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Negotiating our Water Future in Colorado & the Colorado River Basin

Negotiating our Water Future in Colorado & the Colorado River Basin. Colorado Basin Roundtable . Our population is increasing but there’s no new water. Municipal & Industrial 9 %. Environment. Many uses compete for a scarce and limited water supply. Recreation. Agriculture 86%.

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Negotiating our Water Future in Colorado & the Colorado River Basin

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  1. Negotiating our Water Futurein Colorado & the Colorado River Basin Colorado Basin Roundtable

  2. Our population is increasing but there’s no new water. Municipal & Industrial 9% Environment Many uses compete for a scarce and limited water supply. Recreation Agriculture 86% Graphics provided by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education

  3. Coloradois facing a “Gap”

  4. How can we fill the gap? Already planned projects (Windy Gap firming, Moffat Collection System) + Conservation Ag to Urban Transfers New Projects (Colorado Basin development) The Governor wants a draft plan by the end of 2014 & a final plan by the end of 2015. Graphics provided by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education

  5. Colorado Basin Roundtable tasks: • Assess internal needs & identify projects to meet them • Negotiate how to meet state needs.

  6. Vision of what CBRT can and should accomplish Colorado Basin Planning Cycle • Inventory & conclusions of existing reports • Has BIP met objectives & measurable outcomes? Section 1 Section 6 Section 2 • Constraints & opportunities • -Water administration • - Current & future shortages • Implementation strategies Public Involvement Public Involvement • Projects & methods to meet objectives Section 5 Section 3 Section 4

  7. Values the Colorado Basin Roundtable has endorsed include (in summary): Solutions in the CO Water Plan should not over-ride local land-use plans and regulations. The CO Water Plan should protect and not threaten the economic, environmental, and social well-being of the west slope. Each basin should exhaust available water supply within its own basin before planning diversions from another. The CO Water Plan should minimize the risk of a Colorado River Compact Curtailment. The State should not promote a water project until the area where the project is located agrees.

  8. Your input is needed! • Please: • Fill out your survey. • Sign up to get updates as planning progresses!

  9. Survey questions: • Was this presentation interesting and helpful? Comments? • What water issue(s) most concerns you: • - locally • - statewide • What approach do you favor to meeting future water needs • - locally • - statewide • What county do you live in? • Which categories that describe you? Choose all that apply. • interested citizen, water professional, environmental advocate, farmer/rancher, government employee, boater, angler, energy sector employee, other ________

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