Palouse River Watershed · (Palouse Conservation District): ¾Tracking implementation ¾Project /...
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Palouse River WatershedDetailed Implementation Plan (DIP)
Bryony Stasney, L.HG.October 7, 2008
Project Team
Palouse Conservation DistrictWRIA 34 Planning UnitGolder:
Bryony – PM, Assistant Facilitator, DIP LeadAlyssa – Staff PlannerPhil - Project Director
Dally Environmental:Lisa – Lead Facilitator and Instream Flow
Planning Unit
Landowners (Cheryl Morgan, John Pearson, Nancy Belsby, Rex Harder, Rhod McKintosh)Cities of Colfax, Pullman, Moscow, PalouseConservation DistrictsWhitman and Spokane CountyWSU ExtensionWSUCattlemans’ Assoc.PBAC
Watershed Planning (RCW 90.82)
Phase 1 - OrganizationPhase 2 – Technical StudiesPhase 3 – Watershed Plan
Approved by Planning Unit members from WA and ID (Oct 2007)Adopted by Adams, Lincoln, Spokane and Whitman Counties (Nov 2007)
Phase 4 - Implementation
Tracking toolFocus on:
PrioritiesResponsible entitiesPermits / agreements / ordinancesScheduleFunding
Estimates inchoate water rightsNorth Fork Palouse River instream flow
Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP)
Projects – on the ground actions and program development and implementationStudies – actions that obtain more information to improve understanding of the watershedRecommendations – policy statements and statements of support
Categorizing Watershed Plan Actions
Measureable cost vs benefitBenefit our grandchildrenProtection of existing rightsSupport sustainable water supplyBenefit to most peopleSupport multiple uses / benefitsHas public acceptance / supportLow potential for alternative fundingWill improve water quality
Ranking
Tier 1 – 22 actionsTier 2 – 24 actionsTier 3 – 26 actionsTier 4 – 14 actionsRecommendations were not ranked
Prioritization Results
Cunningham Farm monitoring well installation (PBAC)Hydrology and hydrogeo for recharge and flow enhancement (PBAC)Conservation tillage (CDs, WSU)ASR feasibility (Pullman)Reclaimed water (Moscow, Pullman, WSU)Identify aquifer recharge areas (PBAC)Water conservation & efficiency (CDs, irrigators)Implement recharge and flow enhancement strategies (Palouse, Potlatch, Garfield, Ecology, IDEQ, IDWR, PBAC, landowners).
Tier 1 Capital Projects
Framework for water resource management in the Palouse Basin Aquifer (PBAC)Stream flow and water quality monitoring (Adams CD, Ecology, IDEQ)Hydrogeo for the Lower Palouse and Rock Creek (PBAC)Studies to better understand SW and GW connectivity in the North Fork PalouseOffice for storage of geologic / hydrologic information on the Palouse Basin (PBAC)Studies / data collection to better understand recharge in the Palouse Basin (PBAC)
Tier 1 Operational Projects
Continue hydrogeo studies for South Fork Palouse (PBAC)Hydrogeo to assess if new Colfax well will impact streamflows / springsEstablish and maintain monitoring wells in the North Fork Palouse watershed to support instream flow management (Ecology)Community education on water resources (Counties, Palouse CD, Whitman CD, Latah SWCD)Hydrogeo / hydrology in Cheney / Medical Lake area to establish groundwater and surface water divides (Spokane County, Ecology)
Tier 1 Operational Projects (cont)
Inchoate Water Rights
North Fork instream flow working group continuing Phase 3 work
Instream flow levelsMax allocation (Dec 1 – June 15/30)Reservation for domestic use
Work ongoing
North Fork Instream Flow
The Next Four YearsTransition from “planning” to “doing”Meet:
As needed to bring closure to instream flow workQuarterly thereafter for implementing entities to report out
Greater role for the lead agency (Palouse Conservation District):
Tracking implementationProject / consultant managementGrant writing and administrationMeeting facilitation