NorthPlatteBasinWaterSupplyandNeedsReport

• Basin Roundtable: North Platte
• Title: Water Supply & Needs Report for the North Platte Basin
• Date: 6/1/2006
• Author: CDM
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Needs Assessment Documents

Section 10
Evaluation Framework

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A draft list of water management objectives was
developed by the SWSI team. These objectives were
modified significantly based on comments provided by
the CWCB, the SWSI Basin Roundtables, and public
input

The final set of water management objectives is shown in
Figure 10-4, not listed in any particular order. Each Basin
Roundtable member was asked to provide his or her own
relative preference for each objective, as described in
Section 10.4.

Figure 10-4
SWSI Water Management Objectives

Each of these objectives has one or more sub-objectives
that help further define the goal. Once the objectives
were defined, performance measures were developed to
indicate how well the objective and its sub-objectives
were being achieved. These performance measures
were used to score and rank the options before
alternatives can be built

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10-4

Termed "Comply with All Applicable Laws, Regulations,
and Water Rights," the ninth water management
objective, was developed based on input from the Basin
Roundtable Technical meetings. Each option developed
under SWSI will comply with applicable laws and
regulations, the water rights system, and individual
rights. This ninth objective was thus included as a
baseline requirement but was not used to compare
options. It instead represents a minimum condition or
"gate" that all alternatives must pass through to be
considered for implementation.

Recognizing that SWSI is a reconnaissance-level
process and that feasibility studies would likely be
needed before implementation of the options evaluated,
two sets of performance measures were developed.

The first set of performance measures was developed to
evaluate options for consideration in SWSI. These are
qualitative performance assessments that were made
based on engineering judgment, using the best available
information.

The second set of performance measures could be used
as projects move toward implementation, for more
detailed feasibility-level planning in which specific options
will be evaluated prior to implementation. These
performance measures are more quantitative and would
rely more heavily on the state's DSS and other more
refined data and information.

Table 10-1 summarizes the water management
objectives, sub-objectives, and associated performance
measures for SWSI.

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