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• Board Meeting Date: 9/19/2006
• Description: CWCB Strategic Plan Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Water Availability Task Force - Participate on the state drought task force to assist
state efforts to monitor, respond, and mitigate the impacts of drought. Make the
information available to the public, media, and state officials.

Water Information Section

Water Information - Provide coordination of and support to all facets ofCWCB water
infonnation management including decision support, Internet, mapping, database,
electronically imaged documents, section newsletters, and library filing and maintenance.

Decision Support Svstems (DSS) - Operate and maintain Colorado's DSS as an
essential service. Continue development and support of the DSS for the major basins.
Explore the feasibility of a reconnaissance study in the Arkansas River basin. Work with
CWCB sections, private entities, and the public on other possible enhancements and/or
additions to the DSS to meet their section needs, and improve usability of DSS tools.

Web and Technical Support - Serve water users, the public, and CWCB staff in the
area of water information management. Promote the CWCB website as a primary
resource for the public to gather information concerning Colorado water issues. Provide
technical and Internet support to CWCB staff and website visitors. Strive for clear,
concise, and effective communication of state water and water resource management
issues, challenges, and opportunities.

Mappine - Create and provide consistently accurate spatial data and mapping to meet
the agency's needs, as well as making spatial products available to the general public.
Continue working with sister agencies in obtaining the most current spatial data.

Electronic Data Manaeement - Provide a comprehensive centralized inventory of the
CWCB's electronic data and help ensure that databases can be integrated to the extent
possible. Coordinate with all CWCB sections to determine their data needs, and develop
databases and access tools to maintain their infonnation. Ensure electronically imaged
documents, maps, and data are available to and accessible by the water community, the
public, and CWCB staff through desktop software and the Internet. Assist in the
development of methods for obtaining and interpreting water use data and in the
development of a system for tracking and supporting water development projects.

Water Resource Information Center- Maintain a central resource center for the review
and analysis of CWCB actions, CWCB recommendations, publications, studies, reports,
and associated materials designed to educate the public and help water users make sound
resource decisions.

Statewide Outreach and Education - Perfonn outreach and water education, including
participating in public awareness and program advocacy activities to increase public and
organizational understanding of CWCB, and develop opportunities for each Section to
achieve their goals.

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