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

In FY07 - 08, the Interbasin Compact Process will further public education and
communication by:
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Supporting the efforts of the IBC C Work Group in developing a website,
communication material, and piloting public meetings
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Developing and implementing a communications and media relations plan

Section 4: Needs Assessments and Common Technical
Platform
Each Basin Roundtable is charged w ith developing a basin - w ide water needs assessment.
This needs assessment is to consist of four parts:

1) An assessment of consumptive water needs (municipal, industrial, and
agricultural);

2) An assessment of non - consumptive water needs (environmental and
recr eational);

3) An assessment of available water supplies (surface and groundwater) and an
analysis of any unappropriated waters; and

4) Proposed projects or methods to meet any identified water needs and achieve
water supply sustainability over time.

To help dev elop these basin - wide water needs assessment s and further the goals of the
Interbasin Compact Process, the IBCC has taken on the role of encouraging the
development of “ a common technical platform .” This seeks to use common
methodologies and similar assum ptions in developing the needs assessments so the
resulting data are consistent and comparable.

4.1 SWSI and Basin Reports
To begin the work of developing these needs assessments , each roundtable has been
provided a “Basin Report” containing all of the wo rk completed during the Statewide
Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) relevant to their basin. The Basin Roundtables are using
their Basin Reports as the starting point and core of their needs assessments. They now
have the opportunity to build upon these Bas in Reports and several tools are available to
help them . These include other studies or sources of information, the ongoing work of
SWSI Phase II, consumptive and non - consumptive work groups, a technical assistance
contract, and the expertise of their age ncy liaisons and Colorado’s academic and research
community.

4.2 Other Appropriate Sources of Information
In addition to the information generated in SWSI, Basin Roundtables are incorporating
“other appropriate sources of information” into their needs ass essments. Examples of
these other sources of information include UPCO for the Colorado Roundtable, the
Cooperative Flow Agreement for the Arkansas Roundtable, and the Yampa
Programmatic Biological Opinion for the Ya mpa/White/Green Roundtable.

4.3 SWSI Phase II
In addition to the groundwork of SWSI, the Basin Roundtables will be incorporating the
results of the SWSI Phase II technical work into their needs assessments. SWSI Phase II
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