Chehalis Basin board to meet this week in Aberdeen

10 a.m. on Thursday at the Rotary Log Pavillon

The Chronicle

The Chehalis Basin Board will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the Rotary Log Pavillon in Aberdeen.

The agenda includes discussions on land use in the basin, the Aquatic Species Restoration Plan and perspectives of tribal fishers of the Quinault Indian Nation.

There will also be discussion on the project-level environmental impact statement for a proposed dam near Pe Ell, a legislative update, a briefing on the Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority’s criteria for local flood damage reduction projects, and a discussion on the Aberdeen/Hoquiam North Shore Levee.

The Chehalis Basin Board provides oversight of the Chehalis Basin Strategy for the newly established Office of Chehalis Basin which was created to aggressively pursue long-term flood damage reduction and the restoration of aquatic species in the basin.

The Rotary Log Pavilion is located at 1401 Sargent Blvd., Aberdeen.

The meeting is open to the public.

To view the agenda, go online to ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/floods/ChehalisBasinStrategy.html.