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Water Operations Division![]() USFWS Photo The Water and Fishery Resources Program oversees water and fish issues throughout California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin, from the Klamath River to the Lower Colorado River, and from San Francisco Bay to Eastern Nevada . Within this area, the Program focuses on the conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems. Acquiring Water for Anadromous FishDecision Solutions Model (DSM)For several years the Service's Water Acquisition Program has been working with stakeholders and other groups to develop a tool to assist in determining water acquisition opportunities that meet fish doubling objectives of the Central Valley Improvement Act. The Service, through a contract with CH2M Hill, recently developed a Decision Solutions Model (DSM) which incorporates technical paramenters of biology, hydrology and economics and subjective paramenters of political and public acceptance. The DSM also considers costs associated wth the regulatory process and cost related impacts. The DSM is a Decision Science Model, which considers the relationship of the various factors and their influence on the overall goal of fish doubling. Download the Decision Solutions Model (DSM) User Guide in pdf (50 pages - 7.2mb)Other DSM Downloads:
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