IBCCAnnualReport103106

• Title: Interbasin Compact Committee Annual Report
• Date: 10/31/2006
• Author: CDM
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: Annual Legislative Report

Section 1
Report from the Director of Compact Negotiations
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The nine Basin Roundtables are:

. Arkansas Basin

. Colorado Basin

. Dolores/San Juan/San Miguel Basin

. Gunnison Basin

. Metro

. North Platte Basi n

. Rio Grande Basin

. South Platte Basin

. Yampa/White Basin

The Dolores/San Juan/San Miguel Basin Roundtable has
elected to call themselves the Southwest Basin
Roundtable and the Yampa/White Basin Roundtable has
Table 1-1 Basin Roundtable Membership

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One member appointed by each county within the Basin
Roundtable's boundaries
One member appointed jointly by all the municipalities within any
county in the Basin Roundtable's boundaries
One member appointed by each water conservancy and water
conservation districts within the Basin Roundtable's boundaries
One member appointed jointly by the chairpersons of the Colorado
House and Senate Ag. Committees

10 At-Large Members (appointed by the designated members in I
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One representing agricultural interests
One representing recreational interests
One representing local, domestic water providers
One representing industrial interests
One representing environmental interests - Selected from eligible
candidates representing established Colorado environmental
organizations
At least five of the ten at-large Basin Roundtable members must
own water rights or have a contract for federal water

Non~~ingMembe~(appoin~dbyfuefuIIBasin~und~ble I
membershiQ)

Three non-voting members who must own water rights or have a
contract for federal water to represent out-of-basin water interests
within the Basin Roundtable's boundaries
--Or--
If no one qualifies, representatives that have interests in and are
knowled eable about water matters

The CWCB member from the basin will serve as the liaison
between the Basin Roundtable and the CWCB

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elected to call themselves the Yampa/White/Green Basin
Roundtable.

1.1.1 Basin Roundtable Membership

Basin Roundtables are permanent structures set up to
facilitate discussions on water management issues and
to encourage locally driven collaborative solutions. Basin
Roundtable membership reflects the broad-based,
collaborative nature of the Colorado Water for the 21 st
Century process. The Basin Roundtables are made up of
a set of "designated members," 1 0 "at-large" members,
and non-voting members as shown in Table 1-1. A list of
individuals serving on the nine Basin Roundtables
throughout Colorado is included in Appendix A.

The first step in forming the Basin Roundtables was to
assemble all of the designated members so that they
could select their 10 additional at-large members. During
August through October of 2005, Basin Roundtables held
meetings throughout the state, individuals expressed
interest in serving on the Basin Roundtables, and a
democratic process with competitive elections resulted in
the formation of all nine Basin Roundtables.

The Basin Roundtables bring 298 citizens into water
discussions across the state. The diversity of Basin
Roundtable membership broadens the range of
stakeholders who are actively participating in Colorado's
water decisions, and creates a locally-driven process.
Table 1-2 shows the number of voting members in each
Basin Roundtable. While the number of members differs
among the Basin Roundtables, Basin Roundtable
membership ensures full representation of all
stakeholders and the general public.

Table 1-2 Basin Roundtable Voting Members

I Basin Roundtable I Total Voting Members I
Arkansas 53
Colorado 34
Dolores/San Juan/San Miguel 34 (including 2 Tribes)
(Southwest)
Gunnison 32
Metro 27
North Platte 16
Rio Grande 29
South Platte 51
Yampa/White 22
(Yam pa/Wh ite/G reen)
Total 298

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