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Yakima Water Transfer Working Group

The Yakima Water Transfer Working Group (YWTWG) is a voluntary team of agencies and water users that meet to provide technical review of proposed water right transfers in the Yakima basin. The YWTWG process guides applicants to those types of water right changes and transfers that can quickly and easily gain approval from the state. Speed, certainty and convenience are important factors for drought year water right transfers. Questions and Answers about the Yakima Water Transfer Working Group

2008 Meetings

September 15

Agenda
Proposals - See 2008 Current Proposals for:
- 2008_11 Pelly
- 2008_12 Pelly
- 2008_13 Pelly
- 2008_14 Pelly
- Map of 2008_11 through 2008_14 (Pelly)
- 2008_15 Manastash Water Users (Downes)

August 18

Meeting cancelled. Next meeting is scheduled for September 15 at 1pm

July 21

Agenda
Meeting minutes
Proposals - See 2008 Current Proposals for:
- 2008-07 WWT Andrew Cromarty and Mary Margaret Cromarty - Revised
- 2008-09 WWT Cromarty
- 2008-10 Wheatley

June 30

Agenda
Meeting Minutes
Proposals - See 2008 Current Proposals for:
- 2008-08 Selah-Moxee Irrigation District
  - Trust Water Right Application
  - Trust Water Transfer Memorandum
  - Summary - Water Use Reduction
  - Petition for Order Pendente Lite RE: Temporary Change Transfer to Trust
  - Order Pendente Lite RE: Temporary Change Transfer to Trust

May 19

Agenda
Meeting Minutes
Proposals - See 2008 Current Proposals for:
- 2008-06 WWT on behalf of Fabian Kuchin Jr.
- 2008-07 WWT Andrew Cromarty and Mary Margaret Cromarty
- 2007 Ahtanum ID
Concurrence documents for the BA
- NMFS Concurrence for Reclamation-Ecology MOU
- FWS Concurrence for Reclamation-Ecology MOU

April 28

The April 28 transfer meeting was canceled, the next meeting will be May 19th, 2008 at 1:00 PM.

March 24

Agenda
Minutes
Exchange ESA Contract Provision - Endangered Species Act (ESA) Restrictions on Water Use
Exhibit B - Ecology Protocols for Compliance with Contract Provision - ESA
Proposals - See 2008 Current Proposals for:
- Roslyn
- Suncadia
- Crosetto-Teanaway Valley Family Farms

February

The WTWG Meeting that was set for Feb 25th has been canceled. There are no new proposals, and the continuing discussion on Roslyn's proposal will continue at the next meeting.

The next meeting is scheduled for March 24th at 1:00 PM at the YFO conference room.

January

Agenda
Meeting Minutes from October 29, 2007
A message from Bill Ferry and the ESA protocol for your review and comments

2008 Current Proposals

2007 Archive

2006 Archive

2005 Archive

Project Description Form

WTWG Project Form (MS Word .doc 30kb) 04/07/2005
WTWG Project Form (130kb pdf)

YWTWG E-mail Contacts:

Melissa Downes, Department of Ecology; mnih461@ecy.wa.gov

Carron Helberg, USBR; chelberg@pn.usbr.gov