Water Rights Compliance Evaluation. The DNRC provides expertise on all facets of water rights, water use, and water monitoring. The Agencies met with the 20 Participating Landowners in 2006 to specifically discuss their water rights and water use in the context of the Big Hole Grayling CCAA. These meetings typically involved discussions resulting in the gathering of information on operational and historic use of water and education of landowners on their legal rights to use water. The meetings were followed up by the Agencies assessing water use at every point of diversion belonging to the Participating Landowner. Approximately 400 points of diversion were assessed during this effort. Initial compliance with water rights was assessed as part of the Big Hole Grayling CCAA’s rapid assessment requirement. At each diversion, flow was recorded as well as presence and condition of diversion dams, headgates, and measuring devices. During the fall of 2006 and continuing into the winter of 2007, water rights compliance reports detailing the findings of the water rights compliance assessments were and are being submitted to FWP by DNRC.
Water Rights Compliance Evaluation. Compliance monitoring for water rights associated with CCAA site specific plans was conducted for the following properties: 1-5, 8-10, 12-19, 21-28, and 32 in 2015. These efforts, completed by DNRC, included two site visits on each property to assess compliance of flow rates and period of use described in the landowner’s water right. Some of the required monitoring for enrolled properties was provided by the District Court –appointed water commissioner. Also, continuous stage recorders installed in the Spokane, Strowbridge, Ferris, LaMarche, Huntley, and Xxxxxxxxx Ditches provided flow information for water rights compliance, instream flow conservation projects, and the ongoing development of the site- specific plans.
Water Rights Compliance Evaluation. Water right and irrigation compliance monitoring was completed on the following properties: 1 – 12, and 14 – 29 (Table 1). These efforts, completed by DNRC and FWP, included site visits to each property to assess compliance of flow rate and period of use with the landowner’s water right. Some of the required monitoring for enrolled properties was provided by the District Court–appointed water commissioner. Continuous stage recorders installed in the Spokane, Strowbridge, Farris, Miller, Huntley, and Xxxxxxxxxx ditches provided flow information for water rights compliance, instream flow conservation projects, and ongoing development of the SSPs. During 2023, all enrolled landowner compliance monitoring and all flow plans were completed and adhered to (Table 1).
