5-24-07 Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment Work Group Meeting

• Title: Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment Work Group Meeting
• Date: 5/24/2007
• IBCC - Doc Type: Needs Assessment & Technical Support

people in developing projects so know what impacts might be. Help focus instream
flow work statewide and provide a roadmap for next decade.
· John McClow. Member of Gunnison Basin Roundtable and attending meeting to
observe and to learn.
· Richard Raines. Attending meeting to observe and curious about how process will
work.
· Pat Wells. Participated in SWSI Environment and Recreation TRT. Involved in a lot
of watershed management issues with Recreation and water supply mix. Attending
meeting to learn more about the process to see what methods and tools will be
utilized.
· SeEtta Moss: Representative from Arkansas Basin roundtable. Interested in seeing
that important bird areas are protected and also need to include Audubon water bird
coverages. Birding is a major industry in Colorado and is economically very
important.
· Steve Glazer: Gunnison Basin Environmental Representative on Gunnison Basin
Roundtable. Would like to see a balanced approach to properly functioning
ecosystems. Help mesh for nonconsumptive uses.
· Rita Crumpton. Wants to see where nonconsumptive needs are and integrate them
into a balance with consumptive needs.
· Sara Duncan. There needs to be some certainly in establishing nonconsumptive uses.
There is a need for objective standards and procedures. There are solutions beyond
just adding water to a stream such as habitat restoration and timing of flows.
· Margaret Medallin. Here to listen and interested in new thinking regarding these
Issues.
· Crystal Young. Here to provide citizens input. Would like to see an approach based
on real environmental needs.
· Keith Riley. Here to listen and explore opportunities to meet growing water demands.
· Butch Clarke. There are 230 acres in Federal Wetland Reserve System and they need
consideration in nonconsumptive use. Want to maintain integrity of system to cope
with extreme events to help with global warming. Use natural systems to protect from
flooding and water storage purification.
· Gary Barber. Member of Arkansas Basin Roundtable and needs assessment
subcommittee. Leading Fountain Creek vision task force and wants to come up with
outline on Fountain Creek of both nonconsumptive and consumptive needs.
· Rob White. Wants to continue to work cooperatively to deliver water to citizens in a
way that helps the environment.
· Rick Brown. Need to make wise decisions about resource management. Data needs to
be consistent and defensible. At the end of the process we should be able to
understand nonconsumptive and consumptive needs assessments. Need to focus on
protection of resources and not interests.
· JeffBaessler. Would like to see this process work with the CWCB instream flow
program for new acquisitions.
· Linda Bassi: Would like to see the process integrated with the CWCB instream flow
program and work with water users to keep water in streams.
· Todd Doherty. Would like to see this group address a common technical platform and~develop a process that is defensible that has wide spread consensus.