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Non - Consumptive Needs Assessment Group <br />Meeting Agenda and Topics for discussion <br />Friday, January 12, 2007 <br /> <br />Schmueser|Gordon|Meyer office, first floor conference room – Glenwood Springs <br /> <br />10:00 am <br />Purpose: D etermine a scope and structure for a Work Order to CDM <br /> <br />Introductions <br /> <br />Scope: <br /> Define Non - Consumptive needs and their value and importance to the Colorado River <br />Basin. <br />Recreation <br />? <br /> <br />Fishing and Hunting <br />? <br /> <br />Rafting and Kayaking <br />? <br /> <br />Flat Water <br />? <br /> <br />Watchable Wildlife & Tourism <br />? <br /> <br />Camping & Backcountry recreation <br /> <br />Environment <br />? <br /> <br />F low Needs, more than a minimum “base” flow <br />? <br /> <br />Habitat ; Aquatic, Riparian and upland <br />? <br /> <br />Wildlife <br />? <br /> <br />Water Quality Issues: Sediment, mine waste, temperature, urbanization, non - point <br />pollution, etc. <br /> <br />Others (ie. Hydro?) <br /> <br />Structure: <br /> What do we already know and what do we need to know? <br /> <br />Current Information: <br />Data base and GIS mapping <br />? <br /> <br />DOW – current information on stream reaches for SWSI <br />? <br /> <br />CWCB ISF reaches <br />? <br /> <br />Gold Medal Fisheries <br />? <br /> <br />Major recreation reaches and areas (Flat and Flowing water, by type) <br />? <br /> <br />Impaired reaches (303d listing, superfund, other) <br />? <br /> <br />Water Short Segments (Colorado Water Trust) <br />? <br /> <br />Reservoir surface elevations for recreational use <br />? <br /> <br />Existing Water projects and their impacts (diversions, depletions, operation) <br />? <br /> <br />Future Water projects and their potential impacts <br />? <br /> <br />Areas where cha nging Land Use impacts non - consumptive needs <br />? <br /> <br />Other known information applicable to a GIS/Data base? (USFS, USGS, BLM) <br /> <br />