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Deschutes Basin Board of Control

Deschutes Basin Board of Control. Bend – May 8, 2009. North Unit ID. Ochoco ID. Three Sisters ID. Tumalo ID. Swalley ID. Central Oregon ID. Arnold ID. Deschutes Basin Board of Control . Irrigation Districts. TSID 1895 - 7,568 acres Swalley 1899 - 4,359 acres

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Deschutes Basin Board of Control

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  1. Deschutes BasinBoard of Control Bend – May 8, 2009

  2. North Unit ID Ochoco ID Three Sisters ID Tumalo ID Swalley ID Central Oregon ID Arnold ID

  3. Deschutes Basin Board of Control Irrigation Districts • TSID 1895 - 7,568 acres • Swalley 1899 - 4,359 acres • COID 1900 - 44,784 acres • Arnold 1905 - 4,384 acres • Tumalo 1905 - 8,094 acres • North Unit 1913 - 58,908 acres • Ochoco 1928 - 20,145 acres TOTAL 148,242

  4. Irrigation DistrictConcerns • Preserve water rights & supplies • Continue to serve patrons • Wanting to support reintroduction • ESA exposure • No legal protections

  5. THE FEAR OF LOSS

  6. DBBC Action Steps • Contacted Licensees • CTWS & PGE • Contacted Congressional Delegation • Meetings with NOAA, USFWS & USBR • Framework of Plan developed • Immediate to Long Term

  7. Operating Framework Enforcement Discretion Letters to Irrigation Districts – May 2010 10j Rule Experimental, Non-Essential Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)

  8. Enforcement Discretion Letters • NMFS Will Not Legally Target Irrigation Districts – 2010 • Based on Unprecedented and Continuing Conservation Work • Piping inefficient canals and placing water permanently instream over last 10 years

  9. 10jExperimental, Non-Essential • Proposed Rulemaking Underway by NOAA • Requires Scientific Study • Could Run 5-7 Years or More • Protects All Who Operate Within the Law - Including Landowners, Cities, Counties, Farmers & Ranchers

  10. HCP • DBBC Leading the HCP Effort • City of Prineville joined 2008 • DBBC Convening Stakeholders • Seeking Long-Term Year Incidental Take Permits • Contractual Commitment to Conservation & Restoration Actions

  11. Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Deschutes River Conservancy Trout Unlimited Bureau of Land Management ODFW Portland General Electric American Rivers Water Watch NOAA US Fish & Wildlife Bureau of Reclamation Many others HCP

  12. Challenges Ahead • $500K per year for HCP development – 5 to 7 years • Grant funding of $306K thru Sept 2009 • Grant request not awarded for 2009-2011 • Desire to continue conservation projects during HCP development • Funding for Conservation Projects • Reclamation, Stimulus and Appropriations • HCP success benefits all Parties but not all share the costs • “Minimize and mitigate to maximum extent practicable” is not same standard for all Parties • No guarantees on obtaining ITPs

  13. Deschutes BasinBoard of Control Steve Johnson – Manager COID

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