The Chehalis Basin Partnership formed to bring people together to find ways to reach shared goals for the Chehalis River Watershed. Our approach is to be collaborative and engage diverse interests in the watershed. We focus on finding voluntary, cooperative, non-regulatory approaches to addressing water resource challenges.
The Partnership’s founding members recognized that water can cause problems – whether there is too much of it or not enough in the right place at the right time. They also recognized that there were emerging opportunities for local input on managing water throughout an entire landscape.
The Partnership prepared the Chehalis Watershed Plan, released in 2004, which aspired to design a flexible and informed system to manage water that maximized the involvement of local residents. In 2020, it completed a Watershed Plan addendum to address the impacts of rural residential wells on streamflow.
Today, Partnership members are working to find solutions to water issues in five priority areas:
- Planning
- Public Involvement
- Water Quality
- Water Quantity
- Habitat
Mission
“To implement a management plan that will result in effective, economical, and equitable management of the water in the Chehalis Basin to sustain viable and healthy communities and habitat conditions necessary for native fish.”
Join Us!
The Partnership meets the 4th Friday of each month. Look for meeting details to see whether we will be meeting in-person or virtually only. All meetings are open to the public.
If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact Watershed Coordinator, via our “Contact Us” page.
Chehalis Basin Partnership – May 16
The next meeting of the CBP will be held at the Economic Alliance of Lewis County, meeting room, 1209 Borthwick St, Centralia, WA 98531. Topics will include water quality threats and solutions, and an overview of the Scatter Creek Local Strategy. 9:30 am - 12. The...
Chehalis Basin Partnership – April 25th
Regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership to be replaced with a Field Trip! We will look at a river restoration project site in Thurston County, near Tenino. Contact the coordinator for more details.
Chehalis Basin Partnership – February 28
Regular meeting - to be held at the Economic Alliance of Lewis County meeting room, 1209 Borthwick St, Centralia, WA 98531, from 9:30 am - noon. Everyone is welcome!
Chehalis Basin Partnership – Oct 25
The Chehalis Basin Partnership will next meet October 25th, 2024, with an in-person and Zoom option. There will be no meeting in August or September. The tentative schedule for the next eight months is: October 25 = Scatter Creek: Cynthia presents the results of the...