1. CSRIA Mission Statement, Standard for Water Resources Management:
CSRIA 2017 OPERATIONS
Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Water Resources Management, Economics, Policy
CSRIA Mission Statement,
Standard for Water Resources Management:
The CSRIA will “keep the water at the pumps,” and it will work to enhance access to new water supplies for its irrigation, industrial, and municipal members.
The CSRIA has relentlessly told water managers, legislators, and agency heads that the fundamental standard for effective water resources management is competence and honesty. Competence depends on sound technical and economic information; honesty means not deceiving others or worse, deceiving yourself.
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2. CSRIA 2017 OPERATIONS
Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Water Resources Management, Economics, Policy
CSRIA 2018 DRAFT Work Plan:
Operations/Services
2017
2018
State Water Rights (New),
State Water Rights (Existing),
And
Water Conservancy Boards
Secure CSRIA Actions at OCR-Ecology.
Conservation O&M—Applied to Adm. Actions.
Water Right Review and Audits.
New Legal Opinions and WRP-Ecology Actions.
Support Water Marketing and Water Right Changes/ Transfers.
Technical-Legal Support.
Support New M&I Permits, Trust Program Mitigation Permits, Qi Permits.
Prepare Legal Opinions Responding to WRP-Ecology Actions.
Prepare Water Right Reviews and Audits.
Prepare Technical-Legal Support for Water Right Actions.
Columbia-Snake River
Federal Review Actions
Federal Hydro Biop.
Litigation.
God Squad-Administrative. Communications.
NEPA-EIS Technical Review.
NEPA-EIS Technical Review and Technical-Legal Reports.
Administrative Communications with Federal Agencies Others.
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3. Legislative Information
CSRIA 2017 OPERATIONS
Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Water Resources Management, Economics, Policy
Operations/Services
2017
2018
Legislative Action,
Water Code Changes,
Legislative Information
Monitor Key Water Bills.
Bill Recommendations.
Legislative Briefing Papers.
Meetings/Testimony.
Monitoring Limited Legislative Activity and Prepare Briefings Papers.
Participation in AWB Committees—Water, CO2, Other s Needed.
Communications
and Media Control
Ads: WA Bus./Cap.Press.
Press/Media Releases.
Targeted Internet Media.
Editorial Boards.
Direct Reporter Interviews.
Prepare Targeted Ads: WA Bus./Cap. Press.
Distribute Limited Press/Media Releases; Internet Media.
Provide Briefings for Stakeholder Groups working with CSRIA.
Revise and Update Web Site.
Key Alliances
and Collaboration
WRC-Committee, AWB.
Local Utilities, Ag. Groups, Ports, Other Associations?
Interaction with Local Utilities, Ag. Groups, Others.
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