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Ý±´±®¿¼±ù É¿¬»® Í«°°´§ Ú«¬«®» Bill Ritter, Jr. - Governor Harris D. Sherman - DNR Executive Director ×²¬»®¾¿·² Ý±³°¿½¬ Ð®±½» Þ¿½µ¹®±«²¼ ×³°´»³»²¬¿¬·±² Colorado's growth and development as a state is The Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act sets up intertwined with water. Development and a framework that provides a permanent forum for management of water is complex, controversial, broad-based water discussions. It creates two new and at times contentious. Decisions regarding structures: 1) The Interbasin Compact Committee water have become increasingly complex as (IBCC), a state-wide committee that will address Colorado has experienced both issues between basins; and 2) The Basin unprecedented population growth Roundtables. and a greater emphasis on multiple Nine separate roundtables are established for each uses of this precious resource. of the state's major river basins, and a "Metro Water users, Roundtable" for the Denver metropolitan area (see water managers, map below). governmental These Basin Roundtables facilitate discussions on and non- water issues and encourage locally driven governmental collaborative solutions . The broad-based, organizations, collaborative nature of this process is reflected in and citizens the roundtable membership. have worked hard to help ensure that their interests To help the Basin Roundtables accomplish their are addressed when making water-related major responsibility of developing a basin-wide decisions. This dynamic has challenged us all to needs assessment, they have relied on groundwork identify new approaches and collaborative completed during the Statewide Water Supply solutions. Initiative (SWSI). To further develop their needs assessments and to support water activities in each This is the backdrop behind the collaborative of the basins, SB06-179, HB06-1385 and HB06-1400 Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act. This were passed by the legisl ature during 2006. This Interbasin Compact process is based upon the legislation is summarized in Figure 1. premise that Coloradans must work together to address the water needs within our entire state. The Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act creates a framework to encourage dialogue on water, broaden the range of stakeholders actively participating in the state's water decisions, and creates a locally driven process where the decisionmaking power rest s with those living in the state's river basins. Since 2003, four addition al pieces of enabling legislation have provided the necessary tools for the Water for the 21st Century Act to succeed. The interrelationships of these tools are described throughout the remainder of this fact sheet. Colorado's Nine Basin Roundtables February 2007