Transcript Building ORSANCO`s Capacity to Engage in Water Resources

WATER RESOURCES
ORSANCO Technical Committee
February 12-13, 2013
Water Resources Committee
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WRC met November 27, 2012
Main discussion items:
 Water
Resources Initiative Update
 Inventory
of water resources regulations
 Water use inventory
 Governor’s
MOU
 Climate Change
Inventory of Water Resource Regulations
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14 States
Multiple Intrabasin
Jurisdictions (TVA, USACE,
and more)
Federal Regulations
Multiple Neighboring
Compacts/Commissions
State
Alabama
Summary of Water Resource Laws and Regulations in the Ohio River Basin
Water Withdrawals
Interbasin Transfer
Registration
Permit Required if
Permit Required if
Required if
Surface Water >100,000 gpd1
Ground Water >100,000 gpd1
Surface Water
Ground Water
Agriculture
Surface Water
Illinois
Ground Water
Surface Water
Indiana
Ground Water
Surface Water
Kentucky
Ground Water
Surface Water
Maryland
Ground Water
Agriculture
Surface Water
Mississippi
Ground Water
Surface Water
North Carolina Ground Water
Agriculture
Surface Water
New York
Ground Water
Agriculture
Georgia
>100,000 gpd
>100,000 gpd
>100,000 gpd2
>100,000 gpd1
>100,000 gpd1
>100,000 gpd1
>100,000 gpd1
constant rate6
constant rate6
any amount
any amount
any amount
as needed
>20,000 gpd
>10,000 gpd
>10,000 gpd
>1,000,000 gpd
>100,000 gpd1
>100,000 gpd1
>1,000,000 gpd3
>100,000 gpd9
>100,000 gpd
No specified policy
>100,000 gpd
>100,000 gpd
>100,000 gpd2
No specified policy
If it affects navigation
From a navigable waterway in
any amount
>10,000gpd
>10,000 gpd
Any amount
>5,000gpd
>10,000gpd
Any amount
Any amount
No specified policy
>100,000 gpd1
>100,000 gpd1
>1,000,000 gpd3,4
No specified policy
No specified policy
No specified policy
No specified policy
No specified policy
New withdrawals >2,000,000
gpd requires a permit
No specified policy
State
Summary of Water Resource Laws and Regulations in the Ohio River Basin
Water Withdrawals
Interbasin Transfer
Registration
Permit Required if
Permit Required if
Required if
Surface Water
Ohio
Ground Water
Ground Water
Surface Water
Pennsylvania
Ground Water
Tennessee
Virginia
Surface Water
>100,000 gpd1
>100,000 gpd1
>10,000 gpd7
>10,000 gpd5
>10,000 gpd5
>10,000gpd
Ground Water >10,000 gpd
Surface Water >10,000gpd2
Ground Water >10,000 gpd2
Consumptive use if >2,000,000
gpd5
diverting >100,000 gpd
Surface water for public water
supply
No specified policy
Will or will likey alter the
Any new or increase in transfer
source stream
for public supply
Affects navigation
>10,000gpd
Portable containers are exempt
No specified policy
Ground water: only in GWMA
>1,000,000 gpd
Agriculture >1,000,000gpd2
Surface Water >25,000 gpd8
West Virginia
No specified policy
No specified policy
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Ground Water >25,000 gpd
1 if facility has capactiy to pump threshold limit
2 in a single month
3 capacity to withdraw in any 30 day consecutive period (3 million gallons during a 30 day period)
4 permit only required if failed to register prior to Feb. 15, 2012 and has capacity to withdraw 100,000 gpd
5 30 day average
6 any withdrawal at a constant rate must report
7 if in a ground water stress area
8 >750,000 gallons in a calender month
9 in stream uses are exempt
2005 Total Freshwater-use
in the Ohio River basin (43.82 Bgal/day)
Trends in water withdrawals:
1) Juxtapose
to a large
water body
2) Thermoelectric facility
3) Contain a metropolitan
area
2005 Freshwater-Use in ORB by Category
Thermoelectric (79%)
34,452
Public Water Supply (8%)
Industrial (8%)
Aquaculture (3%)
3,584
3,639
359
Irrigation (<1%)
Livestock (<1%)
324
155
217
1,086
Total = 43,817 Mgal/day
Data Source: USGS 2005
Consumptive-uses
Quintennial water withdrawals in ORB (1955-2005)
Quintennial water withdrawals in ORB (1955-2005)
--Excluding Thermoelectric--
Quintennial Consumption
county-level
estimations
Next Steps
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Draft reports completed
Inventory of Laws and Regulations
 Characterizing Water-Use
 WRC will review at next meeting
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April 9, 2013
Next topics:
Climate change
 Inter-basin transfers
 Shale gas development
 Future trends in water use?
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Governors’ MOU
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Acknowledges the Ohio River Basin as a vital,
shared water resource
Serves as States’ endorsement of a Commission role
in water resources management
Support expressed by four states:
 IN,
KY, OH, WV
 Efforts ongoing to gain further support
Climate Change
Presentations:
Jim Noel (NWS) – Climate Trends/Change
Debbie Lee (USACE) – CC Pilot Study
Regional Temperature/Rainfall Trends
Jim Noel (National Weather Service)
Temperature
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Trend in Ohio has been for
warming from 1976 to
recently
Most significant warming
has occurred in the winter
season
Precipitation
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Trend in Rainfall has been
for increased rainfall from
1976 to recently
Much of the increase has
been in late summer
through autumn
Climate Change Summary
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In some parts of the country, climate models do
better than others. The Ohio Valley is a tough
place as the jet stream flows through here.
The climate will change. Variability will likely
increase. Predictability will not be high in our
region.
With all of the uncertainty, developing innovative
and flexible adaptations will be key.
Ohio River Basin Climate Change Pilot Study
(Debbie Lee, US Army Corps of Engineers)
•The Ohio River Basin Climate
Change Pilot Study addresses
potential threats to water resources
management and infrastructure
posed by CC.
•The Corps study partners with the
ORB Alliance through joint
formulation of mitigation and
adaptation strategies.
•A permanent CC working group will
be established in the ORB Alliance
during the study.
•NOAA, USGS, USEPA, USACE,
Battelle, TNC, UC, UNH and MU are
represented on the 18 person team.
Future Uses of Study Findings
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Establishment of permanent working group in the ORB Alliance to assist water
management agencies in further understanding of climate change effects and
implementing adaptation strategies
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Increased general knowledge of the potential effects of climate changes on
ecological systems and infrastructure used for flood control, water supply,
hydropower, navigation and aquatic species enhancement.
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Identify opportunities for modifications to flood control structures that address
adaptation to climate change effects during planned rehabilitation for Dam Safety
issues.
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Raising public awareness of climate change effects and potential future operational
changes in water management needed to mitigate for or adapt to impacts.
Questions?