water resources update orsanco technical committee june 4-5, 2013
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Water Resources Water Resources UpdateUpdate
ORSANCO Technical Committee ORSANCO Technical Committee
June 4-5, 2013June 4-5, 2013
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Water Resources CommitteeWater Resources Committee
• WRC met April 9th • Agenda included:
– Water Resource Initiative reports– Discussion: Path to a sustained role in water
resources management– PA Ecosystem flow studies– USACE Climate Change Adaptation Study– Headwaters Resource Committee update– Member Updates
• USGS National Water Availability Assessment
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Water Resources ReportsWater Resources Reports
• Current draft reports– Water Use Characterization– Water Resource Laws & Regs
• Next draft reports – Shale gas development– Inter-basin transfers
• Remaining sections– Report #1 – Climate change– Report #2 – Discussion of gaps in existing
authorities necessary to address critical needs
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Inter-basin TransfersInter-basin Transfers3,782 peripheral miles of the ORB
13 major river basins - Great Lakes - SRBC - ICPRB - ACF-ACT - Savannah (SRBP) - UMRBA
• TVA
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IBT PoliciesIBT Policies
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Inter-basin TransfersInter-basin Transfers• 37 IBTs identified
– 28 Exit 235 Mgal/day
– 9 Enter 6.4 Mgal/day
• Net-loss of 229 Mgal/day
• 206 Mgal/day Exit via Canals• 29 Mgal/day primarily municipal IBTs
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Canalled DiversionsCanalled Diversions
200 Mgal/day
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Moving Beyond the WRIMoving Beyond the WRI
• Currently no funding beyond 2014• Water Resources MOU
– MOU is important for achieving state funding– Supported by some states, but need more– Commissioners elected not to move forward with
MOU at this time
• Possible approach: States provide routine minimal base funding to support sustained Commission engagement in water resources issues– Special projects could be completed with targeted
funding
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Next StepsNext Steps• Water Resources Initiative
– Reports• Finalize – Laws & Regs; Water Use Characterization• Draft – Inter-basin Transfers; Shale Gas• Initiate – Climate change
• Water Resources MOU– Continue to work with states to gauge support
• Agency Visits– Meet with water resource agency staff to gain
better understanding of specific issues/needs
• Next WRC meeting in August
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QUESTIONS?