Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest Region Partnerships

Pacific Northwest Region

• The Pacific Northwest Region includes the Columbia River Basinin the United States.

• The region includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.

Pacific Northwest Region

What is a partnership?

• By definition it is the state or condition of being a partner; in participation; in association; for joint interest

• A relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, as for the achievement of a specified goal

Who are Reclamation’s partners?

• Government Agencies– Federal– State– County– City

• Local governances (Tualatin Basin Water Supply Partners)

• Native American Tribes

• Water User Associations

• Irrigation Districts• Water Districts• Canal Companies• Academia• Conservation

Organizations

Examples of Federal Partnerships

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Bonneville Power Association

• Bureau of Land Management

• U.S. Geological Survey

• Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)

• NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Local Government Partnership Examples• Recreation concessions by state and county

agencies

• Conduct Various Studies– Water Storage– Water Supply– River Basin and Watershed

• Municipal and Industrial Water

PN Region Water User Associations

• Oregon Water Resources Congress

• Idaho Water Users Association

• Washington State Water Resource Association

• Montana Water Resource Association

Irrigation Districts Partnerships

• Over 150 Irrigation Districts and Canal Companies in PN Region

• Operation andMaintenance

• Technical Assistance

• In-kind work

• Conservation projects

Other Partnership Examples

• Native American Tribes

• Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

• Water ConservationField Services Program

• Deschutes RiverConservancy

• WISE Project

Bureau Of Reclamation

Internet Website

http://www.usbr.gov

Project Datawebwww.usbr.gov/dataweb