Deschutes River Conservancy

Award Purpose: the Deschutes River Conservancy, Located in Bend, Oregon, in Conjunction With the Deschutes Basin Board of Control (DBBC), Will Establish and Administer a Water Bank for the Deschutes Basin of Central Oregon.activities to Be Performed: the Water Bank Will Work With the DBBC, Its Member Irrigation Districts, Municipalities, and Other Stakeholders to Deploy a Suite of Time and Resource-efficient Mechanisms to Move Water Between Users to Meet the Resource Needs Particular to Drought. This Includes the Establishment of Modeling Efforts for Current Conditions and Forecasting and Enhanced Real-time Data Collection for Monitoring Reservoirs and River Flows Through the Installation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems at Various Locations Throughout the Basin. Modeling Results With Available Gis Data for Land and Water Uses, and Real-time Flow Conditions Will Be Incorporated Into a Web-based Decision Support Platform That Will Provide Water Managers With the Most Accurate Water Resources Data in the Deschutes Basin.expected Deliverables or Outcomes: the Water Bank Will Enable Flexible, Voluntary, Market-based Reallocation of Water, Particularly During Drought Conditions.intended Beneficiaries: the Proposed Establishment of the Central Oregon Water Bank to Increase Drought Resiliency in the Deschutes River Basin Project (project) Will Increase the Reliability of Water Supplies; Improve Water Management; and Provide Drought Resiliency.subrecipient Activities (if Known or Specified at Time of Award): the Participation of Consultants Is Woven Throughout the Project Tasks and Schedule, and Includes the Following Activities:- Establishment of the Water Bank- Set Up Governance of Bank- Establish, Evaluate, and Maintain Tools to Optimize Water Bank and Improve Resiliency Indry Years- Water Accounting and Allocation Processes/procedures- Establish Platform/digital Infrastructure