WRIA 1 Watershed Management Project
Management Option Catalog

Catalog Index  WM3.1.2

Category Water Management Options

Sub-Category Storage

Option Reservoir – Off-Channel Storage – Distributed

Definition

Reservoir for shifting surface water agriculture use to off-channel storage. Multiple retention ponds.


Location

Benefits Fish Habitat:

  • More beneficial than centralized reservoir.
Water Quantity:

  • Provides water when needed.
Water Quality:
  • None listed in database.
Instream Flows:

  • Delivering flow into streams when needed to meet instream flow settings.
Other:
  • Marine environment conditions for aquaculture.
Challenges

None listed in database.
Additional Information

Fill in year-round gauging, topographic suitability, water quality data, information on streams, groundwater availability and recharge rates, instream flow.

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Source of Management Option: January 29, 2002 WRIA 1 Management Option Workshop

Friday, May 03, 2002
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