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Instream Flow Dedications

Instream Flow Dedications. Alternative Investment Platforms for Watershed Management. 2012 Sierra Water Work Group Summit July 18 , 2012. Chris Alford calford@americanrivers.org. Instream Flow Quantity & Timing . Water quality Ecosystem function Riverine processes Habitat

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Instream Flow Dedications

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  1. Instream Flow Dedications Alternative Investment Platforms for Watershed Management 2012 Sierra Water Work Group Summit July 18, 2012 Chris Alford calford@americanrivers.org

  2. Instream Flow Quantity & Timing • Water quality • Ecosystem function • Riverine processes • Habitat • Recreation • Tourism

  3. Water Rights Allocations: Beneficial Uses Agriculture Municipal & Domestic Industrial Power Generation Other Stock Watering Instream Flows ???

  4. Instream Flow Dedication Methods • Timing • Management • Conservation • Forbearance/Transfer

  5. Conservation: • Municipal: Conserve to Enhance Tuscon (AZ), WRA Rushing Rivers Program (CO) • Agricultural: Deschutes River Conservancy (OR) Source: Western Resource Advocates Source: C2E

  6. Instream leasing/forbearance programs: • Rural Residential: Mattole Flow Program (CA) • Agricultural: Scott River Water Trust (CA), Columbia Basin Transactions Program (WA) Source: Sanctuary Forest Source: Bonneville Environmental Foundation

  7. Changes in Timing/Management: • Rural Residential: Mattole Flow Program (CA) • Agricultural: American Rivers Instream Flow Program (CA), TU Coastal Streamflow Stewardship Project (CA) • Indian Valley Meadow Restoration (CA)

  8. CA Fully Appropriated Streams

  9. Chris Alford calford@americanrivers.org

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