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- Oregon Water Resources Department : Deschutes Groundwater Mitigation . . .
Surface water flows in the Deschutes River and many of its tributaries are protected with scenic waterway designations and or instream water rights In addition, there are hundreds of existing surface water diversions for various uses, including irrigation and municipal use
- REVIEW OF THE DESCHUTES BASIN GROUNDWATER MITIGATION PROGRAM
Background: Surface water flows in the Deschutes River and many of its tributaries are protected with scenic waterway designations and or instream water rights In addition, there are hundreds of existing surface water diversions for various uses, including irrigation and municipal use
- Oregons New Groundwater Rules: What You Need to Know
Declining groundwater levels can have negative impacts like increased pumping costs, reduced streamflow, and deteriorating water quality The objective of Oregon’s new groundwater rules is to be more sustainable and protective of existing water rights holders, both instream and out-of-stream
- Upper Deschutes River Basin Study - Bureau of Reclamation
New water rights for groundwater use in the basin require water to be dedicated instream for mitigation per OWRD rules, and there is a projected shortfall of mitigation credits to meet anticipated groundwater demand
- Final Report 09-04-08 - deschutes. org
Deschutes County implemented a groundwater protection program in recognition of the potential for conventional wastewater management practices and additional future growth to pollute groundwater resources in the region and create negative effects on surface water quality
- Deschutes Basin - WaterWatch
Because surface water was fully allocated decades ago, developers have turned to pumping groundwater But in the Deschutes, new groundwater development directly reduces surface flows, including flows protected by the Instream Water Rights Act and Oregon’s State Scenic Waterways law
- Upper and Middle Deschutes Basin Surface Water Distribution Model
A surface water distribution model for the Deschutes basin that optimizes the allocation of water for both irrigation and stream flows was developed in the basin to simulate the effects of increased flows in specific depleted reaches in the Upper and Middle Deschutes on current demands
- Technical Reports | Deschutes River Conservancy
Describes modeling studies of river flows, incorporating ranges of hydrologic conditions based on recorded data, current water usage patterns and water rights, and hypothetical water management scenarios; identifies estimated shortages in water supplies for assumed conditions
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