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Update on Water Planning in Selected Western States

This article provides an update on water planning efforts in Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, California, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. It discusses recent planning efforts, funding, integration of regional and state plans, linkages between funding and water plans, and the impact of climate change.

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Update on Water Planning in Selected Western States

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  1. Presented by Dominique Cartron January 10, 2013 Update on Water Planning in Selected Western States

  2. Washington Montana Oregon Idaho Wyoming Nevada Utah Colorado Kansas California Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas States with State Water Plan Completed state water plan No completed state water plan

  3. Updates • Recent planning efforts • Funding • Integration of regional and state plans • Linkages between funding and water plans • Climate change

  4. Arizona

  5. Arizona • No published state water plan. • Five Active Management Areas (AMAs). • AMAs include 80% of the population, 75% of the water use. • Third Active Management Plan completed 2000-2010. • Goal: Achieve safe yield by 2025. • Fourth Active Management Plan underway.

  6. Arizona • Project funding down since 2008, program well staffed. • Groundwater withdrawal fees fund Water Management Assistance Program. • Groundwater Users Advisory Council recommends projects. • Funds focused on conservation, recharge, hydrologic studies. • No specific climate change focus.

  7. Colorado Basin Planning

  8. Colorado • No state water plan has been published. • Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) 2003, 2010, 2016. • Permanent water roundtables in eight river basins and Denver metropolitan area (2005). • Basin roundtables develop basin-wide needs assessment → SWSI.

  9. Colorado • Interbasin Compact Committee (2005). • Annual budget for SWSI, Compact Committee support, and basin-wide needs assessments: $1.5M. • Six permanent planning staff within Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). • Water Supply Reserve Account ($10M) funds projects to address basin needs.

  10. Colorado • Only projects recommended by basin roundtables are submitted to the CWCB. • Other funding sources are not linked to basin plans. • Colorado Climate Action Plan completed in 2007. • CWCB considering how to address climate change in current water planning cycle.

  11. Oregon Integrated Water Resources Strategy

  12. Oregon Integrated Water Resource Management Strategy • Planning cycle 2009-2013, plan published in 2012 ($1M). • Two full-time staff with other agency staff support. • Governor’s budget request through 2015: Up to $66M for planning and implementation.

  13. Oregon Integrated Water Resource Management Strategy • No organized regional water planning program, but some areas are active. • Active groups go to the Legislature to fund specific projects. • Major water infrastructure funding programs are not tied to the IWRS.

  14. Oregon Integrated Water Resource Management Strategy • IWRS supports research efforts into ongoing basin-level climate change. • Recommends developing climate change adaptation strategies. • State works with communities to include climate change in their planning.

  15. Texas Water Planning • 2012 Texas State Water Plan • Third plan based on regional water planning • $16M for 2007-2012 planning cycle • $3.5M annually for agency staff, technical studies, and technical support to regions • 20 permanent water planning staff

  16. Texas State Water Plan • Projects receiving state funding or requiring state water rights permit must be consistent with the applicable regional water plan. • No climate change focus.

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