Interbasin Compact Process Overview and FY07-0

• Title: Interbasin Compact Process Overview and FY07-08 Work Plan
• Date: 7/1/2007
• IBCC - Doc Type: Program Planning, Budget & Contracts

Support from the Colorado Water Conservation Board

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Colorado Revised Statute, Title 37, Article 60 r equires the CWCB to conduct the
following activities in relation to utilizing the state's waters:
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Formulate methods, means, and plans
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Gather data and information
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Foster conservation
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Recommend water infrastructure projects
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Make mitigation recommendation to balance between deve lopment and the state's
water resources
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Protect the state's fish and wildlife resources
The CWCB implements this statutory authority through projects associated with the
findings and recommendations of SWSI.

CWCB's Intrastate Water Management and Developm ent Section Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the CWCB Intrastate Water Management and Development
Section include:
Implement the SWSI
- by helping ensure an adequate water supply for Colorado's
citizens and the environment through a collaborative, cooperative, consensus approach
to water resource issues resolution by focusing on strong local stakeholder
involvement.
Coordinate Efforts to Encourage Cooperation
– help avoid harmful competition for
water and competing uses for water between municipal, industrial, agricultural,
environmental, and recreational users.
Develop Reconnaissance Level Water Supply Alternatives
– coordinate, manage, and
conduct river basin technical roundtables to examine and develop structural and non -
structural water supply al ternatives.
Track and Support Water Supply Projects and Planning Processes
– identify and
track the status of individual projects and planning processes and identify legal,
financial, or political issues that are impeding the resolution of these issues.
Gr ant and Loan Program Development and Implementation
– review and obtain
approval of grant and loan application requests based on the Criteria and Guidelines
developed jointly with the IBCC from the Water Supply Reserve Account.
Provide Technical Support to the Interbasin Compact Process
– participate in
contract scoping, provide roundtable updates on water use data, inform and assist basin
roundtables in improving their understanding of existing and future water supply needs
and issues.
Statewide Outreach a nd Education
– participate in public awareness ad program
advocacy activities to increase public and organizational understanding of CWCB.
Water Information and Education
– make information accessible to CWCB's
customers and the public regarding the Intras tate Water Management and Development
Section.
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