This is the presentation delivered by Amanda Cronin, of Washington Water Trust, on the Nisqually Water Banking Feasibility Study at the January 15 2010 Nisqually River Council Meeting.
23. Economic Development (new groundwater uses) Restoration Funds Public Sources Watershed Implementation State Appropriation Salmon Recovery Board Federal Grants Puget Sound Partnership Private Sources Individual Donations Corporate Sponsorships Tribal Donations Dungeness Water Exchange Flow Restoration and Groundwater Mitigation Environmental Restoration (Dungeness River flows) Mitigation Funds Private Sources Builders/Homeowners Property Developers Other new GW Users Public Sources City Payments PUD Payments County subsidies (?) Environmental Sustainability Exchange Water Transactions Exempt Well Retirement Conserved Ag Water GW Recharge Reclaimed Water (replace SW diversion) New Surface Storage (replace SW diversion) Instream SW Transfers S/T & L/T Instream Leasing GW Right Retirement Minimum Diversion/Flow Agreements
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25. TIMELINE Nisqually Basin Feasibility Study Workplan Activities Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Task 1: Basin Orientation and Key Stakeholder Interviews Follow Up Interviews Task 2: Research Current and Desired Conditions Task 3: Presentations Task 4: Draft Report ready for review Final report
26. DISCUSSION /QUESTIONS? Amanda Cronin [email_address] 206.675.1585 x100 Western WA Office 1530 Westlake Ave N, Ste 400 Seattle, WA 98109 206.675.1585 Eastern WA Office 222 East 4 th Ave, Ste 109 Ellensburg, WA 98926 509.925.5600
Notes de l'éditeur
Legislation general discussion with Ryland and Tom.
Abiltiy to leverage multiple funding sources, neutral convener, facilitator as well as buyer.
Human patterns of use don’t necessary correspond to what’s needed for fish or even recreation. Balancing ag, growth, recreation fish.
Water comes out the same as it went in – whatever is transferable stays transferable – new legislation reconfirms that Endangered Species Act ESA Bull Trout and Steelhead Clean Water Act 303(d) listings Bi-State basin Overappropriation of water rights Braided distributary river system Surface and groundwater connection
Donations, choose to exercise or not
Groups, individuals, basin type Flexibility for fish, people, agricuture. . .
32 ditch participant sharess – all in agreement so at one point you’re working with one entity Solar wells
Talking points: Farms STILL farming Split season leases Corners (dry ground from introduction of circle pivot from flood) Rotational farming (Conner – leaves ~20 acres dry each season, rotates around over 30 yr lease)
We have a development plan in place to phase in or move water from place to place
Banks move water to where it is needed the most, in the Walla Walla the largest volume demand for water is for instream flows, mitigation for growth of new supplies is also in demand. Examples of waterbanks across the west, there are examples in most western states but many of the banks are relatively immature. The States with the most active banking programs are CA, AZ and ID. Yakima Basin waterbanking focuses on drought year leasing and benefit to instream flows. First bank in the state.
Endangered Species Act ESA Bull Trout and Steelhead Clean Water Act 303(d) listings Bi-State basin Overappropriation of water rights Braided distributary river system Surface and groundwater connection
This slide seems out of place and context – originally this was connected to the Dungeness slides