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By-Laws – The IBCC established by-laws to and the environment th rough a collaborative, <br />govern its operations and actions. cooperative, consensu s approach to water <br />resource issues resolution by focusing on strong <br />Charter – The IBCC developed a Charter to <br />local stakeholder involvement. <br />"govern and guide compact negotiations between <br />roundtables." The Charter includes: Coordinate Efforts to Encourage Cooperation – <br />help avoid harmful competition for water and <br />A framework and principles to guide <br />competing uses for wate r between municipal, <br />negotiations between roundtables, including <br />industrial, agricultural, environmental, and <br />policies to ensure that individual compacts do <br />recreational users. <br />not conflict with one another. <br />Develop Reconnaissance Level Water Supply <br />Procedures for ratification of compacts, <br />Alternatives – coordinate, manage, and conduct <br />including a mandatory provision that every <br />river basin technical round tables to examine and <br />affected roundtable must approve the draft <br />develop structural and non-structural water <br />compact. <br />supply alternatives. <br />Authorities and procedures to ensure that <br />Track and Support Water Supply Projects and <br />approved compacts are legally binding and <br />Planning Processes – identify and track the <br />enforceable. <br />status of individual projects and planning <br />processes and identify legal, financial, or <br />Procedures for integrating the Interbasin <br />Compact processes with other water planning political issues that ar e impeding the resolution <br />and development processes, except that no of these issues. <br />provision may supersede, impair, or modify <br />Grant and Loan Program Development and <br />any local government's "a uthority, jurisdiction, <br />Implementation – review and obtain approval of <br />or permitting powers." <br />grant and loan application requests based on the <br />Public Education and Outreach – The IBCC Criteria and Guidelines developed jointly with <br />established a Public Education and Outreach the IBCC from the Water Supply Reserve <br />Working Group to ensure public education and Account. <br />participation concerning both the activities of <br />Provide Technical Support to the Interbasin <br />the Interbasin Compact Committee and compact <br />Compact Process – participate in contract <br />negotiations between roundtables. <br />scoping, provide roundtable updates on water <br />use data, inform and assi st basin roundtables in <br />ݱ´±®¿¼± É¿¬»® ݱ²­»®ª¿¬·±² Þ±¿®¼ <br />improving their understanding of existing and <br />Colorado Revised Statute, Title 37, Article 60 <br />future water supply needs and issues. <br />requires the CWCB to conduct the following <br />Statewide Outreach and Education – participate <br />activities in relation to utilizing the state's waters: <br />in public awareness ad program advocacy <br />Formulate methods, means, and plans <br />activities to increase public and organizational <br />understanding of CWCB. <br />Gather data and information <br />Water Information and Education – make <br />Foster conservation <br />information accessible to CWCB's customers and <br />Recommend water infrastructure projects <br />the public regarding the Intrastate Water <br />Management and Development Section. <br />Make mitigation recommendation to balance <br />between development and the state's water <br />resources <br />Protect the state's fish and wildlife resources <br />The CWCB implements this statutory authority <br />through projects associated with the findings and <br />recommendations of SWSI. <br />ÝÉÝÞù­ ײ¬®¿­¬¿¬» É¿¬»® Ó¿²¿¹»³»²¬ ¿²¼ <br />Ü»ª»´±°³»²¬ Í»½¬·±² λ­°±²­·¾·´·¬·»­ <br />The responsibilities of th e CWCB Intrastate Water <br />Management and Development Section include: <br />Implement the SWSI - by helping ensure an <br />adequate water supply fo r Colorado's citizens <br />