YBSA

Kachess Dead Storage: (200 kac-ft) Is vital to attempt, we doubt they can overcome local Nimby forces and National Bull Trout issues. USBR decision (ROD) is expected January 2019. We believe lawsuits will be filed the next day, and we don't know who will pay, nor how reliable the supply is. Est. cost is $200-$400M... Unfortunately, the current water planning effort (Yakima Basin Integrated Plan), initiated in 2009, fails to take into account either the challenges of providing water for agriculture and salmon in the face of a changing climate, or the opportunities afforded by our geographic proximity to the Columbia River, and our ability to move electrical power in and out of the basin. Most critically, the current planning effort does not recognize the pressing regional need for electrical power load balancing... Pumped Storage: Significant benefits can be found by storing water and energy to balance the grid from San Diego to Vancouver B.C. Currently there is an imbalance on the..

Also known as: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance

Primary location: Goldendale United States