Ground Water Conservation

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Ground Water Conservation

• Goal
• Define the GWPC role in ground water conservation
  activities while considering current priorities
  and initiatives

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GWPC Water Conservation Role

• GWPC Water Conservation Workgroup (Setting the
  Scene)
• Jamie Crawford Mississippi One states view
  on quantity quality
• Discussion what are the quantity issues in your
  state
• GWPC Direction in Water Conservation

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A - Setting the Scene

• GWPC Mission Change
• Diamond Priorities
• GWPC Water Conservation Workgroup

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Old Mission Statement

• The mission of the GWPC is to promote the
  protection of water resources for all beneficial
  uses and to provide independent research and
  objective information related to potential ground
  water contamination and pollution prevention
  practices. 

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GWPC Mission

• The Ground Water Protection Council is a
  national association of state ground water and
  underground injection control agencies whose
  mission is to promote the protection and
  conservation of ground water resources for all
  beneficial uses, recognizing ground water as a
  critical component of the ecosystem.

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Diamond Priorities
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Aquifer Depletion

• Water wars
• Usage
• Legislation on water use dispute
• Population driven problems
• Aquifer Storage
• Aquifer allocation

Workgroup Report
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Water Law

• Examples from states
• BMPs
• National perspective
• National agencies
• Draw down
• Over pumping

Workgroup Report
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Growing and Competing Demands

• Competing communities
• Water use dispute law
• Buying and selling water rights
• Transport from one aquifer zone to another
• Takings provisions

Workgroup Report
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Possible Activities

• Information Sharing
• State registration and reporting requirements
• State approaches to ground water awareness within
  the conservation community
• State approaches to coordination/cooperation with
  water use agencies
• State approaches to local and regional education
• Available tools
• Predictive models for dewatering impact
• Procedures for water replacement

Workgroup Report
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Potential Partners

• State water use agencies
• State water boards
• Municipal leagues
• Local planning land use
• Other Associations
• Western States Water Council
• NGWA monitoring networks

Workgroup Report
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B - The view from Mississippi

• Jamie Crawford
• Challenges facing Mississippi in ground water
  quality, quantity, and interaction
• Innovative regulatory approaches
• General thoughts on GWPC direction

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Discussion

• What are the primary concerns about ground water
  quantity in your state?
• In what way would you like to see GWPC engage in
  ground water quantity?

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D - Defining GWPC Direction

• Where to we go from here?
• To dos
• Consensus building