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Metric 1440: Amount of unprotected water flow returned to the stream by conservation in acre-feet/year - Published

Basics

Metric Type ID:

1440

Metric Name:

Amount of unprotected water flow returned to the stream by conservation in acre-feet/year

Metric Unit Type:

number

Is Numeric:

Yes

Precision:

0.1

Metric Guidance

Metric Guidance ID	Description	Used on Work Elements
70	This is the seasonal volume of water left instream due to irrigation efficiencies; this water is "unprotected" until an official water transaction is recorded.	82, 149, 150, 151, 203, 208

Work Elements That Use This Metric

6 Work Elements Associated With Metric 1440: Amount of unprotected water flow returned to the stream by conservation in acre-feet/year

Work Element	Work Element Association Status	Description	FY Start	FY End	Guidance ID	Guidance	Required / Optional	Is Activated By Default	Included in PI	Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)	PNSHP Metric Code	PNSHP Metric
82. Install Well	Active	Install well to enable groundwater to be used for irrigation as an alternative to instream flow. Wells installed to provide water for livestock should be covered under 34. Develop Alternative Water Source. Wells installed to provide hatchery or acclimation water supplies should be covered under 171. Build, Modify, and/or Refurbish Artificial Production Facility. If a well is being installed to provide water instream, also use 154. Develop and Negotiate Water Right Transaction and 164. Acquire Water Instream.	2005		70	This is the seasonal volume of water left instream due to irrigation efficiencies; this water is "unprotected" until an official water transaction is recorded.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.3.e.2	Acre feet of water conserved per year
ITS Action Category: Flow Enhancement/Protection ITS Metric: Amount of water acquired/protected
149. Install Pipeline	Active	Includes activities related to installing a pipeline . This work element is only for work designed to provide irrigation efficiencies which result in increased instream flow. Other options should have already been considered to accomplish this purpose, such as water transactions or obtaining cost-share for this work element and subsequently transferring conserved water instream. To cover initial work to put conserved water instream, including coordinating with the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program, also use 154. Develop and Negotiate Water Right Transaction and 164. Acquire Water Instream. If the pipeline is part of a larger irrigation consolidation project that involves eliminating a diversion, then you must also use 84. Remove/Install Diversion (Expired). WE#149, Install Pipeline is often used in conjunction with 150. Install Sprinkler (Expired). In these cases, be careful not to double-count metrics. Avoid this by entering metrics only for 149. Install Pipeline (Expired), not 150. Install Sprinkler (Expired). If the purpose of the pipeline is to provide water to livestock, use 34. Develop Alternative Water Source instead.	2005		70	This is the seasonal volume of water left instream due to irrigation efficiencies; this water is "unprotected" until an official water transaction is recorded.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.3.e.2	Acre feet of water conserved per year
ITS Action Category: Flow Enhancement/Protection ITS Metric: Amount of water acquired/protected
150. Install Sprinkler	Active	Includes activities related to installing a sprinkler system. This work element is only for work designed to provide irrigation efficiencies which result in increased instream flow. Thus, other options should have already been considered to accomplish this purpose, such as water transactions or obtaining cost-share for this work element and subsequently transferring conserved water instream. To cover initial work to put conserved water instream, including coordinating with the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program, also use 154. Develop and Negotiate Water Right Transaction and 164. Acquire Water Instream.	2005		70	This is the seasonal volume of water left instream due to irrigation efficiencies; this water is "unprotected" until an official water transaction is recorded.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.3.e.2	Acre feet of water conserved per year
ITS Action Category: Flow Enhancement/Protection ITS Metric: Amount of water acquired/protected
151. Line Diversion Ditch	Active	Includes activities related to lining a ditch. This work element is only for work designed to provide irrigation efficiencies which result in increased instream flow. Thus, other options should have already been considered to accomplish this purpose, such as water transactions or obtaining cost-share for this work element and subsequently transferring conserved water instream. To cover initial work to put conserved water instream, including coordinating with the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program, also use 154. Develop and Negotiate Water Right Transaction and 164. Acquire Water Instream.	2005		70	This is the seasonal volume of water left instream due to irrigation efficiencies; this water is "unprotected" until an official water transaction is recorded.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.3.e.2	Acre feet of water conserved per year
ITS Action Category: Flow Enhancement/Protection ITS Metric: Amount of water acquired/protected
203. Install Water Conservation Measure	Active	This work element is for work designed to provide irrigation efficiencies which result in increased instream flow, such as installing a pipeline, sprinkler, and/or lining a diversion ditch. Other options should have already been considered to accomplish this purpose, such as water transactions or obtaining cost-share for this work element and subsequently transferring conserved water instream. To cover initial work to put conserved water instream, including coordinating with the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program, also use 154. Develop and Negotiate Water Right Transaction and 164. Acquire Water Instream. If the conservation measure is part of a larger irrigation consolidation project that involves eliminating a diversion, then you must also use 208. Irrigation Infrastructure Construction or Replacement. If installing a pipeline to provide water to livestock, use 34. Develop Alternative Water Source instead.	2015		70	This is the seasonal volume of water left instream due to irrigation efficiencies; this water is "unprotected" until an official water transaction is recorded.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.3.e.2	Acre feet of water conserved per year
ITS Action Category: Flow Enhancement/Protection ITS Metric: Amount of water acquired/protected
208. Irrigation Infrastructure Construction or Replacement	Expired	All actions related to the construction and installation of irrigation infrastructure for the purpose of fish and wildlife conservation. Includes fish screens (and related infrastructure such as concrete, gantries, solar panels, bypass pipe, etc.), headgates, flow measuring devices, irrigation diversions, siphons, wells, piping, pumps, and fish passage structures associated with irrigation diversions. The design of complex or large-scale screens is typically a separate work element. See 175. Produce Design. In known or potential lamprey habitat use guidance from these documents: Guidelines to Minimize Impacts and Maximize Benefits for Native Lamprey During In-water Work https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm Pacific Lamprey Habitat Restoration Guide https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm. Lamprey presence can be determined from Data Basin map https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm. This map does not show all distribution due to limited data. Pre-project lamprey surveys should be done (see USFWS lamprey Guidelines document) if the map does not show presence.	2021	2021	70	This is the seasonal volume of water left instream due to irrigation efficiencies; this water is "unprotected" until an official water transaction is recorded.	Optional	No	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Flow Enhancement/Protection ITS Metric: Amount of water acquired/protected

Rationale:

Associated Measures

Measure	HLI
acre-feet/year of water conserved
acre-feet/year of water protected and conserved	Water Acre-Feet

PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)

Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz):

Yes

PNSHP Metric Association	Work Element
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.3 Instream Flow Project C.3.e.1 Irrigation practice improvement C.3.e.2 Acre feet of water conserved per year	82. Install Well 149. Install Pipeline 150. Install Sprinkler 151. Line Diversion Ditch 203. Install Water Conservation Measure

Summary

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