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for the water bank is that, unlike crop idling, flow meters on pumps and
wells allow the exact measurement of the amount of groundwater being
used in place of river diversions for irrigation.
Figure 6: Groundwater Pumping for the Klamath Water Bank
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The impact of groundwater pumping on Upper Basin aquifers, however, is
not well understood, and its use during drought conditions is a matter of
growing concern for Reclamation and others. The basin has suffered
drought conditions since 2000, resulting in less rain and snowmelt to fill
lakes, rivers, and aquifers. Recognizing that water demand would cause
more users to turn to groundwater but that there is little reliable
information on the groundwater hydrology of the Upper Klamath Basin,
USGS and the Oregon Water Resources Department initiated a cooperative
study in 1998 to study and quantify the Upper Basin's previously unknown
groundwater flow system. The study, funded in part by Reclamation, is
expected to be substantially completed in 2005.
Nevertheless, USGS and Oregon Water Resources Department officials
have found evidence that groundwater aquifers in the Upper Basin, alreadyGAO-05-283 Klamath Project Water Bank
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Klamath River Basin: Reclamation Met Its Water Bank Obligations, but Information Provided to Water Bank Stakeholders Could Be Improved, report, March 28, 2005; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc296292/m1/32/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.