Burnt River Water Temperature Study Steering Committee Final Report

Overview

Over the last several years, the Bureau of Reclamation has been participating with 15 state and Federal agencies and organizations in a water quality study of the Burnt River subbasin in eastern Oregon.

The goals of the study were to provide a broadly-acceptable scientific basis for developing and evaluating alternative approaches to dealing with water temperature concerns, and exploring how these approaches might be applied in a pilot basin. The Burnt River Water Temperature Study Steering Committee Final Report describes the work done by the study’s steering committee to address the four study objectives:

1. Assess factors that contribute to stream temperatures
2. Evaluate management practices that might reduce stream temperatures
3. Develop and test a surrogate for temperature goals
4. Use study results as a basis for development of a 1010 plan by the Oregon Department of Agriculture

For more information, and to get a copy of the report on compact disc, contact Dave Zimmer at dzimmer@pn.usbr.gov or call (208)378-5088.

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Last Update: February 2, 2007 8:42 AM