PRBFC Deschutes Water Quality Infographic Transcript

How can we improve Water Quality in the Deschutes Basin?

Partners are collaborating in the basin to address water quality issues, but there’s a lot of work to do.

This graphic shows current and potential influences on water quality, how they impact water quality, and metrics to track these issues. Importantly—it illustrates what support is most needed and where it might be most impactful. We recognize that climate change affects Deschutes Basin water quality, but we focused this graphic on local influences and impacts to water quality to prompt on the ground solutions.

Lake Billy Chinook

Influences	Impacts	Key Metrics
Round Butte Dam& SWW Upstream waterquality Agriculture Rural residential Recreation & facilities Fisheries Invasive species Fire	Algal blooms Altered flows Altered habitat Erosion Food web impacts Nutrient cycling Pollutants Sedimentsin water	Algal toxins Chlorophyll Dissolvedoxygen pH Temperature

What Kind of Support is Most Needed?

Support Type	Support Level Needed
Monitoring	Most Needed
Habitat Improvement	Least Needed
Funding	Most Needed
Planning, Outreach & Coordination	Moderately Needed
Nutrient Reduction	Most Needed
Flow Restoration	Least Needed

Metolius River

Influences	Impacts	Key Metrics
Fire Rural residential Declining springs Invasive species	Erosion Lower river flows Sediments in water	Dissolved oxygen Nutrients Temperature Turbidity

What Kind of Support is Most Needed?

Support Type	Support Level Needed
Monitoring	Moderately Needed
Habitat Improvement	Moderately Needed
Funding	Most Needed
Planning, Outreach & Coordination	Moderately Needed
Nutrient Reduction	Most Needed
Flow Restoration	Most Needed

Upper Deschutes River

Influences	Impacts	Key Metrics
Upstream damoperations Municipalities/Rural residential Agriculture Fire Invasive species	Altered flows Altered habitat Erosion Habitat loss Pollutants Sediments in water	Dissolved oxygen Nutrients pH Temperature Turbidity

What Kind of Support is Most Needed?

Support Type	Support Level Needed
Monitoring	Moderately Needed
Habitat Improvement	Moderately Needed
Funding	Moderately Needed
Planning, Outreach & Coordination	Most Needed
Nutrient Reduction	Moderately Needed
Flow Restoration	Most Needed

Lower Deschutes River

Influences	Impacts	Key Metrics
Upstream dam operations Upstream water quality Agriculture Fire Municipalities/Rural residential Recreation &facilities Invasive species	Algal blooms Altered flows Altered habitat Erosion Pollutants Sediments in	Chlorophyll Dissolved oxygen Nutrients pH Temperature

What Kind of Support is Most Needed?

Support Type	Support Level Needed
Monitoring	Most Needed
Habitat Improvement	Moderately Needed
Funding	Most Needed
Planning, Outreach & Coordination	Most Needed
Nutrient Reduction	Moderately Needed
Flow Restoration	Least Needed

Lake Simtustus

Influences	Impacts	Key Metrics
Pelton Dam Agriculture Recreation& facilities Invasive species Fire	Algal blooms Altered flows Altered habitat Erosion Food web impacts Nutrient cycling Pollutants Sediments in water	Algal toxins Chlorophyll Dissolved oxygen Nutrients pH Temperature

What Kind of Support is Most Needed?

Support Type	Support Level Needed
Monitoring	Moderately Needed
Habitat Improvement	Least Needed
Funding	Most Needed
Planning, Outreach & Coordination	Moderately Needed
Nutrient Reduction	Most Needed
Flow Restoration	Least Needed

Crooked River

Influences	Impacts	Key Metrics
Agriculture Upstreamdam operations Loss of riparian Municipalities/Rural residential Fire Invasive Species	Altered flows Sediment in water Pollutants Erosion Altered habitat	Dissolved oxygen Nutrients pH Temperature Turbidity

What Kind of Support is Most Needed?

Support Type	Support Level Needed
Monitoring	Most Needed
Habitat Improvement	Most Needed
Funding	Most Needed
Planning, Outreach & Coordination	Most Needed
Nutrient Reduction	Most Needed
Flow Restoration	Most Needed

Current Sources of Support

The Pelton Round Butte Fish Committee including PGE, CTWS-BNR, DEQ, ODFW, USFS, TU and NFS, created this graphic to holistically summarize water quality in the basin.

To contact any member of the Fish Committee, email deschutes.passage@pgn.com. Visit prbfishcommittee.com to learn more.

Monitoring	Habitat Improvement	Funding	Planning, Outreach & Coordination	Nutrient Reduction	Flow Restoration
DRC UDWC CRWC OWRD DEQ PGE MDWC CTWS USGS ODA USFS	DLT UDWC CRWC ODFW USFS TU MDWC CTWS BLM	NRCS PGE OWEB CTWS OWRD DEQ Irrigation Districts	DBWC DRC CRWQP PGE CTWS CRWC MDWC UDWC Soil & Water Conservation Districts Irrigation Districts	CRWC CRWQP NRCS MDWC Soil & Water Conservation Districts Irrigation Districts	DRC Irrigation Districts