Editing Chehalis, Washington (section)

===Flood control===
Lewis County and various other regional governments, in association with environmental groups, scientists, and local citizens, organized a partnership in the early 2010s named the [[Chehalis Basin Strategy]] to propose and research a combination of plans along the Chehalis River to mitigate flooding and to restore aquatic habitat for local [[Chinook salmon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Learn about how you can help ensure a prosperous future for the Chehalis Basin |url=https://www.chehalisriveralliance.org/learn-more |website=Chehalis River Alliance |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> The proposal outlines several flood control reduction measures, with downstream levee improvements particularly at the Centralia-Chehalis Airport, and a flood retention dam in [[Pe Ell, Washington|Pe Ell]] which is planned to limit catastrophic damage from 100-year floods within the Chehalis River Basin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chehalisbasinstrategy.com|title=Chehalis Basin Strategy|publisher=Chehalis Basin Strategy|access-date=June 21, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622141348/https://chehalisbasinstrategy.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Eric Rosane |author2=Claudia Yaw |title=$70 Million Chehalis Basin Board Budget Stalled |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/70-million-chehalis-basin-board-budget-stalled,269483 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Chehalis Basin Strategy Submits Status Report to Washington State Legislature |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-basin-strategy-submits-status-report-to-washington-state-legislature,321748 |access-date=July 18, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>