IBCC Meeting Notes Oct 22 2007

• Title: October Meeting Notes
• Date: 10/22/2007
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: Meeting Notes

Dan Birch: This is ail appropriate role for IBCC. How do we tallc about inter-basin role and
reallocation of water? I may have reluctance to go very far down the path of any sohition unless
we are tallcing about reallocation.
Rick Bro~~~n: If we craft the alternatives right it can look at options as we move water from
agriculture for the Metro, S.Platte and Arkansas. Can put some sideboards on allocations. Can
inform you on the strengths and weaknesses of projects.
Dan Birch: Are we getting a default allocation?
.Ieris Danielson: Pm puzzled on how we can make this allocation until we change state law?
Dan Birclz I thii~l{ we are going to require some substantial changes to law.
Melinda Kassen: Given the conversation the CWCB has had with not wanting to fiend Non-
consumptive needs because of implications on water rights, are we going to say we thii~lc the law
needs to be changed to do an allocation? We have language that says "thou shall not change
Colorado water law".
Eric Wilkinson: Agree with Jeris that the last task would be beneficial for the state to undertake.
Maybe not to find a solution, but to facilitate the dialogue. Rather than calling them solutions we
can look at components and call them proposals. What is it going to cost to move the water? Is
their water supply available and are there basin-of-origin concerns or is it reallocation (i.e.: S.
Platte and Arkansas)? Where the unwritten script is, is on basins that have unappropriated
water? Uiiless we do this, how are we ever going to reach a solution? Right now so many lines
are drawn in the sand and no one wants to study anything because it might be used to facilitate a
project. People need to calm down.
Stan C,azier: Maybe we should look at ways of doing this as (a) transfer, (b) conservation, (c)
trans-basin diversion. Need to start with the laundry list. What are we solving? Is there a way
to address this? Yes, this is a good idea.
Rita C,rzmzptofx Have not had the hard discussions linking water with population growth and
land use decisions. Other people need to be involved in that discussion of what we want this
state to look at in 2050. We have to go through another group of people.
Harris ,Sherman: How would you do that?
Rita C'rlrmpton: As we keep fleshing out the public education piece, we can do this.
Melinda Kassen: Need better integration of land use plaiuling and water planning. Jenny
Russell and Peter Binney are involved in this and can have that bind of conversation. Rocky
Mountain Land Use Institution may have some ideas.
Harris Slzerr~zarz: I am stn~ggling with tinting. I have no idea how long the analysis would take.
I can think of 3-5 projects that we could look at.
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