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BINSOBJECTIVESSTRATEGIESRECOMMENDED ACTIONSNOTES-- Collab okay with wordsmithing work on all strategies as of 9/30/21 + wanted "objectives" read first, then strategy
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Reducing Agricultural Groundwater UseTo encourage groundwater irrigators to use less water; To protect the water rights of an irrigator who conserves by changing their irrigation system to operate at a lower rate than what was originally permitted, and to keep conserved water from being used by another irrigator (i.e., “leave it in the ground”)
Reduce gw use through conservation measures to help stop the decline in GW levels o Recommended Action 1.1.1- Educate groundwater irrigators on the misperception of umbrella phrase: “use it or lose it.”
o Notes: Some ideas shared about how to do this included: utilize an outreach coordinator; utilize newspapers, radio, informational flyers; convene community meeting(s) grab attention with something like, “it’s not ‘use it or lose it’” it’s: “ready, willing, and able”)
o Recommended Action 1.1.2- Demonstrate successes of irrigators reducing groundwater use for others to learn and to be encouraged.
o Recommended Action 1.2.1- Obtain legal recommendations of where the barriers lie in State’s ‘allocation of conserved water’ program (e.g., in statute, rule, etc.), and what options are for overcoming those barriers
o Notes: ‘conserved water act’ was written with surface water in mind, so we lack the in-situ groundwater right component of this
o Recommended Action 1.2.2- Find a way to reward irrigators for reducing groundwater use (i.e., incentives), when it is ensured that irrigators are indeed using less
o Notes: One of the rewards is that the unused water stays in ground; another is reduced electricity costs; also, need smart metering to measure how much is actually going to be used (need responsibility/accountability to make sure is actually conserved) [see Strategy #4 below]
o Recommended Action 1.2.3- Work with OWRD staff to identify barriers and options, and consider reaching out to state legislators to help raise awareness that this is an issue, and one that applies across Oregon—this is not an issue only in Harney County; this type of coordination and outreach could be done through an organized local process
o Notes: Need to continue thinking about what if irrigator chooses to conserve and then sells property, and new buyer wants to use full amount again?; maybe talk about conservation easements at some point?
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To irrigate with less water by using more efficient technology in order to: a) help stabilize or recover groundwater levels, and b) maintain a good crop in an economically sustainable manner. (Note: the Groundwater Study will help determine the extent to which groundwater levels will be able to stabilize or recover in different areas of the basin)Increase use of efficient irrigation technologyo Recommended Action 2.1.1- Identify incentives for adopting more efficient technology (e.g., finding equipment grants to help convert to more efficient technology, such as Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Bonneville Power Administration/Harney Electric Cooperative, Oregon Trail Electric Co-Op)
o Recommended Action 2.1.2- Promote precision irrigation and irrigation scheduling, informed by data such as AgriMet data (see Strategy #8)
o Recommended Action 2.1.3- Support a full time equivalent (FTE) position in the basin to help support irrigators in utilizing efficient technology (i.e., a crop advisor for irrigation efficiency)
o Recommended Action 2.1.4- Demonstrate successful use of efficient technology to help gain local support to implement new conservation technologies (e.g., “smart farms” like in Columbia River Basin)
o Recommended Action 2.1.5- Ensure technical support is available in the basin to help maintain the equipment (e.g., technicians, technician school/courses for people to educate themselves)
o Recommended Action 2.1.6- Continue researching irrigation technology, including sub-surface irrigation, and disseminate information (outreach) so irrigators know how to use the technology
o Recommended Action 2.1.7- Utilize data and data-collecting technology for increased water use efficiency (AgriMet)		9/30/21: Collab supported removing data and data-collecting strategy as it is inherent in the efficient irrigation technology strategy. Holly added RA 2.1.7 to ensure specificity of AgriMet was not lost, though the Collab has not supported this addition yet.
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To increase science-based and basin-specific information about economically-viable alternative crops and reducing groundwater use; To increase adoption of alternative crops and efficient irrigation practices to reduce groundwater use Partner with Oregon State University, the County, and the Eastern Oregon Agriculture Research Center to hire a professor of practice, who would research the development of alternative crops and improving irrigation efficiencieso Recommended Action 3.1.1- See Recommendation 2.1.3 (find reoccurring funds to support a full- or part-time position)
o Recommended Action 3.1.2- Partner with Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Group and other experts (e.g., market-analysis consultants)
o Recommended Action 3.2.1- Develop demonstration fields (note: link to this same action in #2?)
o Recommended Action 3.2.2- Develop and disseminate market-analysis, economic, and risk-management analysis information to groundwater irrigators
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To install accountable water measurement devices on all groundwater points of non-exempt diversion; To develop appropriate reporting procedures for metered groundwater points of non-exempt diversion Measure and report how much groundwater is being used in the basin in order to: a) inform water management decisions and outcomes, and b) provide accountability. o Recommended Action 4.1.1- Implement accountable water measurement and reporting on all groundwater points of non-exempt diversion, using technology appropriate for each area (e.g., sub-basin) (i.e., smart meters where voluntary agreements are enacted).
o Recommended Action 4.1.2- Recommend installation of real-time, accurate, and self-reporting metering (e.g., smart meters) on all groundwater points of non-exempt diversion, in order to allow effective implementation of the recommended strategies that have come forth from the Collaborative.
o Notes: Installation standards could be set through the designation of a Serious Water Management Problem Area (SWMPA)
o Recommended Action 4.1.3- Find cost-share measures to assist in uniform measurement.
o Recommended Action 4.1.4- Based on success of implementation and results of 4.1.2, explore requiring and/or providing (depending on legal authority) incentives for installing smart meters for exempt groundwater uses, with information reported locally
o Recommended Action 4.2.1- Ensure the water use information is available to the well user and reported to Oregon Water Resources Department and other appropriate water management agencies.
o Recommended Action 4.2.2- Find cost-share measures to assist in reporting.
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To reduce groundwater use through a groundwater CREP with enrollment of up to 20,000 acres.Support a CREP program as reflected in the proposalo Recommended Action 5.1.1- The interagency team convened by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) develops a draft groundwater CREP proposal to be reviewed by Harney Basin stakeholders. The draft proposal should: a) meet federal requirements, including stewardship of enrolled lands (e.g., crop-cover and weed-management requirements), and b) have state willingness to participate. If the proposal lacks buy-in from stakeholders, the interagency team should create an avenue for further stakeholder input for improvement.
o Recommended Action 5.1.2- If the CREP proposal is funded and a program is implemented, the CBWP Collaborative helps conduct outreach to encourage irrigator enrollment.
o Recommended Action 5.1.3- Design a mechanism(s) that helps ensure that water ‘saved water’ through reduced use remains in the aquifer.
o Identified possible barrier: There is uncertainty around what types of mechanisms would fit into existing water policy/law. If there are no mechanisms that could indeed fit into existing water policy/law, then the CBWP will need to consider whether this Recommended Action remains in the plan as a ‘recommendation’ or if it identified as a ‘barrier.’ Also, the CBWP needs to consider if it would like to discuss opportunities for overcoming such a barrier.
10/13: Hinges on strategies related to GDEs and accountability...
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To explore the potential of a voluntary groundwater market to reduce groundwater use in the Harney Basin, with declining allocation of shares overtime.Explore and consider a voluntary groundwater market approach; review feasibility study (Upon review, the collaborative should make a recommendation to implement or not)o Recommended Action 6.1.1- CBWP partners, such as The Nature Conservancy, secure funding for a scoping assessment to determine potential implementation pathways of a voluntary groundwater market approach in the Harney Basin.
o Recommended Action 6.1.2- The CBWP Collaborative reviews the results of the assessment and evaluates different approaches.
o Recommended Action 6.1.3- The CBWP Collaborative determines whether it supports the establishment of a groundwater market in the Harney Basin.
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To ensure that groundwater saved via conservation or efficiency strategies is protected from consumptive use.Research policy or planning mechanisms to ensure that conserved water remains in the ground o Recommended Action 7.1.1- State agencies and others identify existing policy mechanisms to ensure that water remains in the ground.
o Recommended Action 7.1.2- State agencies and others evaluate interpretations of the Allocation of Conserved Water Program to determine if the program could apply to groundwater savings.
o Recommended Action 7.1.3- State agencies and CBWP partners, such as The Nature Conservancy and/or others, explore development of a novel policy protection such as in-place (“in situ”) groundwater rights.
o Recommended Action 7.1.4- Local-scale planning protections for conserved water, such as voluntary agreements and/or contractual obligations, are established for water users in the Harney Basin. These agreements or contracts could be entered into between or among private parties, OWRD, and/or a local governance body.
o Recommended Action 7.1.5- All above Recommended Actions are most effective if coupled with both metering of water use and monitoring of local groundwater levels near the site where water was initially conserved.
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To improve efficiency of irrigation scheduling by developing and utilizing data and data-collecting technology Utilize data and data-collecting technology for increased water use efficiency. (The collaborative may want to remove this as it is inherent in the use of more efficient irrigation practices.)o Recommended Action 8.1.1- Encourage use of AgriMet data (cell phone, daily AgriMet emails); explore how to help make sure best technology/data is accessible across the basin
o Recommended Action 8.1.2- Support funding for AgriMet program (sponsor funds are used for the stations)
o Recommended Action 8.1.3- Provide trainings to help people become aware of and understand how to use the AgriMet information, and coordinate with other basins to learn from their experiences
o Recommended Action 8.1.4- Provide continued education to irrigators about other technologies that become available to help inform irrigation scheduling, and help irrigators consider costs of other technologies (e.g., how to access other technologies, costs of maintenance, likelihood of being abandoned if the technology is not working)
9/30/21: Collab supported removing data and data-collecting strategy as it is inherent in the efficient irrigation technology strategy.
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To prepare for and strategically manage groundwater resources during drought events in a way that helps to meet the short-term needs of the Harney basin’s people, ecosystems, and economy, while helping to keep the basin on track with long-term groundwater-level goalsDevelop a plan to help mitigate and respond to the impacts of drought on the basin’s groundwater (meteorological, hydrological, precipation and seasonal weather)• Recommended Action 9.1.1- Collect and summarize information to help understand how the Harney Basin is affected by and responds to the impacts of drought events, as related to water supply and use.
• Note: In future, and as talking about surface water piece, figure out who would do this, and who would do plan and where plan would live.
• Recommended Action 9.1.2- Develop a basin plan with specific actions and tools to help mitigate and respond to meteorological drought impacts. Develop this plan in conjunction with, or as part of, the Harney County’s Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, based on the Harney Community-Based Water Plan, and in consideration of other drought plans from similar basins (e.g., temporary fallowing programs for groundwater irrigated fields during times of drought).
• Recommended Action 9.1.3- Collect measurements that can be used to ground-truth remotely sensed and airborne data, and develop higher resolution Groundwater Drought Indicator Maps for the Harney Basin through the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
• Recommended Action 9.1.4- Explore the accuracy and utility of Arizona’s long-term drought mapping methods, and consider supporting similar methodology for Oregon in order to help provide drought projections for the Harney Basin
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To help understand how and when supplemental groundwater use influences the basin’s groundwater levels, and how reliant the basin is on supplemental groundwater rights. This understanding would help inform the development of a drought-impacts mitigation and response plan, as well as the development of voluntary agreements.Understand permitted and actual use of supplemental groundwater rights in the basin to better manage water resources during drought events o Recommended Action 10.1.1- Determine maximum authorized use of supplemental groundwater rights in the basin
o Recommended Action 10.1.2- Determine if maximum authorized supplemental groundwater use is significant in the basin and, if so, engage stakeholders to learn what triggers the use of supplemental groundwater rights (e.g., well issues, drought conditions)
o Recommended Action 10.1.3- Determine actual use of supplemental groundwater rights in the basin
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Addressing Domestic Well IssuesContinue to secure funding for DWUs and ensure effective implementation of the funded programsDevelop a fund to assist impacted domestic well owners, starting with the 2021 session of the Oregon legislature o Recommended Action 11.1.1- Utilize background information to request funding (for specific actions) from legislator for domestic well users experiencing decline in water quantity/quality to remedy well issues without going through a Burden of Proof.
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To convey to OWRD the urgency of responsible water management, including permit compliance, [insert other actions]; To start reducing the amount of groundwater being pumped for irrigation; To implement short term actions that could start reducing the amount of GW being pumped. [insert measurable, tangible objective] Recommend to OWRD that it take actions in the short term to reduce the amount of GW being pumped for irrigation, including permit compliance o Recommended Action 12.1.1- OWRD should enforce existing permit conditions
o Recommended Action 12.1.2- OWRD should add metering & reporting requirement as rule
o Recommended Action 12.1.3- OWRD should evaluate where groundwater decline condition exists and can be implemented.
o Recommended Action 12.1.4- Ask OWRD if there are short-horizon actions that can be taken to reduce water use
o Recommended Action 12.1.5- Ask OWRD if there are short-horizon actions that can be taken as a priority to reduce water use in areas of serious groundwater declines
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Present community with alternative water delivery mechanisms (i.e. community wells, cisterns, etc…) and offer support to affected rural areas; In developing alternative water delivery mechanisms, provide protection for exempt livestock useIdentify feasible alternative water delivery mechanisms to meet exempt water supply needs of rural residentso Recommended Action 14.1.1- Using the Anderson Perry report, Harney County GIS will identify areas of groundwater decline where there is an economically feasible cluster of homes that would benefit from alternative water delivery mechanisms.
o Recommended Action 14.1.2- Harney County court will determine community support/interest in alternative water delivery mechanisms
o Recommended Action 14.1.3- Develop a strategy with community support for alternative water delivery mechanisms where feasible
10/13: Need to somehow communicate that this is not intended for big irrigation...
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Identify and collaboratively recommend, where appropriate, actions in the short term that could start reducing the amount of groundwater being pumped for irrigation in the three cones of depression (CODs)Implement efforts for reducing GW pumping in areas that have been identified to be the cones of depression in the Harney Basin as a priorityo Recommended Action 15.1.1- Focus on educational efforts in the CODs
o Recommended Action 15.1.2- The collaborative emphasizes that OWRD should prioritize management actions in the CODs to reduce water use
o Recommended Action 15.1.3- The collaborative recommends that SWCD/NRCS and other partners prioritize irrigation efficiency funding for irrigators in CODs
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Conserving Groundwater Dependent EcosystemsProtect and conserve groundwater dependent ecosystems to preserve their ecosystem servicesImplement actions to protect and conserve groundwater dependent ecosystemso Recommended Action 17.1.1- Identify and prioritize incentives (like CREP) to reduce groundwater use in areas where it would otherwise impact GDEs
o Recommended Action 17.1.2- When data are available, identify areas that could impact GDEs from groundwater withdrawals
o Recommended Action 17.1.3- Develop Collaborative consensus on managing springs on public lands for ecological benefits
o Recommended Action 17.1.4- Identify management tools that could help reduce groundwater use where it would otherwise impact GDEs.
o Recommended Action 17.1.5- Pursue more aggressive reductions in groundwater withdrawal in areas that affect GDEs
o Recommended Action 17.1.5- Assess what legal protections exist for springs
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Pursue monitoring for GDEs in the Harney BasinImplement a monitoring program for groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) and priority plants and animals that depend on them o Recommended Action 18.1.1- OWRD groundwater monitoring for the basin include consideration of the effects on GDEs
o Recommended Action 18.1.2- Develop a comprehensive GDE monitoring program that includes priority species of flora and fauna
o Recommended Action 18.1.3- Utilize monitoring data to inform adaptive management plans
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Local Organizations/Plans + Measuring & ReportingTo assure development does not further deplete available suppliesIntegrate water availability into land use planning o Recommended Action 12.1.1- Build an understanding of City and County authorities, tools, and limitations pertaining to land use and water planning (can lay out a vision for the community that State cannot--Refer to OAR 690 10)
o Recommended Action 12.1.2- County planning department take up the issue of considering water under goals 3 and 5 given the info that has been developed by both the GW study and PBP effort
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To install approved groundwater meters on all groundwater points of non-exempt diversion to ensure proper management and accountability of groundwater resources; Develop appropriate reporting procedures for metered groundwater points of non-exempt diversion in the GHVGACMeasure and report irrigation groundwater use to inform water management decisions and outcomes and provide accountability. o Recommended Action 4.1.1- In the GHVGAC, require uniform groundwater meters installed on all groundwater points of diversion, except for exempt uses, and report, at least annually, to entities TBD and OWRD
o Recommended Action 4.1.2- Approved meters correctly installed, at minimum, meeting requirements of OWRD
o Recommended Action 4.1.3- Develop a list of approved meters to use in the Harney Basin
o Recommended Action 4.1.4- Create infrastructure for smart meter compatibility and create incentives to encourage people to install smart meters
o Recommended Action 4.1.5- Find cost-share measures to assist in cost of meters and installation o Recommended Action 4.2.1- Ensure the water use information is available to the certificate/permit-holder and reported to Oregon Water Resources Department and other appropriate water management agencies (e.g., water districts).
o Recommended Action 4.2.2- Develop a funding mechanism for collecting, reporting, and interpreting groundwater use data

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To improve our understanding and management of water use in the Harney BasinDevelop and implement OpenET as a tool to assess water useo Recommended Action 1- Continue participation of the Harney Basin as a pilot project of OpenET9/30/21: Collaborative okay with this addition
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Develop a management plan for reducing groundwater irrigation use; Reduce GW use in the Harney BasinSet benchmarks and timelines for groundwater use reduction Based on review of the USGS/OWRD GW study, consider setting benchmarks and timelines for gw use reduction by sub-area to propose to OWRD in the form of a Voluntary Agreement or other mechanisms...• Recommended Action 22.1.1- Compile existing strategies discussed to reduce groundwater irrigation and quantify and prioritize the actions based on their effects on groundwater use. [current work of the Collaborative]
• Recommended Action 22.1.2- Implement the conservation implementation strategy by NRCS to reduce groundwater use by X (3000?) acre feet/year
• Recommended Action 22.1.3- Develop and implement CREP to reduce groundwater irrigation for up to X acres....
• Recommended Action 22.1.4- Develop a water market that would have declining available shares though time (needs to be further defined)
9/30/21: Collaborative needs to spend more time on this... 10/13: Do we want to have this in here as a placeholder? "Based on review of the USGS/OWRD GW study, consider setting benchmarks and timelines for gw use reduction by sub-area to propose to OWRD in the form of a Voluntary Agreement or other mechanisms..."
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To pay for conservation and management of groundwater / restitution for injured domestic wells*Explore idea of assessing fees for groundwater use o Recommended Action 23.1.2- Due diligence re: other places that have employed fee structure (Nevada system?)
o Recommended Action 23.1.3- Should be part of a water improvement district (?)
o Recommended Action 23.1.4- OWRD/OWRC establish a water use fee system
Collab still needs to work through...
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Improving Standards and Ensuring ComplianceWork with OWRD to prioritize compliance to ensure all water is being used legally within accordance of permit and certificates and has accountability to OWRD and the public; Ask OWRD to demonstrate all water use is accounted for so we can implement other parts of the water planWork with OWRD to enact improvements in its enforcements of water rights and well construction standards in a publicly transparent manner• Recommended Action 1: Ensure all permits conditions and water use limits are met (#8).
• Recommended Action 2: Ensure all water right data, including water use data as required, is up to date and publicly available (#57).
• Recommended Action 3: Ask Harney County to ask OWRD to enforce certificate conditions (#22, #52).
• Recommended Action 4: Include a recommendation for enforcement in the integrated plan (51).
• Recommended Action 5: Enforce well construction standards (48).
o Recommended Action 29.1.1- Support OWRD in ensuring that all illegal water use ceases
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Influence the decision of Oregon Water Resources Commission in helping to reduce groundwater use in the Harney BasinPropose community supported actions for OWRD to implement (through upcoming rulemaking or otherwise) to manage groundwater sustainably and to meet statutory requirements
• Recommended Action 1: Utilize science-based, site-specific conditions, and cumulative effects when determining the reduction of water use by regulating well depth and capacity (#10)
• Recommended Action 2: Once a reasonably stable aquifer is defined, utilize science-based, site-specific conditions, and cumulative effects to reduce water use in areas of significant decline identified by OWRD (#69).
• Recommended Action 3: Once a reasonably stable aquifer is defined, utilize science-based, site-specific conditions, and cumulative effects to reduce water use basin-wide
• Recommended Action 4: OWRD should continue to utilize science-based, site-specific conditions, and cumulative effects when considering transfers and the development of new wells.
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Identify number of unused wells; Develop cost share program to address unused wellsDevelop a well clean up and safe harbor program o Recommended Action 26.1.1- Identify funding sources for an inventory of unused wells
o Recommended Action 26.1.3- Develop a community outreach to notify people of the need to address unused wells
o Recommended Action 26.2.1- Ask OWRD to provide guidance on developing cost share program (i.e. Mosier?) o Recommended Action 26.2.2- Explore alternative funding sources for cost share program (SWCD, HDP,…) both in the short and long term
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Ensure water use in Harney Basin complies with Oregon water lawCBWP Collaborative work with OWRD to ensure water rights, certificate, and permit conditions are uniformly enforced throughout the basinDELETEo Recommended Action 29.1.1- Support OWRD in ensuring that all illegal water use ceases
o Recommended Action 29.1.2- Support OWRD in ensuring that permit and certificate requirements are met		9/30/21: Collaborative okay with deleting
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Collecting/Sharing InformationUse the GW study for GW management considerationsFully utilize information from the Groundwater Study, including both the conceptual and numerical models.• Recommended Action 1: Clearly identify what is known about aquifer structure as well as what in unknown about the structure, boundaries and groundwater movements (24, 40, 41)
• Recommended Action 2: Identify the age of groundwater for consideration in regulation (18 & 66)
• Recommended Action 3: Use the GW study for GW management decisions in the future
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Building upon the GW study, identify information gaps that affect GW managementIdentify ongoing needs for further research and information, including evaluating above and below ground conditions peridically• Recommended Action 1: Use existing information and models to identify addtional information necessary for effective management9/30/21: Collaborative okay with this addition
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Use the GW study, community-based information, and other verified information as a basis for the best information available on GW conditions		Build community understanding of water resource conditions in the Harney Basin• Recommended Action 1: Acknowledge the value of data gathering efforts and the ongoing use of such data to management of water resources into the future. Use the products to engage the community’s understanding of groundwater quantity and quality in the basin (61 & 62)
• Recommended Action 2: Improve water resource data collection, interpretation, and information sharing in the Harney Basin (65)
• Recommended Action 3: Encourage community support for the development and calibration of a groundwater model for the Harney Basin that is usable for testing alternative water management options (60)  [NOTE: Phase 2 of GW study (~2022-2023)]
• Recommended Action 4: Encourage the continuation of evaluation of groundwater dependent ecosystems and culturally significant species (49) [NOTE: fits in both GW and SW conversations]
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 Ensure Harney County residents have access to information on the GW conditions in the basin as well as the current and past efforts of the CBWP CollaborativeDevelop community communications and information program to inform the public about conditions and planning effort• Recommended Action 34.1.1- Develop communication plan
• Recommended Action 34.1.2- To build a coordinated communications story of the many components of this collaborative effort
• Recommended Action 34.1.3- Develop short summary products for the community when major Collaborative milestones are passed
• Recommended Action 34.1.4- Collaborative members coordinate communications amongst themselves and partners to develop short outreach products for implementation of other strategies (audience: other water users) (i.e. develop short brochure outlining strategy and digestible summary of implementation)
• Recommended Action 34.1.5- Explore funding partnerships for outreach/communications endeavors
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DWU Additions (June 24)Water is a public resource, managed by the State; The public must have a robust opportunity to weigh in on the Department's processesStrongly encourage that OWRD rebalances processes to give equal weight to the voice and comments of the general public regarding OWRD actions on groundwater permit matters• Recommended Action 1- Ensure public notice and opportunity for public engagement where the department reverses a decision (THIS IS NOT THE FULL SUITE. WHAT ELSE?)As of 10/5/21-- no comments from DWUs
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To increase accountability and ensure that all water use occurs in compliance with a valid water rightStrongly encourage that OWRD initiate cancellation of terminate all expired permits and water rights that haven't been used in 5 years in the Harney Basin • Recommended Action 1- Request OWRD initiate continuous cancellation process for expired permits and water rights that haven't been used in 5 years and share information with the publicAs of 10/5/21-- no comments from DWUs
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Ensure deliberations and recommendations from the CBWP Collaborative, as well as stakeholder interests, are heard during rule-making processStrongly encourage that OWRD ensure fair representation in RAC• Recommended Action 1- Ensure balanced representation on the RACAs of 10/5/21-- no comments from DWUs
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Ensure that water permitting decisions by OWRD properly account for the overappropriation of the basin and do not make matters worseStrongly encourage that OWRD increase scrutiny of all applications (new permits, extensions, transfers) and create a process requiring review of well-deepening, all with improved public input • Recommended Action 1- Request OWRD increase scrutiny of all applications • Recommended Action 2- Request OWRD create a process requiring review of well deepening • Recommended Action 3- Request OWRD improve public input on processes related to new applications As of 10/5/21-- no comments from DWUs
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Additions from Consensus Prep Mtg (August 11)To determine the comprehensive economic value of water in the Harney BasinObtain/request state funding for economic feasibility studies/analyses• Recommended Action 1- Secure funding to conduct economic analyses9/30/21: Collab okay with this addition
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