Okanogan Sub-basin Water Strategy and

Pilot Projects

(Proposal No. 29032)

Sponsored by:

The Colville Confederated Tribes

Okanogan Sub-basin Water Strategy and

Pilot Projects

(Proposal No. 29032)

Sponsored by:

The Colville Confederated Tribes

Presented by:

Bob AndersonGolder Associates, Inc.

Project OverviewProject Overview

Identifies, formulates and implements reasonable and feasible water strategies at the local level through:

•Stakeholder involvement•Baseline water audit information•Pilot project applications

Increases in-stream flow within selected tributaries of the Okanogan basin through:

• Water conservation • Purchase, lease, transfer of water rights• Voluntary Water Market• Compensatory Mitigation Bank

Key Limiting Factors

Low instream flow

Elevated water temperature

Project NeedProject Need

The Okanogan Subbasin Summary identifies the

need to re-establish stream flows to recover and

maintain fish populations and habitat

Relationship to Other ProjectsRelationship to Other Projects

Increased streamflows support an integrated set of salmon production and habitat projects being proposed by CCT

and others

•Phase I Okanogan Spring Chinook Production

•Local Okanogan Steelhead Broodstock•Local Okanogan River Summer/Fall Chinook •Monitoring and Evaluation of Okanogan Production Programs•Okanogan Kelt Reconditioning

“BPA shall, in coordination with NMFS,

experiment with innovative ways to

increase tributary flows”

 NMFS Biological Opinion

(Section 9.6.2.1)

Project Goals

Encourage collaborative local solutions and partnerships

Landowners, State, County, Tribes

Provide tools and expertiseIn-stream needs & issuesWater rightsMarket-based approaches

Vicinity MapVicinity Map

• Water conservation

• Purchase, lease, transfer of water rights

• Voluntary Water Market

•Use of 1872 Treaty Rights

• Compensatory Mitigation Bank

Types of water strategies being considered

Project Objectives A Two-Phased Approach

•Phase 1 : Initiate Pilot Program ($192,000)

•Phase 2 : Administer/Oversee Program

•2004 : Develop Strategies ($180,000)•2005 : Develop Action Plans ($350,000) •2006 : Begin Implementation ($400,000)

Phase 1 Objectives (FY 2003)Phase 1 Objectives (FY 2003)

Hire Coordinator

Complete water rights audit

Complete water use audit

Conduct preliminary stakeholder workshops

Select sub-basin pilot projects

Phase 1: Major TasksPhase 1: Major Tasks

Develop & analyze water rights/water use database

Sub-basin aggregates

Develop criteria for pilot project

selection Available water volume & in-stream need Technical & organizational opportunity

Preliminary stakeholder workshop

Outline strategy elements and options Determine participation interest

Select pilot tributaries

Phase 2 (FY 2004, 2005)Phase 2 (FY 2004, 2005)

Engage stakeholders

Develop communication & facilitation capacity

Develop water strategies for pilot tributaries

Develop implementation strategies

Phase 2: Major Tasks (FY2004)Phase 2: Major Tasks (FY2004)

Establish a multi-stakeholder forum for each pilot tributary

Central Puget Sound model

Develop communication tools

Website, database

Refine and detail water strategies

Water conservation Purchase, lease, transfer Voluntary water market Compensatory mitigation bank

Begin implementation

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