Comprehensive Comprehensive Aquifer Management and Aquifer Management and

Planning ProgramPlanning Program

Helen HarringtonHelen Harrington

Idaho Department of Water Resources/Idaho Department of Water Resources/

Idaho Water Resource BoardIdaho Water Resource Board

October 16, 2008October 16, 2008

The CAMP ProgramThe CAMP Program

• Fiscal Year 2009Fiscal Year 2009• House Bills No. 428 and 644House Bills No. 428 and 644• Created Aquifer Planning and Created Aquifer Planning and

Management Program under the Management Program under the authority of the Idaho Water authority of the Idaho Water Resource BoardResource Board

• New Idaho Code Sections: New Idaho Code Sections: 42-1779 42-1779 42-178042-1780

PurposePurpose• Conduct statewide comprehensive Conduct statewide comprehensive

aquifer planning and management aquifer planning and management effort over a 10-year periodeffort over a 10-year period

• Avoid the conflicts in Eastern Avoid the conflicts in Eastern Snake Plain in other areas of the Snake Plain in other areas of the statestate

• Develop management plans for Develop management plans for selected basins with potential selected basins with potential ground-surface water conflicts or ground-surface water conflicts or other potential conflictsother potential conflicts

FundingFunding

• $20 million Appropriation into new $20 million Appropriation into new fundfund

• Appropriated $2.76 million to IDWR Appropriated $2.76 million to IDWR for first year of programfor first year of program

• Interest from Fund will be routed Interest from Fund will be routed back into Fund to extend funding back into Fund to extend funding for duration of programfor duration of program

Anticipated Technical StudiesAnticipated Technical Studies

• Establish Monitoring Network Establish Monitoring Network

• Develop Hydrologic FrameworkDevelop Hydrologic Framework

• Prepare Water BalancePrepare Water Balance

• Create Ground Water ModelCreate Ground Water Model

Anticipated Planning StudiesAnticipated Planning Studies

• Water Demand Projections (50 Water Demand Projections (50 years)years)

• Evaluate impacts of climate Evaluate impacts of climate change on future water change on future water supplies and strategies for supplies and strategies for meeting future water demandmeeting future water demand

• Evaluate alternatives to meeting Evaluate alternatives to meeting projected demands:projected demands:– Water Use Transfers (i.e., ag to Water Use Transfers (i.e., ag to

DCMI)DCMI)– Weather Modification FeasibilityWeather Modification Feasibility– Aquifer RechargeAquifer Recharge– New Storage New Storage – Inter-basin TransfersInter-basin Transfers

• Develop management planDevelop management plan

Anticipated Planning StudiesAnticipated Planning Studies

Ten

Priority

Basins

Schedule of BasinsSchedule of Basins

BasinBasinFY FY 20092009

20120100 20112011 20122012

20120133

20120144

20120155

20120166

20120177 20182018

Treasure Treasure ValleyValley

Rathdrum Rathdrum PrairiePrairie

PalousePalouse

Big WoodBig Wood

Mountain Mountain HomeHome

BearBear

TetonTeton

Big LostBig Lost

PortneufPortneuf

BlackfootBlackfoot

Program StatusProgram Status

• Coordination between IDWR Coordination between IDWR technical and planning groupstechnical and planning groups

• Refining goals and objectives for Refining goals and objectives for initial basinsinitial basins

• Establishing study boundaries and Establishing study boundaries and scopes of work for projects and scopes of work for projects and contractscontracts

Stakeholder and Public Stakeholder and Public InvolvementInvolvement

• Advisory committees will be Advisory committees will be established in each basinestablished in each basin

• Scoping of issues and concerns Scoping of issues and concerns will begin prior to establishment of will begin prior to establishment of advisory committeesadvisory committees

For Additional Information:For Additional Information:

http://www.idwr.idaho.gov/waterbhttp://www.idwr.idaho.gov/waterboard/Planning/CAMP/CAMP.htmoard/Planning/CAMP/CAMP.htm

Helen HarringtonHelen HarringtonManager, Water Planning SectionManager, Water Planning SectionIdaho Department of Water ResourcesIdaho Department of Water Resources208-287-4848208-287-4848Helen.harrington@idwr.idaho.govHelen.harrington@idwr.idaho.gov