Overview - Colorado Water for the 21st Century

• Title: Overview - Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act
• Date: 6/1/2006
• IBCC - Doc Type: Articles & Speeches

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Interbasin Compact
Negotiations
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This roundtable membership not only broadens the range of stakeholders that will actively
participate in Colorado's future water decisions, but it creates a locally driven process. Of all the
roundtable members, only the non-voting members may reside outside the roundtable's
boundaries. All other roundtable members must be local stakeholders residing within the basin.

While the number of roundtable members differs among the roundtables and in some cases may
be quite large, this membership formula is designed to ensure that all stakeholders and the
general public are fully represented.

Roundtable Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the basin roundtables can be grouped into three categories: procedural
responsibilities, substantive responsibilities, and public involvement responsibilities.

Procedural
Each roundtable must adopt by-laws that include the roundtable's goals, objectives, and
operating procedures. These bylaws will reflect the specific needs of the roundtable and reflect
the uniqueness of each basin. In conjunction with adopting by-laws, each roundtable may also
decide upon leadership positions. Suggestions for these positions include a chairperson, 2 vice-
chairpersons, and a recording secretary.

Substantive
Once the procedural responsibilities are completed, the roundtable's substantive work can begin.
Each roundtable has the power to select two members of the Interbasin Compact Committee,
and the appointees do not need to be members of the roundtable.

The most extensive substantive responsibility is to develop a basin-wide water needs assessment.
This is to be performed in cooperation with local governments, area water providers, and other
stakeholders. The needs assessment will:
. Look at both consumptive and nonconsumptive needs,
. Analyze the availability of water supplies including unappropriated waters within the
basin, and
. Propose projects or non-stmcturalmethods for meeting water supply needs and utilizing
unappropriated waters where appropriate.

Any proposed projects or methods that result from this needs assessment will be forwarded to the
Interbasin Compact Committee for consideration. Any compact coming out of the IBCC will be
submitted to all affected roundtables for their ratification.

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Eric Hecox Office of Interbasin Compact Negotiations [phone] [e-mail]
1313 Sherman Street, Room 718 Denver, CO 80203