WRIA 1 Watershed Management Project
Management Option Catalog


Catalog Index  WM4.3

Category Water Management Options

Sub-Category Transfers/Diversions

Option Water Banking

Definition

Water banking utilizes a local clearing house to hold water rights available for sale or transfers under a set of locally defined rules.


Location WRIA1

Benefits Fish Habitat:
  • Water banking could provide opportunity for protection and enhancement.

Water Quantity:
  • Water banking could promote flexibility for allocating limited supplies.

  • Water banking could provide opportunity for water quantity protection and enhancement through new or expanded uses of water for instream and/or out-of-stream purposes.

  • Water banking could establish a mechanism to protect senior water rights.

  • Water banking provide recognition and protection of water rights.

Water Quality:
  • Water banking could provide opportunity for protection and enhancement.
Instream Flows:
  • Water banking could provide opportunity for protection and enhancement.

Other:
  • None listed in database.
Challenges None listed in database.
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Friday, May 03, 2002
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