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Date Posted: 09:16:11 05/22/08 Thu
Author: SS
Subject: ****************OBJECTIVES&CRITERIA****************

Robert Bogacz
Noah Eaton
Kimmee Burnett
Group Eight

Objectives & Criteria for the Farm Bureau


Aquifier Storage & Recovery

Objective #1: Our primary objective is to have a sufficient amount of water for the acreage (estimated at 7.2 million acres across the Columbia River Basin). The opinion does not seem to matter where the water comes from, as long as we receive it.

Objective #2: The importance of the water is for crops, resources for people living in the area and so on. They do care about the salmon but the food supply comes first, considering that, while just sixteen percent of the nation’s harvested cropland is irrigated, this acreage generates nearly half the value of all crops sold, thus leading us to believe we are both a vital link to our economy, as well as a bulwark against national hunger.

Criteria #1: The farmers feel content with the amount of water being supplied via the various systems of water collection.


Columbia River Basin Conservation Alternatives

Objective #1: From our interview with John Stuhlmiller (Director of State Affairs, Washington Farm Bureau), “they initiated the concept of leaving 1/3 of new water for fish and 2/3 for out of stream use.”

Objective #2: The public should be held responsible in some way for paying for salmon conservation as well as utility benefits. They are as much of a stakeholder in this as all of us.

Objective #3: We are up to the task in developing more efficient irrigation systems, including drip or trickle irrigation where water drips slowly to the roots of plants, and implementing sprinkler systems that apply smaller amounts of water near ground level. We believe we play an instrumental role in demonstrating water conservation technology.

Criteria #1: Many alternatives are being examined and decided on which involve an increase in tax dollars to fund the various projects. Tax-paying Americans will be held responsible for the increase in funds needed.


Surface Storage

Objective #1: The need for water is there, and by whatever means to supply the sufficient amounts is essential. Any combination of water storing methods that provide the farmers with what they need is all that is necessary.

Objective #2: As long as the water is safe and clean, which is necessary for healthful and useful crops, we will be happy using this resource.

Criteria #1: While surface storage is most likely the least popular of these varying options due to risk of contamination, we consider it a viable option nonetheless due to its widespread use.

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