1. Deschutes Basin Board of Control Bend – May 8, 2009

2. North Unit ID Three Sisters ID Ochoco ID Central Oregon ID Tumalo ID Arnold ID Swalley ID

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7. Deschutes Basin Board of Control Irrigation Districts TSID 1895 - 7,568 acres Swalley 1899 - 4,359 acres COID 1900 - 44,784 acres Arnold 1905 - 4,384 acres Tumalo 1905 - 8,094 acres North Unit 1913 - 58,908 acres Ochoco 1928 - 20,145 acres TOTAL 148,242

9. Irrigation District Concerns  Preserve water rights & supplies  Continue to serve patrons  Wanting to support reintroduction  ESA exposure -No legal protections

10. THE FEAR OF LOSS

11. DBBC Action Steps  Contacted Licensees  CTWS & PGE  Contacted Congressional Delegation  Meetings with NOAA, USFWS & USBR  Framework of Plan developed  Immediate to Long Term

12. Operating Framework  Enforcement Discretion Letters to Irrigation Districts – May 2010  10j Rule Experimental, Non-Essential  Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)

13. Enforcement Discretion Letters  NMFS Will Not Legally Target Irrigation Districts – 2010  Based on Unprecedented and Continuing Conservation Work Piping inefficient canals and placing water permanently instream over last 10 years

14. 10j Experimental, Non-Essential  Proposed Rulemaking Underway by NOAA  Requires Scientific Study  Could Run 5-7 Years or More  Protects All Who Operate Within the Law - Including Landowners, Cities, Counties, Farmers & Ranchers

16. HCP  DBBC Leading the HCP Effort City of Prineville joined 2008  DBBC Convening Stakeholders  Seeking Long-Term Year Incidental Take Permits  Contractual Commitment to Conservation & Restoration Actions

17. HCP  Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs  Deschutes River Conservancy  Trout Unlimited  Bureau of Land Management  ODFW  Portland General Electric  American Rivers  Water Watch  NOAA  US Fish & Wildlife  Bureau of Reclamation  Many others

18. Challenges Ahead  $500K per year for HCP development – 5 to 7 years Grant funding of $306K thru Sept 2009 Grant request not awarded for 2009-2011  Desire to continue conservation projects during HCP development  Funding for Conservation Projects Reclamation, Stimulus and Appropriations  HCP success benefits all Parties but not all share the costs  “Minimize and mitigate to maximum extent practicable” is not same standard for all Parties  No guarantees on obtaining ITPs

19. Deschutes Basin Board of Control Steve Johnson – Manager COID