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05/2008 Public Comments Received for the Yakima Basin Storage Study Draft Planning Report/EIS HTML
05/2008 Minutes from the Public Hearing for the Draft Planning Report/EIS PDF 418 kb
01/2008 Draft Planning Report/EIS and Technical Reports HTML
01/2008

A High-Level Class 1 Inventory of Cultural Resources for the Yakima River Basin Storage Study in Benton, Kittitas, and Yakima Counties, Washington
TS-YSS-24

PDF 196 kb
01/2008

Economics Technical Report for the Yakima River Basin
TS-YSS-23

PDF 3.4 mb
01/2008 Aquatic Ecosystem Evaluation for the Yakima River Basin
TS-YSS-22
PDF 1.8 mb
01/2008 Technical Report on the Enhanced Water Conservation Alternative for the Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study
Ecology Publication Number 07-11-044
PDF 625 kb
01/2008 Technical Report on Groundwater Storage Alternatives for Yakima River Basin Storage Assessment
Ecology Publication Number 07-11-044
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01/2008 Technical Report on Market-Based Reallocation of Water Resources Alternative
Ecology Publication Number 07-11-044
PDF 287 kb
01/2008

Technical Report on Socioeconomic Impacts of the State Alternatives
Ecology Publication Number 07-11-044

PDF 336 kb
01/2008 Technical Report on Cultural Resources
Ecology Publication Number 07-11-044
PDF 272 kb
01/2008 System Operations Technical Document for the Yakima River Basin TS-YSS-21 PDF 1.2 mb
01/2008 Geologic Report for Appraisal Assessment — Wymer Dam and Reservoir TS-YSS-20 HTML
01/2008 Yakima River Basin Reservoir and River Recreation Survey Report of Findings TS-YSS-15 PDF 1.3 mb
01/2008 Assessment of the Effects of the Yakima Basin Storage Study on Columbia River Fish Proximate to Proposed Intake Locations TS-YSS-13 HTML
01/2008 Analysis of the Affects of Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study Alternatives on Black Cottonwood Seedling Recruitment PDF 375 kb
01/2008 Sediment Transport Modeling of the Yakima Basin
TS-YSS-17
PDF 1 mb
12/2007 Identifying Stream Habitat Features with a Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Model
TS-YSS-12
PDF 2 mb
11/2007 Supplemental Report for Appraisal Assessment – Geology and Hydrogeology, Right Abutment, Black Rock Damsite
TS-YSS-18
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11/2007 One-Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling of the Yakima Basin -- TS-YSS-14 PDF 477 kb
10/2007 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Report PDF 3.56 mb
10/2007 Yakima River Basin Storage Study: Wymer Dam and Reservoir Appraisal Report
TS-YSS-16
HTML
09/2007 Modeling Groundwater Hydrologic Impacts of the Potential Black Rock Reservoir
TS-YSS-19
HTML
06/2007 Appraisal Evaluation of Columbia River Mainstem Off-Channel Storage Options Report HTML
05/2007 Potential Impacts of Leakage from Black Rock Reservoir on the Hanford Site Unconfined Aquifer: Initial Hypothetical Simulations of Flow and Contaminant Transport PDF 5.0 mb
03/2007 Scoping Summary Report PDF 586 kb
02/2007 Recreation Demand and User Preference Analysis
TS-YSS-10
HTML
 
The Bureau of Reclamation and the Washington Department of Ecology hosted two open houses and public scoping meetings in Yakima, Washington on January 23, 2007.
03/2007 Summary Report PDF 586 kb
01/2007 Notice of Public Scoping PDF 51 kb
  Meeting Handouts PDF 440 kb
  Comment Form PDF 36 kb
 
The Washington State Department of Ecology is joint lead agency with Reclamation per Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations Section 1501.5. In accordance with State Environmental Policy Act, Ecology has issued the following Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of EIS for the project.

12/2006


Determination of Significance and Request for Comment on Scope of Environmental Impact Statement Yakima Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study

PDF 131 kb
12/2006 Notice of intent to prepare a combined Planning Report and Environmental Impact Statement PDF 53 kb
 
Storage Study Team Technical Information and Hydrologic Analysis
for Plan Formulation
11/2006 Storage Study Team Technical Information and Hydrologic Analysis for Plan Formulation Report (includes transmittal letter, report, & smaller maps) PDF 1.2 mb
11/2006 Reference Map (large file) PDF 14.0 mb
     
10/2006 Appraisal Assessment of the Yakima River Pump Exchange Alternative Delivery System for Roza and Sunnyside Valley Irrigation Districts
TS-YSS-11
HTML
     
09/2006 Columbia River Water Exchange Direct Delivery Appraisal Study
TS-YSS-09
HTML
     

Yakima River Basin Storage Alternatives Appraisal Assessment

05/2006

Yakima River Basin Storage Alternatives Appraisal Assessment (includes appendices and summary)
TS-YSS-08

PDF 6.0 mb

05/2006

Executive Summary

PDF 50 kb

05/2006

Yakima River Basin Storage Alternatives Appraisal Assessment (without appendices)

PDF 3.0 mb

05/2006

Appendices

PDF 3.0 mb

   

 

Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study
09/2005 Questions and Answers about the Study

PDF 60 kb

08/2005 Status Report

PDF 44 kb

08/2005 Fact Sheet: Fishery Habitat Model Development and Use

PDF 73 kb

08/2005 Economic Analysis

PDF 40 kb

03/2005 Questions and Answers from the Public Meeting

PDF 84 kb

09/2003 Plan of Study
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Appraisal Assessment of the Black Rock Alternative

12/2004

Summary Report, including Executive Summary
TS-YSS-07

HTML

12/2004

Appraisal Assessment of Hydrogeology at Potential Black Rock Damsite
TS-YSS-06

PDF 3.3 mb

12/2004

Appraisal Assessment of Geology at Potential Black Rock Damsite
TS-YSS-05

HTML

12/2004 Appraisal Assessment of the Black Rock Alternative Delivery System for Sunnyside Division
TS-YSS-04
HTML
12/2004 Appraisal Assessment of the Black Rock Alternative Delivery System for Roza, Terrace Heights, Selah-Moxee, and Union Gap Irrigation Districts
TS-YSS-03
HTML

12/2004

Appraisal Assessment of the Black Rock Alternative Facilities and Field Cost Estimates
TS-YSS-02

HTML

03/2004

Preliminary Appraisal Assessment of Columbia River Water Availability for a Potential Black Rock Project
TS-YSS-01

PDF 719 kb

Contact Us

Bureau of Reclamation
Pacific Northwest Region
Upper Columbia Area Office
1917 Marsh Road
Yakima, WA 98901-2058
(509) 575-5848 x370

storagestudy@pn.usbr.gov

Last Update: May 7, 2008 5:03 PM