United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-03-28 monographic deposited born digital 60 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-283 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-283 P0b002ee180387c55 f:d05283 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-283 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-283 GAO-05-283 Fishes Land reclamation Program management Water conservation Water resources conservation Water resources development Wildlife conservation Performance measures Land management Water supply management Farmland Irrigation Bureau of Reclamation Klamath Project (CA/OR) Other Written Product A20140 Drought conditions along the Oregon and California border since 2000 have made it difficult for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to meet Klamath Project irrigation demands and Klamath River flow requirements for threatened salmon. To augment river flows and avoid jeopardizing the salmon's existence, Reclamation established a multiyear water bank as part of its Klamath Project operations for 2002 through 2011. Water banks facilitate the transfer of water entitlements between users. This report addresses (1) how Reclamation operated the water bank and its cost from 2002 through 2004, (2) whether Reclamation met its annual water bank obligations each year, (3) the water bank's impact on water availability and use in the Klamath River Basin, and (4) alternative approaches for achieving the water bank's objectives. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-283/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-283.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-283/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-283.pdf GAO-05-283 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-283 Other Written Product GAO-05-283; Klamath River Basin: Reclamation Met Its Water Bank Obligations, but Information Provided to Water Bank Stakeholders Could Be Improved; Fishes Land reclamation Program management Water conservation Water resources conservation Water resources development Wildlife conservation Performance measures Land management Water supply management Farmland Irrigation Bureau of Reclamation Klamath Project (CA/OR) Volume 32 Page 388 32 Stat. 388 Public Law 88-567