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southeastern Idaho to cost-share In the installation of improved diversion 

 measurement devices. Reclamation will be reviewing, with the appropriate 

 State, other project areas for application of similar improvement programs. 



Recent Activity: No activity to report for July - August for this measure. 



Contacts: Rich Rigby (Umatilla), Jerry Gregg (Payette), Allen Powers 

 (Measurement Program) 



6.6.B.7 Initiate cooperative water conservation demonstration 

 (page 74) projects in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (Reports due 

 12/31/93) (Reclamation lead). 



Idaho 



Background: The Idaho tributary project is on the Lemhi River, a tributary of 

 the Salmon River. Reclamation is working with local irrigators, Shoshone- 

 Bannock Tribes, IDFG, IDWR, and other Federal and State agencies to develop a 

 plan for improving fish passage, water control, water conservation, and fish 

 habitat in a 3 mile critical fish passage reach of the lower Lemhi River. 



Recent Activity: A formal operating plan to be used to manage flushing flows 

 for salmon in the Lemhi River is being circulated for signatures. Preliminary 

 designs for the five proposed permanent diversion dams, including associated 

 headgates, fish screens, and fish ladders, have been completed and were given 

 to the local steering group and fishery agencies for review. A TWG meeting 

 will be held in Boise on September 22 and 23 to finalize the designs. 



Oregon 



Background: Reclamation is working with the Soil Conservation Service, OWRO, 

 local water users, and others to Identify a locally-supported conservation 

 effort in the headwaters of the Wallowa River in the Grande Ronde basin. 

 Reclamation is also looking at potential opportunities to make irrigation 

 system and water management improvements in the John Day basin. 



Recent Activity: Good progress has been made on formulating the Oregon 

 demonstration project. Although not yet finalized, the demonstration would 

 consist of the following activities: 



John Day Basin 



Cathedral Ditch ~ consolidate 3 diversions into 1, infiltration 

 gallery to replace diversion berms, onfarm gated-pipe application 



Ditch Consolidation — consolidate 4 diversions into 1 (this action 

 would eliminate 2 fish screens) 



Luce-Long Diversion ~ construct permanent diversion dam with ladder to 

 replace rock berm diversion 



Onfarm gated-pipe demonstration 



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