1. 2005 Idaho Climate and Water Resource Forecast Sponsored by: Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington and the Idaho Department of Water Resources

2. Welcome To Idaho Water Center

3. Nez Perce Settlement Agreement IWRB Minimum Streamflow Implementation for List A and List B Streams

4. Salmon/Clearwater Component Instream Flows to be established as part of the settlement of the Nez Perce claims in the Snake River Basin adjudication. By March 31, 2005 IWRB will establish instream flow water rights, pursuant to state law in accordance with protocol established in agreement.

7. Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer Settlement

8. Design Objectives Effectuate a net water budget change of 600,000 to 900,000 acre-feet annually. Monitoring program will ensure that water budget changes do occur. Costs to be responsibility of those that receive benefit.

9. Framework Basis Based on prior appropriation doctrine. Newly reformulated and calibrated Eastern Snake Plain ground water flow model will be used to quantify effects of ground water, climate and related changes on aquifer and Snake River.