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Bear River Basin Planning for the Future BEAR RIVER BASIN PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE January 20041 Prepared for: The people of Utah Under the direction of the Board of Water Resources By: The Division of Water Resources With valuable input from the State Water Plan Coordinating Committee: Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights, Division of Parks and Recreation, Division of Wildlife Resources, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water, Division of Water Quality, Department of Agriculture and Food, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management, Utah Water Research Laboratory UTAH STATE WATER PLAN This document and other state water plans are available online at: www.water.utah.gov. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Board of Water Resources acknowledges staff members of the Utah Division of Water Resources for their dedication and valuable contribution to this document. Those making significant contributions include: Larry Anderson - Director Dennis Strong - Deputy Director Eric Millis - Assistant Director Todd Stonely - Section Chief, River Basin Planning Ken Short - Engineer, River Basin Planning (Primary Author) Eric Klotz - Section Chief, Water Conservation, Education and Use Todd Adams - Section Chief, Hydrology and Computer Applications Eric Edgley - Section Chief, Technical Services The board also extends its gratitude to members of the Utah State Water Plan Coordinating Committee and the Bear River Basin Local Basin Planning Advisory Group, who helped review the document for accuracy, provided invaluable insight and data, or otherwise lent their support. The board also extends a special thanks to the other individuals who took time to attend the public meetings held throughout the Bear River Basin in conjunction with this document. These individuals represented a broad range of interests including water professionals, government and civic leaders, environmental groups, water- related businesses and concerned citizens. Many of these people provided the division with valuable written and oral comments, all of which have been carefully considered and incorporated where appropriate. Without all these contributions, the product before you would be incomplete. iii Table of Contents iv Table of Contents PREFACE One of the major responsibilities of the Utah Division of Water Resources is comprehensive water planning. Over the past decade and a half, the division has prepared a series of documents under the title "Utah State Water Plan." This included a statewide water plan and an individual water plan for each of the state’s eleven major hydrologic river basins. The preparation of these plans involved several major data collection programs as well as extensive inter-agency and public outreach efforts. Much was learned through this process; state, local, and federal water planners and managers obtained valuable information for use in their programs and activities, and the public received the opportunity to provide meaningful input in improving the state’s water resources stewardship. This document, one of many in the "Utah State Water Plan" series, is intended to guide and direct water- related planning and management in the Bear River Basin into the next century. It summarizes key data obtained through the previous water planning documents, introduces new data where available, and addresses issues of importance to all future water planning efforts. Where possible, it identifies water use trends and makes projections of water use. The document also explores various means of meeting future water demands and identifies important issues that need to be considered when making water-related decisions. Water managers and planners will find the data, insights and direction provided by this document valuable in their efforts. The general public will discover many useful facts and information helpful in understanding Utah’s water resources. Both audiences should appreciate the real-life, Utah examples highlighted in sidebars and photographs. Although the use of technical words is avoided wherever possible, an extensive glossary illuminates exact usage of terminology that may be unfamiliar. In addition to the printed form of this document, the Utah Division of Water Resources has also made it available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Utah State Water Plan home page at: www.water.utah.gov/planning/swp/ex_swp.htm. This web page allows the document and other water planning documents to be viewed by the largest audience possible, thus facilitating better planning and management at the state and local level. It also provides a convenient mode for readers to provide comment and feedback to the division regarding its water planning efforts. v Table of Contents vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................................................... iii PREFACE ..........................................................................................................................................................v LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................ix LIST OF TABLES..............................................................................................................................................ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................xi Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: WATER RESOURCES IN UTAH ...............................................................................1 Purpose of the Plan .................................................................................................................................3 Planning Process .....................................................................................................................................3 Description of the Basin..........................................................................................................................4 Historic Development of the River .........................................................................................................4 2 WATER SUPPLY.........................................................................................................................................5 Climate, Precipitation and Evaporation ..................................................................................................5 Average Annual Water Supply ...............................................................................................................5 Surface Water...................................................................................................................................5 Available Water Supply ...................................................................................................................9 Ground Water.................................................................................................................................11 Developable Supply .......................................................................................................................12 Water Rights...................................................................................................................................14 Bear River Compact .......................................................................................................................14 3 POPULATION AND WATER-RELATED TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS ..........................................19 Demographics and Economic Trends and Projections .........................................................................19 Land Use...............................................................................................................................................21 Water Use Trends and Projections........................................................................................................21 Drinking Water...............................................................................................................................21 Secondary Water ............................................................................................................................28 Agriculture .....................................................................................................................................31 Environment ...................................................................................................................................31 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.................................................................................................32 Recreation.......................................................................................................................................32 4 WATER CONSERVATION.......................................................................................................................35 The Benefits of Water Conservation.....................................................................................................35 Utah’s Water Conservation Effort ........................................................................................................35 Water Conservation Plans ..............................................................................................................35 Governor’s Water Conservation Team...........................................................................................36
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