PUB00024

• Year: 1998
• Title: Water in the West: Challenge for the Next Century
• CWCB Section: Interstate & Federal
• Description: Report of the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission
• Publications - Doc Type: Tech Report

Contents

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Chapter 6-Findings and Recommendations (continued)
Principles of Water Management for the Future (continued)
Maintain National Goals and Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Emphasize Local Implementation, Innovation, and Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Provide Incentives ........................................................... 6-3
Respect Existing Rights ....................................................... 6-3
Promote Social Equity ........................................................ 6-3
Organize Around Hydrologic Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Ensure Measurable Objectives, Sound Science, Adaptive Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Employ Participatory Decisionmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Provide Innovative Funding .................................................... 6-4
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
I. Integrating River Basin and Watershed Governance .............................. 6-5
The Shaping Forces ....................................................... 6-5
The Principal Goals ....................................................... 6-5
Elements ofIntegrated Governance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Coordination of the Federal Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Staffing and Budgeting for Local Consultation and Program Implementation. . . . . . . 6-9
2. Meeting Obligations to Tribes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Fulfill Trust Responsibilities ................................................ 6-9
ResolveIndian Water Rights Claims . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . . 6-10
Basin and Watershed Governance .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
3. Resources Management and Restoration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Protecting and Restoring the Environment, Including Aquatic Ecosystems
and Water Quality. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . 6-11
Federal Agency Plans and Activities. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . 6-12
Establishing Environmental Restoration as a Priority ............................ 6-13
Integrate Land and Water Management Agencies' Activities...................... 6-14
Support for Aquatic Science and Research .................................... 6-15
Funding Mechanisms. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ... . . .. . . .. . . . . . 6-16
Water Quality ........................................................... 6-17
Water Quality Standards ............................................... 6-17
N onpoint Sources of Pollution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Integrating Land and Water Quality Management ...........................6-19
Specific Sources of Water Quality Impairment.............................. 6-19
Groundwater-Surface Water Linkage ..................................... 6-20
Water Use and Water Quality Linkage .................................... 6-20
Irrigation Drainage and Retirement of Lands Unsuitable for Irrigation ........... 6-21
Integrated Watershed Solutions. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. ... .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 6-21
4. Management of Water and Water Facilities .................................... 6-21
Modifying Operation of Existing Federal Projects to
Better Address Current and Future Needs ...................................6-21
New Storage. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . .. . ... ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Water Reuse and Recycling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Optimization of River Systems ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23

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