Initial Alternative Development and Evaluation Odessa Subarea Special Study Columbia Basin Project, Washington
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Initial Alternative Development and Evaluation Odessa Subarea Special Study Columbia Basin Project, Washington U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Technical Service Center Denver, Colorado Pacific Northwest Regional Office Boise, Idaho Upper Columbia Area Office September 2006 Yakima, Washington U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation’s natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian tribes and our commitments to island communities. MISSION OF THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. 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BSources:E N T O N r Upper Columbia Area Office, Ephrata Field Office & Pacific Northwest Regional Office Rive Snake Prepared by PROSSER Bureau of Reclamation PNGIS SION DAM WALLA WALLA on September 25, 2006 DIVER ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS BiOp biological opinion BPA Bonneville Power Administration CBP Columbia Basin Project cfs cubic feet per second CRI MOU Columbia River Initiative Memorandum of Understanding DEIS draft environmental impact statement ECBID East Columbia Basin Irrigation District Ecology Washington Department of Ecology EHC East High Canal ELC East Low Canal ESA Endangered Species Act FCRPS Federal Columbia River Power System FEIS final environmental impact statement GIS Geographic Information System GWMA Ground Water Management Area Hyd-Sim BPA hydrologic model I-90 Interstate 90 Kaf thousands of acre-feet NAIP National Agricultural Imagery Program NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NOAA Fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service PASS Project Alternative Solutions Study Project Columbia Basin Project Q-CBID Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation SCBID South Columbia Basin Irrigation District Secretary Secretary of the Interior State State of Washington Study Odessa Subarea Special Study Initial Alternative Development and Evaluation Odessa Subarea Special Study Columbia Basin Project, Washington Conducted in Cooperation with Washington Department of Ecology and Columbia Basin Project Irrigation Districts U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Technical Service Center Denver, Colorado Pacific Northwest Regional Office Boise, Idaho Upper Columbia Area Office September 2006 Yakima, Washington TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Study Background................................................................................................... 3 Study Area ................................................................................................................................4 Purpose and Need ....................................................................................................................4 Columbia Basin Project............................................................................................ 5 Operational and Water Supply Constraints ................................................................ 7 Columbia River Water Availability.............................................................................................7 Potholes Reservoir Feed and Evacuation Route ......................................................................7 Groundwater Irrigated Acreage in Study Area ..........................................................................8 PASS Process ......................................................................................................... 9 Objectives .................................................................................................................................9 Development and Screening of Alternatives...........................................................................12 Alternative Descriptions......................................................................................... 17 Alternative A: Construction of an EHC System Sized to Serve the Current Groundwater Irrigated Lands ................................................................................................18 Alternative B: Development of the Northern Portion of EHC System and Enlargement and Partial Extension of ELC...........................................................................20 Alternative C: Enlargement and Partial Extension of ELC .....................................................22 Alternative D: Construction of Distribution Facilities to Serve Lands North of I-90 from Existing ELC ..........................................................................................................24 Water Supply Options ........................................................................................... 27 Banks Lake Operation ............................................................................................................28 Drawdown Scenarios............................................................................................................. 28 Raising Banks Lake ............................................................................................................... 32 Potential Water Storage Sites................................................................................................. 32 Potholes Reservoir Reoperation .............................................................................................35 Canal System Efficiency Improvements .................................................................................35 Future Considerations ........................................................................................... 37 References........................................................................................................... 39 Initial Alternative Identification and Evaluation - Odessa Subarea Special Study i September 2006 Appendices Appendix A - Current Columbia Basin Project Water Supply and Operation .................. 45 Appendix B - Columbia River Water Availability Analysis............................................. 49 Appendix C - Groundwater Irrigated Area Calculation Geospatial Data Process Steps.... 51 Appendix D- Objectives Team.................................................................................. 53 Appendix E - Technical Team................................................................................... 55 Appendix F - Preliminary Planning Assumptions......................................................... 57 Appendix G - Potential Water Storage Site Descriptions.............................................. 59 Appendix H - Water Right Considerations.................................................................. 65 List of Tables Table 1 - Concepts List............................................................................................ 13 Table 2 - Alternative Development and Evaluation Matrix ........................................... 15 Table 3 - Appraisal-level Alternatives and Estimated Water Supply Needs .................... 27 Table 4 - Water Supply Options ............................................................................... 29 Table 5 - Potential Water Storage Sites..................................................................... 33 List of Figures Figure 1 - Columbia Basin Project and Facilities ........................................................... 6 Figure 2 - Alternative A ........................................................................................... 19 Figure