Lower JD Work Group Water Strategies Survey_November2019

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* 1. How do you use or benefit from water resources in the Lower John Day?

Irrigation

Stock water

Municipal, drinking water

Personal recreation

Work related recreation

Fishing, birding, swimming, boating

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you farm and or ranch?

Yes

If yes, please list crop types & acreage irrigated and/or types and numbers of livestock.

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* 3. Do you see any trends in crop types within the Lower John Day Basin? If so, what do you believe is causing these trends?

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* 4. If you are an existing agricultural water user, can you increase the water efficiency of your operation by any of the following means?

Improved irrigation efficiency (gun to wheel line, or line to pivot, or drip)

Scientific Irrigation Scheduling (monitor soil moisture & irrigation automated when needed)

Improved operation and maintenance of existing infrastructure

Move to dryland crop

I am not an agricultural water user

Other (please recommend)

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* 5. If you farm or ranch in the Lower John Day Basin, are your operations limited by access to water? If so, please explain how your operations would change if more water were available.

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* 6. Do you use the river for hunting, fishing or other recreation? If so when, and is lack of flow limiting your use?

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* 7. Do you have water quality concerns? If so, what are they?

Flow

Temperature

Quality or sediment

Algae

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Do you see benefits to the region from recreational use of river and streams in the Lower John Day Basin? Do you have concerns about this use? Please explain.

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* 9. Are there streams that you think would be candidates for additional instream flow? If so, what streams do you recommend?

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* 10. Would you like assistance from your electric utility provider or local agency to support water efficiency infrastructure needs or other habitat or water savings improvements?

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* 11. What are some strategies you would like to see in order to address water allocation issues in the Basin?

Irrigation efficiency improvements, maintenance and infrastructre replacement

Domestic and municipal water conservation

Projects to restore streams and stream banks to more natural conditions

Voluntary transfer of existing water rights (temporarily or permanently) to instream water rights

Water storage

Improved monitoring and measurement of groudwater levels and stream flows (gauges, monitoring wells, etc.)

Improved monitoring and measurement of water appropriations at wells and points of diversion

New water rights to protect instream flow

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Do you have other suggestions or ideas you would like to share? We would also be interested in hearing about a historical anecdote about the John Day if you would like to share.

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* 13. What field tours are most of interest to you as we seek solutions to meet current and long-term water needs?

	Very interested	Interested	Not interested
Forest restoration sites	Forest restoration sites Very interested	Forest restoration sites Interested	Forest restoration sites Not interested
Irrigation efficiency practices	Irrigation efficiency practices Very interested	Irrigation efficiency practices Interested	Irrigation efficiency practices Not interested
Habitat restoration sites	Habitat restoration sites Very interested	Habitat restoration sites Interested	Habitat restoration sites Not interested
Water storage	Water storage Very interested	Water storage Interested	Water storage Not interested
Fish passage	Fish passage Very interested	Fish passage Interested	Fish passage Not interested
Instream lease sites	Instream lease sites Very interested	Instream lease sites Interested	Instream lease sites Not interested
Municipal intrastructure	Municipal intrastructure Very interested	Municipal intrastructure Interested	Municipal intrastructure Not interested

Other (please specify)

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* 14. This is an anonymous survey. However, if you would like to be included on the Lower John Day Work Group distribution list, we will be sure to add you to future public comments and announcements.

Name

Organization

Address

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address