Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309091551
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 261
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Flows of the Columbia River, although modified substantially during the twentieth century, still vary considerably between seasons and between years. Lowest flows tend to occur during summer months when demand for irrigation water is at its highest and when water temperatures are greatest. These periods of low flows, high demand, and high temperature are critical periods for juvenile salmon migrating downstream through the Columbia River hydropower system. Although impacts on salmon of any individual water withdrawal may be small, the cumulative effects of numerous withdrawals will affect Columbia River flows and would pose increased risks to salmon survival. The body of scientific knowledge explaining salmon migratory behavior and physiology is substantial, but imperfect, and decision makers should acknowledge this and be willing to take action in the face of uncertainties. In order to provide a more comprehensive water permitting process, the State of Washington, Canada, other basin states, and tribal groups should establish a basin-wide forum to consider future water withdrawal application permits. If the State of Washington issues additional permits for water withdrawals from the Columbia River, those permits should contain provisions that allow withdrawals to be curtailed during critical high-demand periods.
Managing the Columbia River
Columbia River Water Management Report
Author: Columbia River Water Management Group
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Languages : en
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Focus on the Columbia River Basin Water Management Program
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Category : Columbia River Watershed
Languages : en
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Category : Columbia River Watershed
Languages : en
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Columbia River Basin Water Resources Management Grants
Author: Columbia River Basin Water Management Program (Wash.)
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Category : Grants-in-aid
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : Grants-in-aid
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Colorado River Basin Water Management
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309105242
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Recent studies of past climate and streamflow conditions have broadened understanding of long-term water availability in the Colorado River, revealing many periods when streamflow was lower than at any time in the past 100 years of recorded flows. That information, along with two important trends-a rapid increase in urban populations in the West and significant climate warming in the region-will require that water managers prepare for possible reductions in water supplies that cannot be fully averted through traditional means. Colorado River Basin Water Management assesses existing scientific information, including temperature and streamflow records, tree-ring based reconstructions, and climate model projections, and how it relates to Colorado River water supplies and demands, water management, and drought preparedness. The book concludes that successful adjustments to new conditions will entail strong and sustained cooperation among the seven Colorado River basin states and recommends conducting a comprehensive basinwide study of urban water practices that can be used to help improve planning for future droughts and water shortages.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309105242
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Recent studies of past climate and streamflow conditions have broadened understanding of long-term water availability in the Colorado River, revealing many periods when streamflow was lower than at any time in the past 100 years of recorded flows. That information, along with two important trends-a rapid increase in urban populations in the West and significant climate warming in the region-will require that water managers prepare for possible reductions in water supplies that cannot be fully averted through traditional means. Colorado River Basin Water Management assesses existing scientific information, including temperature and streamflow records, tree-ring based reconstructions, and climate model projections, and how it relates to Colorado River water supplies and demands, water management, and drought preparedness. The book concludes that successful adjustments to new conditions will entail strong and sustained cooperation among the seven Colorado River basin states and recommends conducting a comprehensive basinwide study of urban water practices that can be used to help improve planning for future droughts and water shortages.
The Columbia River Basin Project for Water Supply and Water Quality Management
Author: United States. Public Health Service
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Category : Columbia River
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Category : Columbia River
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Columbia River Basin Salmon & Steelhead Management Framework Plan
Author: Columbia River Fisheries Council
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Category : Fishery management
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Category : Fishery management
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Managing the Columbia River System to Help Fish
Author: United States. Bonneville Power Administration
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Category : Columbia River Watershed
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Category : Columbia River Watershed
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Management Plan for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Author: United States. Forest Service
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Category : Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Findings, Recommendations, and Elements of a Management Alternative for the Columbia River Gorge
Author: Washington (State). Governor's Select Committee on the Columbia River Gorge
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Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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