Lake Chelan Meeting Schedules

Public/Agency (Full Relicensing Team) Meetings

Working Group Meetings
Natural Sciences (Wildlife/Botanical, Fisheries, Water Quality)    Cultural/Historical
Erosion   
Social Sciences (Socioeconomics, Recreation, Aesthetics, Land Management)

2000 At A Glance
Jan    Feb    Mar   April    May     June    July    Aug   Sept     Oct    Nov     Dec

1998      1999     2000     2001      2002

January 11, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Land Management / Economics - (Best Western Lakeside Lodge, Chelan) Purpose is to review and approve reports
January 12, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics - (Best Western Lakeside Lodge, Chelan) Purpose is to review comments on study reports, year 2000 studies and schedule and discuss PME criteria
January 19, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Erosion - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is review Task 7 addendum, survey monuments issue, erosion site inventory and classification and discuss PME list
January 19, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Cultural Resources - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is discuss Lake Chelan cultural resource issues
February 9, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Erosion - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to rank issues and select possible solutions to propose to full relicensing team
February 17, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - (Campbell's Resort, Chelan) Purpose is to develop and prioritize PME list
February 18, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources - (Campbell's Resort, Chelan) Purpose is to review 1999 draft study reports
February 22, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Cultural Resources - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is present overview information, recommend next steps and develop methods for 2000 field studies
February 22, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources - (Campbell's Resort, Chelan)
February 23, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Chelan PUD Auditorium, Wenatchee)  Purpose is to discuss preliminary protection, mitigation and enhancement processes
March 9, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Erosion - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to review costs, site classification, design information, etc.
March 10, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - (Campbell's Resort, Chelan) Purpose is to review comments on final study reports and continue assessment of PMEs
March 20, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources - (Campbell's Resort, Chelan) Purpose is to present results of 1999 draft study reports and develop PMEs
March 20, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Cultural Resources - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to review study plan and develop PME measures
March 22, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Chelan, Washington) Purpose is to discuss preliminary assessments developed by the social / environmental science groups, the cultural and the erosion working groups
April 17, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources -  Purpose is to discuss white papers and the bypass flow releases study plan and to develop preliminary PMEs
April 21, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - (Campbell's Resort, Chelan) Purpose is to review comments on draft final study reports and continue assessment of PMEs
April 25, 2000 Policy Guidance Committee Meeting: (Wenatchee, Washington) Purpose is to discuss the function of the committee and identify any conflicting PME measures with organizational policies or requirements
April 26, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Wenatchee, Washington) Purpose is develop further understanding of preliminary PMEs related to lake management
May 3, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Erosion - (Chelan PUD, Chelan) Purpose is to evaluate cumulative impacts, complete PME grid, review control designs and costs
May 24, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Chelan, Washington) Purpose is to discuss PME measures for the social science groups, cost-sharing opportunities and the bypass reach flow results
May 31, 2000 Calibration Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources -  Purpose is to review calibration procedures
June 1, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - (Campbell's Resort, Chelan) Purpose is to review comments on study reports, continue assessment of PMEs, and identify issues for the cumulative analysis
June 14, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Erosion - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to determine further consideration of cumulative impacts, review draft inventory report and review control designs with permitting agencies
June 16, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Cultural Resources - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to discuss cumulative impacts and review prehistoric site forms
June 28, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Chelan PUD Auditorium, Wenatchee, Washington) Purpose is to familiarize with the status and explore various ways of achieving stakeholder interests regarding issues around flows, lake levels and fisheries
July 19, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - (Campbell's Resort, Chelan) Purpose is to review conclusions of study reports, costs associated with PME proposals and the needs forecast and analysis
July 25, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources -  (Chelan PUD Auditorium, Wenatchee) Purpose is to discuss additional biological information and develop a draft flow regime management plan
July 26, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Chelan, Washington) Purpose is to discuss Chelan PUD's preliminary evaluation of PMEs and discuss starting points for negotiations
August 2, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Erosion - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is obtain comments and ideas that will allow completion of the draft erosion control methods notebook; reach consensus on erosion repair cost estimates; and, inform group of progress to date
August 23, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Chelan, Washington) Purpose is to develop the framework of the PME package and understand the relicensing economics from a non-profit energy provider's perspective
August 30, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - (Caravel Resort, Chelan) Purpose is to discuss framework for development of PME package and to review costs associated with PME proposals
August 31, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources -  (Chelan PUD Auditorium, Wenatchee) Purpose is to discuss additional biological information and develop a draft flow regime/lake level management plan
September 11, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Erosion - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is obtain comments and ideas that will allow completion of the draft erosion control methods notebook; reach consensus on erosion repair cost estimates; and, inform group of progress to date
September 22, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - Canceled
September 25, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources -  (Chelan PUD Auditorium, Wenatchee) Purpose is to continue discussing additional biological information and developing a draft flow regime/lake level management plan
September 27, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Chelan, Washington) Purpose is to continue developing the PME package
October 12, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to review work by drafting committee related to the PME package and endowment fund
October 18, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources -  (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to discuss the side-channel proposal, management objectives and draft fisheries management plan matrix
October 25, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting - (Chelan, Washington) Purpose is to continue developing the PME package
November 13, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Social Sciences: Recreation / Aesthetics / Land Management / Economics - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to continue discussion of the endowment fund concept
November 14, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Cultural Resources - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to discuss the background overview and plan for spring 2001 fieldwork
November 15, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting Notice - Cancelled
November 30, 2000 WDFW Meeting: Purpose is to discuss WDFW policies, communications and handling of correspondence
December 12, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Erosion - (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee) Purpose is to update status of the draft erosion control methods notebook; discuss site repair cost; and, review study reports
December 13, 2000 Public / Agency Meeting Notice - Next meeting on January 24, 2001
December 15, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Cultural Resources - (Chelan, Washington) Purpose is to discuss the background overview comments and the list of  2001 study sites.
December 20, 2000 Working Group Meeting: Natural Sciences: Fisheries / Wildlife / Water Quality Resources -  Postponed
Long-term Schedule
Summer 2000 Conduct studies
January 2001 Review copy, Draft License and Environmental Assessment
April 2001 Draft License and Environmental Assessment
December 2001 Review copy, Final License and Environmental Assessment
March 2002 Submit Final License Application and Environmental Assessment