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Planning Prooram Activities 



Regional Water Conservation Technical Team 



Background 



In addition to the establishment of the Pacific Northwest Regional Water 

 Conservation Center to provide an operational technical assistance and 

 information/education outreach. Reclamation has established a "core" 

 Conservation Technical Team. This core planning team will be involved in the 

 development of specific water conservation demonstration projects as part of 

 Reclamation's overall water management and conservation program development. 



Foremost on the agenda for the team is a series of water conservation 

 demonstration projects to respond to salmon recovery strategies outlined in 

 the Northwest Power Planning Council's Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife 

 Program, 



Current Status 



Ongoing. 



Contact : Onni Perala. Activity Manager, Conservation Technical Team. Boise. 

 Idaho. 208-378-5090. 



Salmon Recovery Water Conservation Demonstration Projects 



Background 



The Northwest Power Planning Council has asked Reclamation to work with the 

 States of Idaho. Oregon, and Washington, irrigation interests, and others to 

 implement water conservation demonstration projects and evaluate their 

 effectiveness in salmon recovery. 



In response. Reclamation has cooperated with other interest groups to select 

 four water conservation demonstration projects under this initiative. 

 The Snake River Flow Augmentation Proiect is intended to demonstrate the 

 viability of using some form of water conservation as a tool to increase 

 streamflow volume for the salmon migration in the lower Snake River. In 

 addition, three Tributary Enhancement Water Conservation Proiects one in each 

 of the States of Idaho. Oregon, and Washington, are being developed to test 

 the physical, economic, environmental, and institutional viability of water 

 conservation for improving flows and water quality in critical salmon 

 production areas. 



These projects will evaluate non-structural technical improvements in facility 

 operations, water measurement and accounting procedures, and irrigation system 

 scheduling, as well as possible structural improvements in associated water 

 supply and distribution systems. 



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