Planning Highlights in the Red River Basin Oklahoma-Texas Area Office August 22, 2013 August 27, 2015
Reclamation Background The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.
Reclamation Background • Constructed more than 600 dams & reservoirs • Deliver 11 million acre-feet of M&I water to 31 million people annually • Irrigate 10 million acres per year (one out of 5 Western farmers) – 60% U.S. vegetables – 25% U.S. fruits/nuts • Recreation – 90 million visitor days per year • Reclamation and power – The 2nd largest hydro producer – 58 hydropower facilities – 41 billion kilowatt hours
Oklahoma-Texas Kansas Area Office Oklahoma Ownership/oversight responsibility Oklahoma City for 11 reservoirs with a total capacity of 4.2 million acre-feet. Total water rights from projects: • M&I - 571,000 acre-ft/yr to about Texas 2.7 million customers. • Irrigation - 110,600 acre-ft/yr for about 63,000 acres. Austin Annual recreation use of over 4 million visitor-days each year. Ownership/oversight responsibility for 190,000 acres of Federal land
Reclamation Projects, Red River Basin
Planning Highlights relevant to the Red River Basin • Water Recycling and Reuse • Desalination and Concentrate Management • Drought Program • Basin Studies • Upper Washita River Basin Study • Upper Red River Basin Study
Water Reuse and Recycling Planning - A Preliminary Assessment of Non-Potable Reuse Alternatives for the City of Sulphur
Water Reuse and Recycling Research Case Study – Brazos River Demonstration Wetland in Waco, TX
Inland Desalination of Brackish Surface Water Research Activities Pretreatment Technology – Advanced pretreatment for nanofiltration of brackish surface water: Fouling control and water quality improvements. • Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy District Foss Reservoir, August 2013 • University of Houston Concentrate Management – Concentrate Management Tool Box • North Texas Municipal Water District Water Quality 1,500-3,000 mg/L TDS
Drought Response Program Program supports a proactive approach to planning and responding to drought through: • Drought Contingency Planning • Drought Resiliency Projects • Emergency Response Action In FY 15, the program received $5 million to fund planning and project activities Reclamation-wide. Over $1.5 million of the funding went to projects in Oklahoma and Texas.
Drought Response Program Planning and Resiliency in Red River Basin About $1 million is going to projects that will directly benefit the Red River Basin. Drought Contingency Planning: – Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations - $187,081 – Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy District - $200,000 Drought Resiliency Projects: – City of Duncan, OK - $300,000 – Waurika Lake Master Conservancy District - $300,000
Basin Studies Program • Basin-wide scope; Competitive process; 50/50 cost-share • Update supply & demand projections • Evaluate the reliability of infrastructure and operations in meeting future needs under various risk factors • Develop adaptation strategies to meet future water needs • Identify trade-offs • Findings and conclusions
Upper Washita and Upper Red Basins
Upper Washita Basin Study, OK (FY 12 – FY15) • Reclamation, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy District, Fort Cobb Reservoir Master Conservancy District • $250,000 (Federal) + $450,000 (non-Federal) = $900,000 Upper Red River Basin Study, OK (FY 14 – FY 17) • Reclamation, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Lugert- Altus Irrigation District, Mountain Park Master Conservancy District • $640,000 (Federal) + $860,000 (non-Federal) = $1,500,000
Upper Red River Basin Study Area
Customers and Water Users Lugert-Altus Reservoir Tom Steed Reservoir Lugert-Altus Irrigation District Mountain Park Master Conservancy District Frederick Lake Agriculture Altus Snyder Hackberry Flat WMA Frederick Altus Air Force Base Comanche Co RWD #4 Davidson Jackson Co Water Corp Mountain Park Grandfield Devol Headrick Cotton Co RWD #1 Duke PWA Manitou Quartz Mountain Regional Water Auth Granite PWS Tillman Co RWD #1 Lone Wolf Faxon Blair PWA Olustee PWS Kiowa Co RWS & SWMD #1 Hollister Martha Harmon Electric Tipton Creta Water Company Eldorado
Southwest Water Supply Action Plan New or Restructured Permitting Procedures
Reservoir Yield and Drought Resiliency Tom Steed Reservoir Yield
Supply Reliability During Drought Affects of upstream groundwater permitting • Red squares indicate active groundwater permits
Supply Reliability During Drought Affects of upstream surface water permitting • Red squares indicate active surface water permits
Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan Priority Water Policy Recommendations (2012) Water Project & Water Quality & Infrastructure Funding — Quantity Monitoring — Regional Planning meet $82B need i mprove decision-making Groups — statewide through holistic SW/GW water planning to local level program Water Supply Reliability — Excess & Surplus Water — protect local ensure fair, reliable water allocation through informed needs while addressing decision making & mgmt state demand approach Instream Flows — Water Efficiency & Reuse — support non-cons. hold demand to current levels recreational and local through, incentives, educ., economic interests conservation programs State/Tribal Water Consultation & Resolution — avoid conflict and uncertainty through cooperation
Reliable Allocation of Water Rights OCWP Recommendation Informed Availability Complete all aquifer yield studies to Analysis determine groundwater available for appropriation + Complete all stream water allocation studies to assess location-specific Responsive Water water availability Management Further analyze various water rights management approaches = Reliable Water Supply
Study Work Plan Flow Chart, Outreach, & Schedule Groundwater North Fork of Management Red River Strategies Surface Water Allocation Study System Objectives Infrastructure Findings and Kick-Off Reliability and Strategies Conclusions North Fork of Analysis Targets Red River Alluvium Maximum Surface Water Annual Yield Management Study Strategies Salt Fork Alluvium Hydrologic Investigation Elk City Sandstone Hydrologic Investigation Public Meeting 1 Public Meeting 2 Public Meeting 3 April 2015 Dec 2016 July 2017 You Are Here
Upper Washita Basin Study Area
Study Conceptual Flow Chart Groundwater Management Rush Springs Options Aquifer Maximum Annual Yield System Study Goals Findings and Infrastructure Reliability Kick-Off and Conclusions Options Analysis Targets Washita River Surface Water Allocation Surface Water Study Management Options Public Meeting 3 Public Meeting 1 Public Meeting 2 Mar 2016 Oct 2013 Nov 2015
To Learn More….. Native American Affairs Technical Assistance http://www.usbr.gov/native/programs/techasst_activities_tap.html WaterSMART Competitive Grants http://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/ Drought Response Program http://www.usbr.gov/drought/ Title XVI Program (Reuse & Desalination) http://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/title / Basin Studies Program http://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/bsp/ Research and Development Program http://www.usbr.gov/research/
Thank You! Darion Mayhorn dmayhorn@usbr.gov 405-470-4831 Collins Balcombe cbalcombe@usbr.gov 512-899-4162
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