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Bill Groff, Director Department of Revenue Helena, Montana
John Morris, Sr., President
Montana Water Development Association Helena, Montana
Dave Ritz, Planner
Department of Natural Resources Helena, Montana
Liter Spence,...
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James Bunker, Manager
Vale and Warmsprings Irrigation Districts, and President, Oregon Water Congress
Vale, Oregon
Kessler Cannon, Director
Department of Environmental Quality Portland, Oregon
Emery Castle, Dean Graduate School...
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Kris Kauffman Department of Ecology Olympia, Washington
Loren Markham, Former General Manager Spokane Chamber of Commerce Spokane, Washington
Don Moos, Director of Cabinet Affairs Office of Governor Dan Evans Olympia, Washington...
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NEVADA Telephone Interview
Roland Westergard, State Engineer
Department of Conservation and National Resources Carson City, Nevada
FEDERAL CONTACTS Personal Interviews
Bernard Goldhammer, Assistant Administrator for Power...
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1. These are issues that have been identified as being related to interstate water resource policies in the Pacific Northwest.
Allocation of water between states
Reclamation development
Management of anadromous fish populations...
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FOR EACH OF THE THREE ISSUES IDENTIFIED:
3. Would you explain why (the issue) is of primary importance to your state?
4. From the perspective of (your state) what are the ramifications of (the issue)?
5. Do you believe that (the issue) can...
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6. Why do you feel (the issue) requires action at the (government level) rather than some other level?
7. What would happen if the states did not act?
8. Do you think the interests of your state regarding (the issue) complement the interests...
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FOR EACH ISSUE IDENTIFIED AS SOLVABLE AT THE INTERSTATE LEVEL:
10. Do you think an interstate compact would be an appropriate way to deal with (the issue)? Why? Why not?
11. If not, what type of interstate cooperation do you feel would best...
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14. Would you anticipate any partisan reaction within the legislature to an interstate compact related to (the issue)? To any solution of (the issue)?
15. What type of solution to (the issue) would (your group) support?
16. Are there any major...
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18. Do you believe that the governor would be amenable to an interstate compact on (this issue)? Why? Why not?
19. If not, what type of interstate solution would the governor support? Why?
20. You mentioned three issues which you felt were of...
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CONTENTS
Page PART I. CONCLUSIONS 2
PART II. COMPACT NEGOTIATIONS: PROGNOSIS 7
Potential Negotiating Problems 7
Allocation of Water 7
Concepts of Instream Flow 8
Factors Facilitating Negotiation 13...
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Page Public/Private Power Controversy 28
The Historical Issue 28
Disposition of the Issue 29
The Current Situation 30
Issues Still Uncertain 31
Out-of-Basin Diversion 31
The Compact Issue 31
Current Status:...
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CONCLUSIONS*
1. There appears to be general recognition of the desirability of an interstate water compact in the Pacific Northwest. However, there is some feeling that the regional planning studies presently underway by the Pacific Northwest...
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4. Instream flow is perceived as an important issue and could be related to negotiation of water allocation. Washington and Idaho respondents were inclined to perceive instream flows as an acceptable mechanism for allocating water among the...
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perception appears potentially to unite the states on other issues, even though it is not a negotiable issue in and of itself.
9. Out-of-basin diversion to the southwest was perceived by almost all of those persons interviewed, to be detrimental...
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d. Agreement on the desirability of a compact or on what issues are important in general does not insure agreement on the best way to resolve the issues. For example, although there is agreement that allocation is the most important issue, there...
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COMPACT NEGOTIATIONS: PROGNOSIS Potential Negotiating Problems
If a compact is negotiated, it is most likely that it will include two central issues--allocation of water and instream flows. It also appears likely that some interests in the...
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1. By specification of minimum flows at the point of entry into the downstream state. This method would guarantee that the flow would never go below the minimum, but may not deal with flows higher than the minimum. This method was the one...
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be particularly sensitive to the composition and authority of the commission. Of course, a compact could provide for a commission, regardless of the allocation method utilized.
5. Allocation between uses. The earlier compact provided for...
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extent that objectives such as reclamation are part of the intrastate political scene, they can be expected to temper the stance of the states at the negotiating table.
3. Indian water rights. An issue mentioned only by a few persons interviewed...
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that state's ability to appropriate water rights and establish minimum flow levels in Oregon's intrastate streams. In Montana, there was some concern expressed that stream flows be maintained for a recreation fishery.
2. Qualitative aspects of...
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