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Revised: 7/26/2007 <br />Notes <br /> <br />? <br /> <br />Never been done before <br />? <br /> <br />Figure out process <br /> <br />Who will participate <br />o <br /> <br />How public will be involved <br />o <br /> <br />Representation <br />o <br />? <br /> <br />Benefits that need to come to basin of origin <br />? <br /> <br />Create structure of idea with all the parts as fleshed out as possible <br /> <br />Structural idea <br />o <br /> <br />? Ask leg. T o pass bill to create Interbasin Compact Commission <br />(umbrella organization not decision making body) <br /> <br />? Staffed and funded by CWCB <br /> <br />? Becomes a place people come to <br /> <br />? Set standards/rules <br /> <br />? Commission provides facilitators; place <br />? <br /> <br />First step is to build library and fa miliarize with literature so not re - inventing the <br />wheel <br />? <br /> <br />Basin of Origin Bill – latest: 2003: H.B. 1113 <br />? <br /> <br />Mediators to consider in use of professionals <br /> <br />Meridian <br />o <br /> <br />American Arbitration Association (AAA) <br />o <br />? <br /> <br />Can already file conditional water rights – Great and Growi ng Cities Doctrine <br /> <br />This protects development on west slope <br />o <br /> <br />Front range has some that threaten west slope supply <br />o <br /> <br />A contractual agreement through a compact might give more security; or <br />o <br />participants may feel they have the security they need <br />? <br /> <br />Have 1041 Provisio n on west slop that provides veto power for diversions <br /> <br />This also provides basin of origin protection <br />o <br />? <br /> <br />Strength of compact idea <br /> <br />Long - term certainty rather than case - by - case erosion of water <br />o <br />? <br /> <br />Weakness of compact idea <br /> <br />Conditional water rights <br />o <br /> <br />? Each basin has mor e than water is there <br /> <br />? A compact would erase conditional water rights <br /> <br />Why is the state involved <br />o <br />? <br /> <br />Motivators <br /> <br />ESA compliance <br />o <br /> <br />Don’t dry up ag <br />o <br /> <br />By - pass flows <br />o <br />? <br /> <br />If “carrots” such as rights - of - ways and ESA compliance are going to be on the <br />table, the federal agencies will have to be involved (the earlier the better). <br />? <br /> <br />Obstacles <br /> <br />Agreements aren’t all inclusive <br />o <br /> <br />? Agreement with Denver doesn’t stop CS from coming in <br /> <br />? Need everyone at the table <br />1 <br />