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<br />Western States Water Council <br />Water Resources Committee Minutes <br /> <br />Sheridan, Wyoming <br />October 5, 2006 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Duane Smith talked a little more about Mike and his position as Director of Programs for the South <br />Pacific Division. He has been named by Steve Stockton as our liaison or point of contact for the Corps. <br /> <br />PROPOSED & SUNSETTING POSITIONS <br /> <br />A. Position #256 - Federal Water and Climate Data Collection & Analysis <br /> <br />The sunsetting position is located in Tab C of the briefing book. The position adopted in 2004 has <br />been revised to update figures from earlier appropriations that are no longer applicable and is being offered <br />as revised for consideration. There were no questions or comments. Norm Semanko recommended the <br />Council adopt the revised position. Dave Pope offered the second. The position will be retained as revised <br />and recommended to the full Council for adoption. <br /> <br />STATE WATER PLANS: WATER SUPPLIES & WATER NEEDS <br /> <br />Phil Ward stated that the Committee will discuss the status of water supply plans in the Council <br />member states. One purpose is also to determine if these plans are in a form that could be utilized to fulfill <br />the Committee's responsibilities under the scope of work for the Governors' water report. <br /> <br />Phil noted that Oregon is one of the few states in the West that does not have an active water supply . <br />plan. Some years ago, Oregon had a very active planning section, within the Water Resources Department, <br />that roused the ire of some of the budget writers in the state legislature. The planning section was dismantled <br />about a decade ago. Oregon is now attempting to rectify that and reestablish a water supply planning <br />organization within the state. <br /> <br />Research shows that 16 of the 18 western states have a water supply plan. There are very different <br />approaches to this process. One is primarily a data gathering approach, where folks gather the data relative <br />to needs and identify potential supplies. There are also a number of member states that seem to have some <br />broad collaborative efforts underway through a public planning process. <br /> <br />This effort relates to items 1 A and 2D under the scope of work. The Committee is required to <br />develop a summary of water supply needs westwide and a summary ofthe strategies that are in place state-by- <br />state to meet those needs. We will entertain discussion in terms of what is out there on a state-by-state basis, <br />and determine whether we have the information that could be forwarded to Tony to be put together to paint <br />a picture for the governors. How much water is being used? How much water do we expect to use in the <br />future? The planning horizon may vary from state to state. <br /> <br />Utah <br /> <br />Dennis Strong reported that 20 years ago, Utah began a statewide water planning process that was <br />patterned after the Soil Conservation Service report. Basically, in the process, they identified basins in the <br />state and gathered data. They used a template and reported what was available, how the water was being <br />used, and they looked at growth, agriculture, and water supplies. The efforts were mainly to gather data in <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4 <br />