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Groundwater banking and the conjunctive management of groundwater and surface water in the Upper Snake River Basin of Idaho. Technical completion report 200906 Item Info

This project was designed as an exploratory project to consider concepts, issues, and potential benefits of groundwater banking in the Upper Snake River Basin of Idaho. An important motivation of the project was to explore ways that the existence of a groundwater banking program could increase the quantity and reliability of water available for US Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to enhance ecological flows in the Snake River. As an exploratory project, it did not have the intent to design, promote, or instigate ground-water banking. Instead, the intent was to provide background information for administrative agencies to consider if implementation of ground-water banking were contemplated. This report describes water banking in general, and how groundwater banking in the upper Snake River basin of Idaho fits with Reclamation's goals and mission. It briefly describes water banking in the western United States, the economics of water banking, and institutional issues of groundwater banking in Idaho. Demonstration software for accounting of banked groundwater. Stakeholder input is summarized. The report does not summarize the project Website. The report also responds to specific requirements applied by Reclamation at the beginning of the project: 1. Describe banking concepts which increase availability of surface reservoir storage for maintenance of fisheries habitat during dry years. 2. Describe banking concepts which provide a market mechanism for trading and/or buying and selling of credits by both private and public entities. 3. Describe banking concepts which support the optimal use of both aquifer storage and surface reservoir storage for irrigators and fisheries in the Snake River basin. Finally, the report discusses the applicability and possible next steps for groundwater banking in the upper Snake River basin, and will discuss extrapolation of findings to other Reclamation regions. Appendices contain the text of journal articles published or submitted in connection with this project and economics background information.

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Groundwater banking and the conjunctive management of groundwater and surface water in the Upper Snake River Basin of Idaho. Technical completion report 200906
Authors:
Contor, Bryce A.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
2009-08
Description:
This project was designed as an exploratory project to consider concepts, issues, and potential benefits of groundwater banking in the Upper Snake River Basin of Idaho. An important motivation of the project was to explore ways that the existence of a groundwater banking program could increase the quantity and reliability of water available for US Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to enhance ecological flows in the Snake River. As an exploratory project, it did not have the intent to design, promote, or instigate ground-water banking. Instead, the intent was to provide background information for administrative agencies to consider if implementation of ground-water banking were contemplated. This report describes water banking in general, and how groundwater banking in the upper Snake River basin of Idaho fits with Reclamation's goals and mission. It briefly describes water banking in the western United States, the economics of water banking, and institutional issues of groundwater banking in Idaho. Demonstration software for accounting of banked groundwater. Stakeholder input is summarized. The report does not summarize the project Website. The report also responds to specific requirements applied by Reclamation at the beginning of the project: 1. Describe banking concepts which increase availability of surface reservoir storage for maintenance of fisheries habitat during dry years. 2. Describe banking concepts which provide a market mechanism for trading and/or buying and selling of credits by both private and public entities. 3. Describe banking concepts which support the optimal use of both aquifer storage and surface reservoir storage for irrigators and fisheries in the Snake River basin. Finally, the report discusses the applicability and possible next steps for groundwater banking in the upper Snake River basin, and will discuss extrapolation of findings to other Reclamation regions. Appendices contain the text of journal articles published or submitted in connection with this project and economics background information.
Subjects:
Water management Conjunctive use Groundwater management Economic feasibility
Location:
Upper Snake River Basin; Southeastern Idaho
Collection:
Boise Basin
IWRRI number:
200906
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
KIT

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