CELP participates in the Icicle Work Group, a collaborative process seeking to find new water supply for the City of Leavenworth, as well as improve instream flows in Icicle Creek and other goals.  The IWG is evaluating a number of proposals, including increasing storage and water diversions from seven lakes in the Enchantment Lakes region of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.   CELP policy advisor Rachael Osborn has posted a four-part series describing the Alpine Lakes proposals on her Naiads blog.  More information can also be found on the Chelan County Natural Resources Department website.  Chelan County co-sponsors the IWG along with the Department of Ecology’s Office of the Columbia River.

Is draining the Alpine Lakes the only way to provide water for the City of Leavenworth?