Cooperative Agreement R22AC00569

1 AWARD PURPOSE THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING IRRIGATION MODERNIZATION PROJECTSTHAT WOULD PROVIDE A MORE SECURE WATER FUTURE FOR IRRIGATORS IN THE DISTRICT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THESTRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE KLAMATH RIVER BASIN STUDY AND THE RESTORATION ACTIONS IDENTIFIED INTHE KLAMATH BASIN INTEGRATED FISHERIES RESTORATION AND MONITORING PLAN THIS PROJECT WILL HELP ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL WATER NEEDS AS THE DISTRICT NAVIGATES FLUCTUATING WATERSUPPLIES AND ASSOCIATED CHANGES IN DEMAND CURRENT AND FUTURE WATER SUPPLY VARIABILITY HIGHLIGHTSTHE NEED FOR IMPROVED WATER EFFICIENCY IT ADDITIONALLY OFFERS THE POTENTIAL TO ADDRESSENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER QUALITY NEEDS HIGHER WATER LEVELS IN CLEAR LAKE RESERVOIR WOULD BENEFITTHE LOST RIVER SUCKER AND SHORTNOSE SUCKER, AS WELL AS WATER QUALITY ISSUES THAT ARISE FROMLOW WATER LEVELS IN THE LOST RIVER 2 ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP PLANS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES THAT WILLINFORM STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ON THE GROUND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE DISTRICT THERE ARE TWOPHASES PROPOSED UNDER THIS SCOPE OF WORK PHASE I INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND EARLY ACTION PROJECTIDENTIFICATION, AND PHASE II MODERNIZATION ASSESSMENTS AND MODERNIZATION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PHASE II IS DEPENDENT ON THE FINDINGS FROM PHASE I, AND THE WORK IN PHASE II WILL BE SCALED TO THEAVAILABLE BUDGET THE DISTRICT ANTICIPATES CONTRACTING WITH FARMERS CONSERVATION ALLIANCE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THIS WORK VIA THE IRRIGATION MODERNIZATION PROGRAM IMP 3 EXPECTED DELIVERABLE OR OUTCOME PHASE 1 IDENTIFIES ANY PROJECTS FOR ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF AMODERNIZATION STRATEGY THESE PROJECTS TYPICALLY INCLUDE ACTIONS THAT MEET IDENTIFIED GOALS ANDOBJECTIVES, HAVE STRONG DISTRICT AND PARTNER SUPPORT, AND COMPLEMENT POTENTIAL FUTURE MODERNIZATIONEFFORTS THESE PROJECTS CAN DEMONSTRATE EARLY SUCCESS, STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS,AND BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR IRRIGATION MODERNIZATION PHASE 2DEPENDING ON THE PHASE I DETERMINATION OF THE DISTRICT S NEEDS ANDBUDGET, THESE ASSESSMENTS AND ACTIVITIES MAY FOCUS ON THE ENTIRE DISTRICT OR A SUBSET PORTIONTHEREOF INVESTMENTS IN THESE ASSESSMENTS AND ACTIVITIES WILL BE SCALED APPROPRIATELY WITH THEUNDERSTANDING THAT NOT ALL OF THEM WILL BE NECESSARY OR WITHIN BUDGET THESE INVESTMENTS REPRESENTIRRIGATION MODERNIZATION PLANNING THE MODERNIZATION STRATEGY DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROCESSOUTLINES FINDINGS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE DISTRICT AND ITS PARTNERS, AND PROVIDES A CLEAR PATH FOR THE DISTRICT TO MOVE TOWARDS MODERNIZED IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE 4 INTENDED BENEFICIARY IES THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY A PATH FOR THE DISTRICT TO MODERNIZE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUANTIFY THEASSOCIATED BENEFITS MODERNIZING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE COULD CREATE SHORT AND LONG TERM BENEFITS TOTHE DISTRICT, THE KLAMATH BASIN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, AND TO SOCIETY AT LARGE IN THE SHORT TERM,INVESTMENTS IN MODERNIZED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL SUPPORT JOBS AND INCOME IN CONSTRUCTION ANDRELATED SECTORS 5 SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES THE DISTRICT ANTICIPATES CONTRACTING WITH FARMERS CONSERVATIONALLIANCE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THIS WORK VIA THE IRRIGATION MODERNIZATION PROGRAM IMP