Technical Report on the Enhanced Water Conservation Alternative for the Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study

摘要

This report describes the components of the Enhanced Water Conservation Alternative, an aggressive program implementing water conservation measures in the Yakima River basin to improve basin water supply without constructing additional large water storage reservoirs. The report will describe how the projects were determined, how the cost estimates for the projects were established, how much water savings is expected from the projects, and how the effects the projects have on Yakima River basin flow were calculated. The report will also discuss municipal projects not included in this alternative but that can be considered as possibilities for additional water conservation efforts. This report supplements the water conservation analyses performed in the Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study Draft Planning Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Reclamation 2008).