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ilstotutoonao aiAers anu onteragency Coopevadon: <br />Remove Institutional Barriers to Improve Water Management <br />In some areas of the <br />West, federal facilities <br />-- have excess capacity <br />during certain times of <br />the year that could be <br />used to satisfy unmet demands <br />elsewhere. This excess capacity is, <br />however, sometimes not available due <br />to policy or legal constraints. In some <br />cases, this additional capacity can be <br />made available with appropriate <br />changes in Interior policy. In other <br />cases, legislative action could be <br />considered. The use of this excess <br />Salmon migrating through fish ladder <br />capacity could minimize or avoid the need to build new infrastructure to address <br />additional water needs. <br />✓In Colorado, an effort has been made to provide excess storage space in <br />Reclamation's facilities to non- project irrigation districts and other water users for <br />storage of their water during the continued drought. <br />✓In California, Reclamation is working with the state to facilitate operations and <br />take advantage of under - utilized pumping capacities at the southern end of the <br />Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta. By sharing pumping capabilities, additional <br />opportunities will be provided to both the state and federal projects to move more <br />water where it is needed while reducing impacts to fish and protecting local <br />irrigators. <br />Optimize the use of existing water supPBY <br />infrastructure <br />24 <br />