1. Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest Region Partnerships

2. Pacific Northwest Region The Pacific Northwest Region includes the Columbia River Basin in the United States. The region includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.

3. Pacific Northwest Region

4. What is a partnership? By definition it is the state or condition of being a partner; in participation; in association; for joint interest A relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, as for the achievement of a specified goal

5. Who are Reclamation’s partners? Government Agencies –Federal –State –County –City Local governances (Tualatin Basin Water Supply Partners) Native American Tribes Water User Associations Irrigation Districts Water Districts Canal Companies Academia Conservation Organizations

6. Examples of Federal Partnerships U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bonneville Power Association Bureau of Land Management U.S. Geological Survey Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

7. Local Government Partnership Examples Recreation concessions by state and county agencies Conduct Various Studies –Water Storage –Water Supply –River Basin and Watershed Municipal and Industrial Water

8. PN Region Water User Associations Oregon Water Resources Congress Idaho Water Users Association Washington State Water Resource Association Montana Water Resource Association

9. Irrigation Districts Partnerships Over 150 Irrigation Districts and Canal Companies in PN Region Operation and Maintenance Technical Assistance In-kind work Conservation projects

10. Other Partnership Examples Native American Tribes Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Water Conservation Field Services Program Deschutes River Conservancy WISE Project

11. Bureau Of Reclamation Internet Website http://www.usbr.gov Project Dataweb www.usbr.gov/dataweb