.
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