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Refuge Supplies 



Urban Coalition Position: 



• Refuge water supply requirements should be reevaluated and increased or decreased 

 accordingly to provide the appropriate firm water supplies needed to maintain and 

 improve wetland habitat areas based on the best available science. 



• Measurement of water deliveries and implementation of best management practices should 

 be required. 



• In order to minimize impacts on water contractors, the Secretary should be required to 

 consider use of non-federal facilities for conveyance, provided that use of any non-federal 

 facility is subject to approval by its owners, operators, and contractors. 



• Providing Level 2 water supplies should be a reimbursable expense. Acquisition of Level 

 4 incremental supplies should be a Restoration Fund or non-reimbursable expense. 



• Shortages to refuges should be limited to 25%. The Secretary may impose shortages 

 based on hydrologic or regulatory circumstances. 



Comparison with H.R 1906: 



H R 1906 proposes to reevaluate the firm water needs of Central Valley 

 wildlife refuges, and the Urban Coalition supports this reevaluation, provided that minimum 

 deliveries may increase or decrease accordingly. H.R. 1906 also directs the Secretary of 

 Interior to consider use of non-federal facilities to deliver refuge supplies and the Urban 

 Coalition supports use of non-federal facilities if approved by the facility's owner, operator, 

 and contractors. 



Trinity River 



Urban Coalition Position: 



• Trinity River flows made available for environmental purposes should be 340,000 AF until 

 the Trinity River Flow Evaluation Study and Environmental Impact Statement are 

 complete. 



• Prior to any decision to increase or decrease the 340,000 AF reserved for the Trinity 

 River, a full public process should be required that includes formal stakeholder 

 involvement. 



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