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0 Western States Water Council ESA Symposium <br />Grand Junction, Colorado <br />Wednesday October 5th <br />2:00 - 2:45 <br />MANAGING WESTERN WATER IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ESA <br />Bob Potter & Martha Pagel (Oregon Water Resources Dept.) <br />Expanded Outline <br />(about 20 minutes) <br />Self introduction <br />Role of Calif. DWR <br />► operate State Water Project <br />P. plan for statewide water supply <br />► administer public safety programs (flood control & dam safety) <br />This presentation will cover: <br />P. Federalization of state decision - making <br />► Coordination issues with federal agencies <br />► ESA implementation issues <br />ESA has provided the federal government with unprecedented power to control state <br />natural resources decision - making, and to affect state water rights administration. <br />► Traditional state primacy in water supply and allocation decisions is being <br />challenged by entry -level biologists in federal agencies. <br />► States have political accountability for water supply /water rights decisions, and <br />must balance impacts; federal regulators have less accountability and no balancing <br />requirements. <br />► ESA is like crabgrass, and crops up in any federal action -- including 404 <br />