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Chelan County Water Conservancy Board

In 1997 the Legislature authorized creation of water conservancy boards under Chapter 90.80 RCW (Water Conservancy Boards) to enable the processing of water-right transfer and change applications at the local level. This legislation allows counties to establish water conservancy boards as independent units of local government through resolution of the county or counties that it serves and approval by the Department of Ecology. All water conservancy board decisions are ultimately reviewed and affirmed, reversed, or modified by Ecology.

The Chelan County Water Conservancy Board consists of three commissioners. All board commissioners must receive training from the Department of Ecology before participating in any decision on a water-right transfer application. A water conservancy board can serve a single watershed, multiple watersheds, a county, or multiple counties. There are currently 20 water conservancy boards operating in Washington.

Chelan County Water Conservancy Board Members
Chairperson:

Don Phelps, P.E.
Water Resources Engineer

Board Member
Peter A. Fraley, Attorney at Law
Icicle and Peshastin Irrigation Districts
Waikele Hampton, Chelan County PUD
Joel Teeley, Alternate Board Member

To receive an Application for Change of Water Right, please contact Lisa de Vera at (509) 663-6755, or send an e-mail to: ldevera@nwi.net .

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2009 Meeting Schedule

Beginning November 12, 2009, the Chelan County Water Conservancy Board will now be meeting at the 415 Washington Street Conference Room. Enter @ 415 Washington Street, come up the stairs, and enter the Conference Room on the right. Please contact Lisa de Vera @ 860-7466 for information. All meetings begin promptly at 9:00 AM.

• November 12, 2009
• December 10, 2009
• January 14, 2010
• February 11, 2010
• March 11, 2010
• April 8, 2010
• May 13, 2010
• June 10, 2010
• July 8, 2010
• August 12, 2010
• September 9, 2010
• October 14, 2010
• November 11, 2010
• December 9, 2010