Idaho Water Supply Committee Meeting Southwest Idaho Report March 14, 2014.

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Idaho Water Supply Committee Meeting Southwest Idaho Report March 14, 2014

Transcript of Idaho Water Supply Committee Meeting Southwest Idaho Report March 14, 2014.

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Idaho Water Supply Committee Meeting

Southwest Idaho Report

March 14, 2014

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56% of Boise System Capacity

69% of Payette System Capacity

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Boise Basin RunoffMarch 1 – July 31

30-yr Avg.

2002 2003 2004 2013 3/1/2014 fore-cast

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,434,000

1,210,0001,266,000

1,081,000

725,000

1,130,000

Acre

-Feet

79% of Avg.84% of Avg.

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Anderson Ranch Reservoir InflowsMarch 1 – July 31

30-yr Avg.

2000 2002 2010 2013 3/1/14 fcst.

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

520,000

418,000 397,000 427,000

274,000

411,000

Acr

e-F

eet

79% of Avg.

53% of Avg.

76% of Avg.

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Payette River Runoff at Horseshoe Bend March 1 – July 31

30 YR AVG

2002 2004 2009 2013 3/1/14 Forecast

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

1,683,000

1,442,000

1,388,000

1,625,000

1,058,000

1,392,000

Ac

re-F

ee

t

84% of Avg.

63% of Avg.

85% of Avg.

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Deadwood Reservoir InflowsMarch 1 – July 31

30 YR AVG

2002 2004 2009 2013 3/1/14 Forecast

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

130,000

106,000 109,000

126,000

94,000

112,000

Ac

re-F

ee

t

86% of Avg.

72% of Avg.

82% of Avg.

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30 YR AVG

2002 2004 2009 2013 3/1/14 Fore-cast

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

533,000

473,000 457,000

512,000

386,000

460,000

Ac

re-F

ee

tCascade Reservoir Inflows

March 1 – July 31

86% of Avg.

72% of Avg.89% of Avg.

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44% of normal runoff

30% of normal runoff

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Western Owyhee County, Oregon, January, 2014

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Owyhee Reservoir InflowsMarch 1 – June 30

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

30-yrAvg.

1992 1994 2012 2013 3/1/14forecast

534,000

61,000106,000

177,000142,000 110,000

Acr

e-F

eet

21% of Avg.11% of Avg.

33% of Avg.

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Actions planned for 2014 irrigation season

• Delay start of water deliveries from Owyhee Reservoir

• Reduced allotments for Owyhee River water – possibly as low as 1 ac-ft /acre

• No Owyhee River deliveries for lands with Snake & Owyhee River rights

• Permit water transfers within the districts

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