1. National Waterways Conference 50 th Anniversary Annual Meeting Boston, Massachusetts September 22-24, 2010 T Tony Willardson, Executive Director Western States Water Council

2. The future growth and prosperity of the western states depend upon the availability of adequate quantities of water of suitable quality.

3. To ensure the West has an adequate, sustainable supply of water of suitable quality to meet our diverse economic and environmental needs now and for future generations.

4. Federal Cost Sharing Obligation Direct or Indirect Project Beneficiary Direct or Indirect Project Beneficiary Best Position to Finance and Recover Cost Best Position to Finance and Recover Cost Best Finance, Recover/Bear Costs (Indirect) Best Finance, Recover/Bear Costs (Indirect) National Economic and Social (Env) Goals National Economic and Social (Env) Goals Economic Stabilization & Income or Wealth Redistribution Economic Stabilization & Income or Wealth Redistribution Established Federal Right to Goods/Service Established Federal Right to Goods/Service Fulfill Federal Commitment or Promise Fulfill Federal Commitment or Promise

5. C 1. Growth and Water Policy 2. Meeting Future Water Demands 3. Water Infra- structure Needs and Strategies 4. Resolution of Indian Water Rights Claims 5. Climate Change Impacts 6. ESA & Protecting Aquatic Species

7. Army Corps of Engineers Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Environmental Protection Agency Agency National Oceanic & Atmo- spheric Administration Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service U.S. Geololgical Survey U.S. Department of Energy National Aeronautics and Space Administration

8. Urge Congress to require federal water resource agencies to include “Integrated Water Resources Planning and Assistance” as one of their primary missions…to encourage more comprehensive plans, reducing inefficiencies, project-specific responses, contradictory actions, and hastily conceived reactions to the latest real or perceived crisis. Urge Congress to require federal water resource agencies to include “Integrated Water Resources Planning and Assistance” as one of their primary missions…to encourage more comprehensive plans, reducing inefficiencies, project-specific responses, contradictory actions, and hastily conceived reactions to the latest real or perceived crisis.

9. Federal agencies should use state water plans to help determine national water policy and priorities that best align federal agency support to states; and to inform decision making regarding regional water issues. Federal agencies should use state water plans to help determine national water policy and priorities that best align federal agency support to states; and to inform decision making regarding regional water issues. Success in this endeavor will depend in large part on state initiative and innovation, since states have the pivotal role in water planning, as well as allocating and protecting the resource. Success in this endeavor will depend in large part on state initiative and innovation, since states have the pivotal role in water planning, as well as allocating and protecting the resource.

10. Decisions about where and how to grow are rarely influenced by water policy or by the availability of water Decisions about where and how to grow are rarely influenced by water policy or by the availability of water

11. 2006 WGA Water Report To encourage sustainable growth policies and plans, states should identify the water demands and impacts associated with future growth. Additionally, states should develop integrated growth and water resource scenarios so that the consequences of various growth scenarios can be evaluated for both the near and long term.

12. Water Policy and Growth Need to integrate water resources and land use planning. Need to integrate water resources and land use planning. Water moving from agricultural to urban uses. Water moving from agricultural to urban uses. Applications for new water use, water right transfers, etc. should consider local, tribal and watershed group plans. Applications for new water use, water right transfers, etc. should consider local, tribal and watershed group plans. Third party impacts should be Third party impacts should be considered, including adverse effects on rural communities and the environment.

13. Water Policy and Growth Water and Land Use Planning Symposium Water and Land Use Planning Symposium Denver, CO – September 2009 Ag-Urban Water Transfers Work Group Ag-Urban Water Transfers Work Group WGA Renewable Energy/Water Nexus WGA Renewable Energy/Water Nexus Exempt Wells Report – Published in March in Environmental Law Journal by Lewis & Clark Law School Exempt Wells Report – Published in March in Environmental Law Journal by Lewis & Clark Law School

14. Meeting Future Water Demands More storage and innovative options More storage and innovative options Water Reuse, Desalination, Weather Mod National Water Needs & Use Assessment National Water Needs & Use Assessment Quantifying Supplies & Demands (w/data) Quantifying Supplies & Demands (w/data) Importance of existing observation and remote sensing capabilities - Importance of existing observation and remote sensing capabilities - NRCS Snow Survey Program USGS Streamgaging Programs Landsat Thermal Infrared for ET

15. KcKc 0.00 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.4 ET from individual fields is essential for:Water Rights, Water Transfers, Farm Water Management Why use High Resolution Imagery? ET from Landsat 5 with thermal sharpened to 30 m (K c = ET act / ET ref )

16. Imperial Valley, CA via Landsat 7

17. Water Infrastructure Needs/Strategies 2008 DC Seminar (summary in WGA rpt) 2008 DC Seminar (summary in WGA rpt) Federal State Revolving Fund (CW & DW) Federal State Revolving Fund (CW & DW) Rural Water Supply Act – Loan Guarantees Rural Water Supply Act – Loan Guarantees Needs Assessment (USBR) Needs Assessment (USBR) Shared Water Vision & P&Gs Shared Water Vision & P&Gs Review State Water Planning Review State Water Planning Omnibus Public Lands Act (Settlements) Omnibus Public Lands Act (Settlements) Reclamation Fund Reclamation Fund San Antonio, TX Symposium Nov. 8-10 San Antonio, TX Symposium Nov. 8-10

18. Resolution of Indian Water Right Claims Water Rights Settlement Fund Water Rights Settlement Fund WSWC/NARF Settlement Symposium WSWC/NARF Settlement Symposium Lummi Reservation WA – Aug. 2009 DOI Quarterly Conference Calls DOI Quarterly Conference Calls Settlement Criteria and Standards Settlement Criteria and Standards Off-Reservation Tribal Trust/Fee Lands Off-Reservation Tribal Trust/Fee Lands Ground Water Issues Ground Water Issues

19. Climate Change Impacts NIDIS Workshops – Lincoln, NE NIDIS Workshops – Lincoln, NE & San Francisco, CA & San Francisco, CA National Mtg - Washington, DC Sept 14-15 National Mtg - Washington, DC Sept 14-15 WGA 2009 Climate Resolution WGA 2009 Climate Resolution Call for National Climate Service Call for National Climate Service WGA Climate Adaptation Workgroup WGA Climate Adaptation Workgroup Integration in State Water Plans Integration in State Water Plans

20. ESA and Aquatic Resources State Water Rights and Tools State Water Rights and Tools State Instreamflow Protections State Instreamflow Protections Series of Western State Workshops Series of Western State Workshops ESA/State Water Rights Protocol ESA/State Water Rights Protocol Renew Discussion with U.S. Fish & Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries Service Renew Discussion with U.S. Fish & Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries Service

21. Tony Willardson, Executive Director Western States Water Council www.westgov.org/wswc801-685-2555twillards@wswc.state.ut.us