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Planning Highlights in the Red River Basin

Oklahoma-Texas Area Office

August 22, 2013

August 27, 2015

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

Reclamation Background

Oklahoma-Texas Area Office

Texas Oklahoma Kansas

Austin Oklahoma City

Ownership/oversight responsibility for 11 reservoirs with a total capacity

• f 4.2 million acre-feet.

Total water rights from projects:

• M&I - 571,000 acre-ft/yr to about

2.7 million customers.

• Irrigation - 110,600 acre-ft/yr

for about 63,000 acres. 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

• Water Recycling and Reuse
• Desalination and Concentrate Management
• Drought Program
• Basin Studies
• Upper Washita River Basin Study
• Upper Red River Basin Study

Planning Highlights relevant to the Red River Basin

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

Pretreatment Technology

– Advanced pretreatment for nanofiltration of brackish surface water: Fouling control and water quality improvements.

• Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy District
• University of Houston

Concentrate Management

– Concentrate Management Tool Box

• North Texas Municipal Water District

Inland Desalination of Brackish Surface Water

Research Activities

Foss Reservoir, August 2013

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-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

Basin Studies Program

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

Frederick Davidson Grandfield Manitou Tillman Co RWD #1 Tipton Hollister Faxon Cotton Co RWD #1 Devol Snyder Comanche Co RWD #4 Mountain Park Altus Jackson Co Water Corp Duke PWA Quartz Mountain Regional Water Auth Blair PWA Olustee PWS Martha Creta Water Company Altus Air Force Base Eldorado Granite PWS Lone Wolf Kiowa Co RWS & SWMD #1 Harmon Electric Headrick Frederick Lake Lugert-Altus Irrigation District Lugert-Altus Reservoir Mountain Park Master Conservancy District Tom Steed Reservoir Agriculture Hackberry Flat WMA

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 & Infrastructure Funding—

meet $82B need

Regional Planning Groups— statewide

water planning to local level

Excess & Surplus Water— protect local

needs while addressing state demand

Instream Flows—

support non-cons. recreational and local economic interests

State/Tribal Water Consultation & Resolution— avoid conflict and

uncertainty through cooperation

Water Efficiency & Reuse—

hold demand to current levels through, incentives, educ., conservation programs

Water Supply Reliability—

ensure fair, reliable water allocation through informed decision making & mgmt approach

Water Quality & Quantity Monitoring— improve decision-making

through holistic SW/GW program

Reliable Allocation of Water Rights

OCWP Recommendation

Informed Availability Analysis Responsive Water Management Reliable Water Supply

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Complete all aquifer yield studies to determine groundwater available for appropriation Complete all stream water allocation studies to assess location-specific water availability Further analyze various water rights management approaches

Public Meeting 3 July 2017 Objectives and Targets System Reliability Analysis Findings and Conclusions Groundwater Management Strategies Infrastructure Strategies Surface Water Management Strategies Public Meeting 2 Dec 2016 Public Meeting 1 April 2015 Kick-Off

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Study Work Plan

Flow Chart, Outreach, & Schedule

North Fork of Red River Surface Water Allocation Study North Fork of Red River Alluvium Maximum Annual Yield Study Elk City Sandstone Hydrologic Investigation Salt Fork Alluvium Hydrologic Investigation

Upper Washita Basin Study Area

Study Conceptual Flow Chart

Public Meeting 3 Mar 2016 Rush Springs Aquifer Maximum Annual Yield Study Washita River Surface Water Allocation Study Groundwater Management Options Infrastructure Options Surface Water Management Options System Reliability Analysis Goals and Targets Findings and Conclusions Public Meeting 2 Nov 2015 Public Meeting 1 Oct 2013 Kick-Off

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/

To Learn More…..

Thank You!

Darion Mayhorn dmayhorn@usbr.gov 405-470-4831 Collins Balcombe cbalcombe@usbr.gov 512-899-4162