Work Plan 2007 - Interbasin Compact Process.do

• Title: Work Plan 2007 - Interbasin Compact Process
• IBCC - Doc Type: Program Planning, Budget & Contracts

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Colorado Water for the 21 Century
Interbasin Compact Process
Work Plan
2007

Executive Summary
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In 2005, the Colorado W ater for the 21 Century Act created a collaborative process as a
new approach to addressing the State’s water challenges . Since that historic beginning
nine Basin Roundtables and the statewide Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC) have
formed and actively engaged in the Interbasin Compact P roc ess. The aim of this process
is statewide water supply sustainability. Through a collaborative approach that is built
from the grassroots or basin roundtable level up, this process seeks solutions that will
balance the state’s water supplies and water demands over time.

In order to achieve this, the Interbasin Compact Process will build on the
acco mplishments from 2005 and 2006 (see the Interbasin Compact Committee Annual
Report, October 31, 2006). This Work Plan describes the activities that will be
undertaken by the basin roundtables and the IBCC in 2007. As this process matures, two
key themes will emerge in the coming year:

1. Identifying strategies that move towards water supply sustainability at the river
basin and state levels; and

2. Establishing standard operating procedures to better frame and organize the
efforts of the basin roundtables and t he IBCC.

The work of the roundtables in 2007 will predominately consist of three parallel
activities:
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Education (including self - education, cross roundtable education, and public
education);
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Developing their basin - wide water needs assessments; and
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Agree ing upon potential solutions to meet their water needs.
Roundtables may also dedicate time to articulating major water issues and goals for their
basin, increasing their ability to collaborate and make efficient use of their time, and/or
discussing what water supply sustainability means for their basin.

In 2007 the IBCC will continue to lead and support the efforts of the basin roundtables.
The IBCC’s work will predominately consist of addressing bridging issues, continuing
their working groups’ efforts , receiving presentations from host roundtables, and
receiving presentations on the results of SWSI Phase II and integrating those with their
bridging issue deliberations. These activities will occur within the context of how
Colorado can reach statewide water supply sustainability. The IBCC will also invite the
new Governor and/or members of his administration to meet with them early in the year.
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