Presentations & Events
Presentations
Presentations made at WRIA 1 meetings are posted below and are organized by the meeting where they were made.
WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board
WRIA 1 Storage Alternatives, June 26, 2024, WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Meeting
Whatcom Groundwater Model, June 26, 2024, WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Meeting
2019-2022 Status Review WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 5-Year Work Plan, March 8, 2023 WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Meeting
Solutions Showcase - Yakima Basin Integrated Planning, October 27, 2022 WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Meeting
South Fork Nooksack River Chinook Mortality Event, December 16, 2021, presented by Salmon Co-Managers
Salmon Recovery Plan Interim Technical Work Product: Key Elements, August 19, 2021 presented by Kelley Turner, Lummi Nation Natural Resources
The Nooksack Basin Co-Manager's Hatchery 10-Year Production Plan, June 17, 2021 presented by Tom Chance, Lummi Nation Natural Resources on behalf of the Co-Managers
Water Settlement Concept, October 29, 2020, Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu
Adjudication Assessment Report, October 29, 2020, Robin Mc Pherson, WA Dept. of Ecology
Adjudications Assessments, April 28, 2020 WA Dept. of Ecology planned presentation for the cancelled April 28, 2020
WRIA 1 Management Team
Action Agenda Progress Indicators, Tracking Elements of Oil Spill Management, August 28, 2024, presented by Laura Vary, Puget Sound Partnership
Whatcom Groundwater Model Overview, May 17, 2024 presented by Gil Barth and Jessica Rogers, SSP&A, and Jay Chenault, AESI
Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead, LIO Update, January 17, 2024 presented by Derek Day, Dept. of Ecology, Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead
City of Lynden Nooksack River Managed Aquifer Recharge, December 6, 2023, presented by AESI on behalf of City of Lynden
Regional (WRIA 1) Water Supply Plan Phase 2, February 15, 2023, presented by Becky Peterson on behalf of the PUD No. 1.
Importance of Expanding WCC Section 11.20.025 ("Tubing Ban") to Lower South Fork Nooksack, December 7, 2022, presented by Ned Currence on behalf of the Co-Managers
Regional Water Supply Plan Phase 1 Pilot Area Summary Report, October 12, 2022, presented by Andy Dunn, RH2
WRIA 1 Community Water and Salmon Survey Findings, August 3, 2022 Management Team meeting [presentation was developed by the consultant and presented to Management Team by WRIA 1 contract coordinator]
South Fork Nooksack River Chinook Mortality Event, December 8, 2021 presented by Salmon Co-Managers
Salmon Recovery Chapter Update - Habitat Goals, April 7, 2021, Michael Maudlin, Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources
Implementation and Effectiveness of [2005] SRP 10-Year Actions, March 10, 2021, Treva Coe, Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources
Nooksack Basin Co-Managers' Salmon Hatchery 10-Year Production Plan, (video presentation) November 12, 2020
WRIA 1 Salmon Recovery Plan Update, Presented at February 12, 2020
Proposed Puget Sound Steelhead Recovery Plan Presented at April 11, 2019 WRIA 1 Management Team Meeting
WRIA 1 Planning Unit
WRIA 1 Adjudication, October 23, 2024, presented by Robin McPherson, WA Dept. of Ecology
Impact of Climate Change on Peak Flows in the Nooksack River, April 26, 2023, presented by Dr. Bob Mitchell, Western Washington University
Regional Water Supply Plan Phase 2 Presentation, March 22, 2023, presented by Andy Dunn, RH2 (WWIN Speaker Series Event Hosted by Planning Unit video recording)
Regional Water Supply Plan Phase 1 Pilot Area Summary Report, September 28, 2022, presented by Andy, Dunn, RH2
Watershed Restoration: The Rest of the Story-Bringing Land Use and Upper Watershed Processes into Focus in the SFNR Watershed, March 23, 2022, presented by Oliver Grah, Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources Department
Groundwater in WRIA 1, June 23, 2021, Jay Chenault, Associated Earth Sciences
Private Fish passage barrier removal post 2004 WRIA 1 Culvert Inventory, March 24, 2021, Darrell Gray, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
WRIA 1 Stream Gaging & Instream Flow Technical Work, February 24, 2021, John Thompson, Whatcom County Public Works
Lessons Learned: Plan Development and Updates, November 18, 2020, Chris Elder, Whatcom County Public Works
Enhanced Whatcom Water Alliance: Water Use Efficiency Program Plan, October 28, 2020
Overview of WRIA 1 LENS Groundwater Model, October 14, 2020
All Things Fish (well, at least some things), August 12, 2020 John Thompson, Salmon Recovery Planner
Adjudications Assessments 2020, July 8, 2020 WA Dept. of Ecology
Shellfish Speakers at WRIA 1 Planning Unit, July 24, 2019 Presentation Whatcom Clean Water Program Handout Resources List
Drought Contingency Plan presented at June 26, 2019 WRIA 1 Planning Unit Meeting
Adjudication and Water Settlement/Negotiation Information
Adjudication-Related Caucus Position Papers and Entities Letters
Whatcom County Executive Concept Paper for Community Solution October 23, 2020
Adjudication of WRIA 1 (Nooksack), WA Dept. of Ecology website
Preparing for Adjudication, September 13, 2023, Whatcom Water Week Event, Aspect Consulting, Associated Earth Sciences, RH2, and Dept. of Ecology (presentation slides) (recording- link takes you to YouTube)
Events
Instream Flow Presentation, December 3, 2014, WRIA 1 Planning Unit, Bellingham, WA