1. Water Resources Update Informational Item Technical Committee October 9, 2013

2. Water Resources Committee WRC met August 13 th Marked first time water resource agency representatives from all 6 mainstem states in attendance Agenda included: –Water Resource Initiative update –USACE Civil Works Future Identity Initiative –USGS WaterSMART Initiative –Upper Mississippi River Basin Association

3. Water Resources Initiative Completed draft reports –Water Use Characterization –Water Resource Laws & Regs Reports under development –Shale gas development Compiling water use data from the states –Inter-basin transfers Reports not yet initiated –Potential impacts of climate change on water resource management –Future role of Commission in water resources management

4. USACE Civil Works Future Identity Initiative Build on existing Ohio River Basin activities and organizations to continue toward IWRM Explore possibility of implementing Shared Vision Planning to address issues in Ohio River Basin Get Ohio River Basin stakeholder feedback on potential use of Shared Vision Planning Regional initiatives to engage stakeholders on relevant issues and move out on new practices Goals: 1.Use collaborative planning to solve Ohio River Basin problems, potentially develop a comprehensive plan And in the process 2.Establish a robust institutional framework for collaboratively resolving water resources issues in the future

5. USGS WaterSMART Develop a nationwide system to deliver information about key water availability indicators –Precip, ET, storage, surface/groundwater, E-flows, uses and consumption Progressing Towards a National Assessment of Water Availability and Use – Circular 1384 Pilot studies – Delaware, Colorado, and ACF Opportunity to get Ohio River Basin included in next round of studies.

6. Upper Mississippi River Basin Association Facilitate dialogue and cooperative action regarding water resource issues in the Upper Mississippi River Basin –Five states: IL, IA, MN, MO, WS Key areas include: –Flood risk management –Advocate States’ positions on WR issues –Hydropower –Water supply (interbasin diversion policy) –Water quality Could serve as a non-regulatory model for defining ORSANCO’s role in water resources management

7. Next Steps Water Resources Initiative –Continue to work on reports Follow-up: –Discuss feedback from USACE stakeholder meetings re: Civil Works Future Identity –Investigate possible inclusion in USGS water census study Articulate benefits to States of Commission role in water resources Water Resources MOU –Continue to work with states to build support

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