Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS (DOE/EIS-0265/SA-66)
BPA proposes to fund four projects that will enhance instream flow in several subbasins throughout Oregon. The Oregon Water Trust acquires existing water rights on a voluntary basis through purchase, gift and water conservation projects, and converts the rights to instream flow under Oregon state water law. The proposed projects are all related to an on-going program of water rights acquisition in the Columbia Plateau Basin (Deschutes, John Day, Umatilla and Walla Walla subbasins) and the Columbia Gorge Basin (Fifteenmile subbasin) by the Oregon Water Trust (OWT). The current funding cycle extends through fiscal year 2001. Additional funding is currently being sought for fiscal years 2002-2004. Specific acquisition transactions are evaluated throughout the duration of the project, so on-the-ground impacts may only be estimated. The proposed project is an extension of previous water rights acquisition projects within the subject subbasins, dating back to 1994. The objective of the proposed projects in the next cycle, 2002 through 2004, is to acquire a total of approximately 12.6 cfs on tributary streams within the subbasins. The target level of water rights acquired, by subbasin, are as follows: Deschutes subbasin--2.0 cfs; Fifteenmile subbasin--1.4 cfs; John Day subbasin--2.0 cfs; Umatilla subbasin--1.0 cfs; Walla Walla subbasin--4.2 cfs; and newly prioritized streams within the region--2.0 cfs.
- Research Organization:
- U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-42) (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 824072
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EIS-0265/SA-66; TRN: US200430%%1366
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 4 Oct 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
AGE ESTIMATION
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
OREGON
WATER RIGHTS
WATERSHEDS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
SA
WATER RIGHT ACQUISITION PROGRAM
FIFTEENMILE SUBBASIN WATER RIGHT ACQUISITION PROGRAM
COLUMBIA PLATEAU WATER RIGHT ACQUISITION PROGRAM
TROUT CREEK 2001 STREAMFLOW ENHANCEMENT
JOHN DAY BASIN STREAM ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
FIFTEENMILE
DESCHUTES
JOHN DAY
UMATILLA
WALLA WALLA SUBBASINS