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National Water Summary 1987-Water Supply and Use: INSTREAM WATER USE 111 <br />Table 16. Programs providing an appropriative water right in selected Western States as of 1987 <br />[This is a partial listing; all States west of the Mississippi River, except New Mexico, have some sort of instream-flow program <br />Sources: As indicated by footnotes] <br />State Program purpose(s) Scope Approach Instream-right holders <br />Alaska'.......... Fish and wildlife; Statewide.... Stream-by-stream...... Any public or private <br /> recreation; water entity. <br /> quality; navigation. <br />Arizona.......... Fish and wildlife; .....do........ By stream segment... Do. <br /> recreation. <br />California........ Fish and wildlife; wild .....do........ Stream-by-stream; Conditions on new water <br /> and scenic river; review of each rights. <br /> public trust. diversionary water <br /> right. <br />Idaho'............ Fish and wildlife; .....do........ Stream-by-stream...... Idaho Water Resources <br /> recreation; visual Board. <br /> quality; water quality; <br /> navigation. <br />Montana'........ Fish and wildlife; .....do........ Basin-wide planning... Any political subdivision <br /> recreation; water of the State. <br /> quality; future con- <br /> sumptive uses. <br />Nevada........... Fish and wildlife; .....do........ By stream segment... Any public or private <br /> recreation; water entity. <br /> quality. <br />Oregon. .......... .....do....................... .....do........ Basin-wide planning... Departments of Fish and <br /> Wildlife and Environ- <br /> mental Quality. <br />Utah' .............. Fish and wildlife.......... Limited....... Stream-by-stream...... State Division of Wildlife <br /> Resources. <br />Washington'.... Fish and wildlife; Statewide.... Basin-wide planning... State Department of <br /> recreation; visual Ecology. <br /> quality; water quality; <br /> navigation. <br />Wyoming'....... Fish and wildlife.......... Limited....... Stream-by-stream...... State of Wyoming. <br />'McKinney and Taylor (1988). 2Shupe, 1988. <br />Table 17. Programs providing for instream flows in selected Eastern States as of 1987 <br />[This is a partial listing; most Eastern States have some sort of statutory provision that could be used to protect streamflows. Source: <br />Lamb, 19861 <br />State Program purpose(s) Scope Approach Type of protection <br />Iowa ............... Natural environment.... Statewide....... Stream-by-stream..... Administrative rule. <br />Maine ............. River resources........... 16 streams...... Important streams.... Governor's executive <br /> order. <br />Michigan......... Natural rivers; natural Statewide....... Stream-by-stream..... State and local admin- <br /> environment. istrative rules. <br />Minnesota....... Natural environment.... .....do ............ .....do.................... Administrative rule. <br />Pennsylvania.... Fish habitat ................ Hydroelectric .....do.................... Do. <br /> projects. <br />Wisconsin....... Natural environment; Statewide....... .....do .................... Do. <br /> navigation.