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GROUNDWATER STRATEGIES

TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER USE IN THE HARNEY BASIN

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APPROACH FROM THE GREAT SALT ALAKE

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TYPES OF STRATEGIES

Foundational – Strategies that provides the legal or foundational underpinning for other strategies to be effective.

Operational – Strategies that inform decisionmakers and facilitate transactions that incentivize groundwater conservation.

Tactical – Strategies that incentivize individual water users to reduce groundwater use.

Organizational/Infrastructure - Strategies that are critical for support, oversight, and enforcement of actions taken to reduce groundwater use.

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APPLYING IT TO HARNEY BASIN GROUNDWATER

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FOUNDATIONAL STRATEGIES�STRATEGIES THAT PROVIDES THE LEGAL OR FOUNDATIONAL UNDERPINNING FOR OTHER STRATEGIES TO BE EFFECTIVE.�

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OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES�STRATEGIES THAT INFORM DECISIONMAKERS AND FACILITATE TRANSACTIONS THAT INCENTIVIZE GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION.�

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TACTICAL STRATEGIES�STRATEGIES THAT INCENTIVIZE INDIVIDUAL WATER USERS TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER USE.�

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ORGANIZATIONAL/INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES�STRATEGIES THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR SUPPORT, OVERSIGHT, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ACTIONS TAKEN TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER USE.�

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QUESTIONS?

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HOW STRATEGIES ADDRESS ISSUES

  • OVER ALLOCATION/GROUNDWATER LEVEL DECLINE
  • WATER SECURITY
  • EFFECTS ON ECOSYSTEMS
  • GROUNDWATER GOVERNANCE
  • COMMUNITY ECONOMIC STABILITY
  • CLIMATE CHANGE
  • INFORMATION GAPS
  • COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING

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  • TACTICAL STRATEGIES

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  • OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES

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  • FOUNDATIONAL STRATEGIES

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  • ORGANIZATIONAL/INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIES

Issues

Strategies