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Hood River Water Planning Study. November meeting agenda. Schedule. Schedule (Reports from Reclamation). Groundwater Technical Report Draft in December, comments in January, final in February. Climate Change Technical Report Draft in December, comments in January, final in February.
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Hood River Water Planning Study November meeting agenda
Schedule (Reports from Reclamation) Groundwater Technical Report Draft in December, comments in January, final in February. Climate Change Technical Report Draft in December, comments in January, final in February. DHSVM and MODSIM Technical Reports Draft in February, comments in March, final in April. Main Report Draft in February, comments in March, final in May.
Schedule (Reports from Consultants) Water Use Assessment In review by Les. Available at: http://watershednet.com/projects/hood_river_basin_study/reports/ Water Conservation Assessment In review by Les. Available at: http://watershednet.com/projects/hood_river_basin_study/reports/ Water Resource Map In progress. Available at: http://bit.ly/1bHbGM1 Instream Flow Study Waiting for water resource results from Reclamation. To be completed in February/March.
IFIM Concerns • From CTWS and ODFW. • Concerned ‘optimal’ Weighted Usable Area for East Fork Hood River lower than professional opinion . • Says finish IFIM study with two caveats: 1. Results should not be used to recommend streamflow that could be used for storage without additional studies. 2. WPG will update results when new data becomes available.
Groundwater Reclamation - Groundwater Modeling meeting November 19 • Final Groundwater Results presented at WPG meeting on December 4th • Draft report in December • Final report in February
Groundwater Monitoring Network Completed • Measurements taken in September from 36 wells. • Water Quality measurement taken from one well in October • Letters sent to well owners to request their participation • Continued work on report documenting progress in expanding the monitoring network Next Steps • Arrange meetings with well owners interested in participating • December well measurements • Finish draft of report between January and February
Upcoming meetings Normal Water Planning Group (at County building): - December 4, 2-4 pm - January 14, 2-4 pm Modeling sub-groups (at County building/webinar): - November 19, 1-3pm (Groundwater) - November 20, 1-2pm (DHSVM/Water Resources) - December 18, 1-2pm (DHSVM/Water Resources)