Summary of Basin Roundtable Task Order Request

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1) Non-consumptive needs - develop statewide standard method for developing non-consumptive needs assessment and customize for the Colorado Basin. 2) Consumptive use needs - develop a work plan to evaluate future projects to address Colorado Basin's 62,000 AF gap identified in SWSI. 3) Energy needs - develop a work plan to execute the joint Colorado and Yampa/White roundtables energy study. Colorado Basin Roundtable Tasks Authorized under Task Order 2007-003 The Consultant will meet with the non-consumptive needs assessment committee three times between March 2007 and June 30, 2007 to discuss progress on the work plan for the non-consumptive needs assessment. One of these meetings will include a workshop with statewide environmental and recreational interests. The goal is to produce a draft work plan by April 30, 2007 so that the Colorado Basin Roundtable can plan for funding further non-consumptive needs studies through HB06-1400, SB06-179, or other funding mechanisms. The work plan will contain the following elements: . Task 1: Definition of Non-Consumptive Needs/Values . Task 2: Identification of Critical Stream Reaches and associated values . Task 3: Identification of methods for the Quantification of Needs . Task 4: Cost Estimates . Task 5: Meetings with Non-Consumptive Needs Assessment Subcommittee and BRT The work plan will be structured so that study elements are considered in two or more phases. The first phase will be consideration of the above tasks that can be completed with existing data. Subsequent phases will focus on addressing data gaps such as data collection needs and further refinement of non-consumptive needs. This work plan development will be consistent with development of work plans for non-consumptive needs throughout all the basins as a common technical platform needs to be maintained for evaluating non-consumptive needs. In addition to the non-consumptive needs work plan, the Consultant will prepare initial sections of a work plan document for conducting the Energy needs study. The Consultant will meet with the Energy needs subcommittee once during March through June 30, 2007 to discuss further completion of this work plan.