Department of Ecology
Committees, Boards, and Workgroups

The Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee (WWBAC) assists in the implementation of the Walla Walla Water 2050 (WWW2050) Strategic Plan, a holistic plan employing an integrated water resource management approach to improve streamflows and water supplies in the Walla Walla watershed over 30 years. The Advisory Committee will help with the development of water supply reliability projects benefitting people, farms, and fish.

The WWBAC meets from 1-4PM on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Meetings are open to the public. Meeting materials will be made available below.

Upcoming Meetings

September 27, 2023 - Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee - 1-4 PM - In-person and on-line

Room 2023-24
Water & Environment Center at Walla Walla Community College (location map, building map)
640 Water Center Drive
Walla Walla, WA 

Join Online  Meeting ID: 2450 774 9951
  Password: WWPh2
Join by phone
  1-650-479-3208; Access code: 2450 774 9951

   Materials

• Agenda
• Draft Strategy Scoping: Streamflows, Groundwater And Water Supply
• Walla Walla Basin Near Term Priority Strategies
• Proposal to Fill BAC Vacancies
• Fall Open House
• South Fork Walla Walla River Violation

Past Meetings

May 24, 2023 - Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee

Materials

• Agenda
• May 2023 DRAFT Strategy Scoping Memo: Water Quality
• Spring 2023 Field Trip Itinerary

March 22, 2023 - Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee 

Materials

• Agenda
• Draft Strategy Scoping: Floodplains And Habitat
• Walla Walla Water 2050 Plan Community Meeting Flyer
• January 25, 2023 Meeting Summary

Jan 25, 2023, 1-4 PM - Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee (In-person and online)

Room 2023-24
Water & Environment Center at Walla Walla Community College (location map, building map)
640 Water Center Drive
Walla Walla, WA 

Materials

• Agenda
• 2023 Issues and Tasks
• Draft Strategy Scoping: Monitoring And Metering

Jan 4, 2023, 1-2:30 PM - Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee (online)

• Agenda
• Draft WA Legislation
• Discussion Guide

Dec. 7, 2022, 1-4 PM - Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee (in-person and online)

• Agenda
• Project Action List
• 10/26/22 Meeting Summary

Oct. 26, 2022, 1-4 PM - Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee 

• Agenda
• Draft Near-Term Project List
• WWBAC Operating Procedures
• Sept. 28 Meeting Summary
• Advisory Committe Member List

Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee meeting - Sept. 28, 2022

• Agenda
• Umatilla Tribes Dedicate New Spring Chinook Hatcher for Walla Walla River Basin With Goal of 5,000 Returning Adults Annually

Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee Sept. 13, 2022, 1-2 PM online meeting discussing proposed legislation

Agenda

Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee meeting July 27, 2022, 1-4 PM

• Agenda
• A Cooperative Study of the Walla Walla River Basin Groundwater System, Oregon-Washington
• Oregon Process to Formalize Adoption/Support for the WWW 2050 Strategic Plan
• 6/22/22 Meeting Summary

Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee meeting - June 22, 2022

In-person and online
Walla Walla Community College
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Building D: Room 185 A & B (Campus Map, Building D Map)

• Agenda
• Legislation - Proposed revisions to RCW 90.90 
• Oregon Process to Formalize Adoption/Support for the WWW 2050 Strategic Plan
• Field Trip Itinerary
• 5/25/22 Meeting Summary

Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee -- May 25, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting Presentation
• Potential request legislation-Walla Walla
• 4/27/22 Meeting Summary

Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee  -- April 27, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting presentation
• USDA Disaster Assistance - Emergency Disaster Designation and Declaration Process Fact Sheet
• Oregon Drought Webpage
• March 23, 2022 Meeting Summary

Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee - March 23, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting Summary
• Advisory Committee Invitation List
• Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee Draft Operating Procedures
• Discussion Guide
• Desired Outcomes
• Feb 23 Meeting Summary

WWBAC, February 23, 2022

• Agenda
• Main Meeting Presentation
• MOU between the three sovereigns
• Discussion Guide: Legislative Funding Requests & Strategy Categorization
• WWBAC Draft Operating Procedures
• WWBAC member invitation list
• Meeting Summary

Documents

Strategic Planning Advisory Committee Documents are available in the SPAC Archive

WWBAC documents will be added below after each meeting.

Resources

WWBAC Operating Procedures

WWBAC Membership and Contact List

WWW2050 Resource Library

WWW2050 Strategic Plan

WWW2050 Strategic Planning Advisory Committee (SPAC) Archive

About Walla Walla Water 2050

Working Groups

Implementation

Policy, Funding, & Outreach

Bi-State Flow Study

Join the WWW2050 email list.