Workshop Discusses Municipal and Industrial Water Supply Management

ALEXANDRIA, VA — July 1, 2009. A water supply workshop was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma June 2-3, 2009. The workshop was a forum for participants to raise questions, share experiences, present their water supply management approaches, and increase their knowledge of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers municipal and industrial water supply program and policies.

Representatives of Army General Counsel, Headquarters USACE (HQUSACE), four MSCs, 12 districts, IWR, the Northwestern Division (NWD) Hydropower Analysis Center as well as representatives from the Southwestern Power Administration and the states of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas attended the workshop.

Following an overview of the Tulsa District and their importance to the water supply mission of the Corps of Engineers, there were 25 presentations covering such topics as:

Water supply policy
Pricing
Guidance, including the rewrite of ER 1105-2-100
Potential delegation
Processing of reallocation studies
The water supply module of OMBIL
Dam safety impacts on reallocations
Sedimentation projections

A June 4 session analyzed the development of a portfolio of projects suitable for reallocation to municipal and industrial water supply. This session was attended by eight participants representing HQUSACE, four MSCs, IWR and one district to discuss the National Water Supply Portfolio for Reallocations. Participants developed an outline with pros and cons on alternative funding scenarios and a method to prioritize reallocations following a presentation on the Portfolio results and plan of study. A final draft is scheduled for submittal to HQUSACE in early July.

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