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

· Mark Catlin. Would like to see the Taylor Park exchange as example for the rest of
the state. Would like to find ways to work collaboratively.
· Brad Wind. Interested in learning about the basis of the tools and how the tools can
used in wide variety of situations across the state
· Larry MacDonnell. Nonconsumptive and consumptive needs need to be eventually
looked at together. Would like to see a baseline of condition of Colorado's
watersheds today.
· Mel Rettig. Interested in maintaining irrigated agriculture and would like to see how
nonconsumptive and consumptive uses are compared at end of the process.
· Tom Iseman. Interested in developing objective tools and products that reflect
roundtable priorities. Important that have objective platform.
· GeoffBlakesle. Need to look at both nonconsumptive and consumptive uses. Hopes
that this group can identify acceptable data sources and use those data sources to
quantify water dependent natural in state and methods for protecting these resources
· Mark Pifller. SWSI Phase 2 efforts should not be ignored and hope that this group and
roundtables will use this information. Objectives should be to develop a common
template to define and measure instream needs and a basis to sort priorities that helps
reduce conflict.
· Dan Simon. Looking at RICD's as important tool. Seeks to collaborate with other
recreation users.
· John Carney. When Colorado Tmst formed they assembled maps of water based
priorities. Would like to see locally driven priorities that are widely accepted at state
level.
· Lane Wyatt. Would like to technical and strong science based quantification in time
and place.
· Julio Iturreria. Objective: statewide maps that realistically and scientifically represent
assumptions and facts.
· Hank Hotze: Gunnison Basin Roundtable Rec rep.

Presentation & Discussion of Draft Strategy- Melinda Kassen, Tom Iseman
Melinda presented power point slides on the draft strategy that are provided at the end of
this summary.

Questions and comments included:

· Will flat water information be included? Yes.

Tom discussed course water characterization and slides are attached at end of this
summary .

Questions and comments included:

· What are the data sources? Metadata will be important.
· Must look beyond flows for what will work - habitat is also important.
· Need to tap federal agency land manager's databases. Need to include Forrest service,
BLM and riparian assessments.