TABLE OF CO>rrENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



NEED FOR WATER LEASING 1 



LEGISLATIVE HISTORY 2 



DESIGNATED STUDY STREAMS 4 



EARLY LEASING CHALLENGES 5 



LATER LEASING SUCCESSES 6 



LEASING REQUIREMENTS 8 



STATUTORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETED LEASES 9 



WATERLEASE MODEL 10 



WATER LEASE MONITORING PLAN 10 



ANNUAL REPORTS 10 



PROTECTION OF LEASED WATER 10 



BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF LEASE STREAMS 11 



FUNDING FOR LEASES 14 



THE FUTURE OF LEASING 15 



CONCLUSIONS 15 



RECOMMENDATIONS 16 



APPENDICES 18 



Appendix A - Features and Costs of Approved Water Leases 19 



Appendix B - Estimated Rainbow Trout Densities for Lower Blanchard Creek 



(Mile 0.1), 1990-1997 20 



Appendix C- Hell's Canyon Creek Water Lease, Fish Screen, and Gravity 

 Pipeline Project: Comparison of Stream Flow and Fish Loss 

 to the Irrigation System in 1992 (Pre-Project) and 1997 

 (Post-Project) 21 



Appendix D - Abstract 23 



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