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Bill Ritter, Jr. - Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman - DNR Executive Director <br />. <br />n er asin om ac rocess <br />~~ r <br />From Harris Sherman <br />Executive Director of DNR and <br />Director of Compact Ne~otiations <br />.~, ~~ `~ My thanks to all of you for your <br />support and dedication to the Basin <br />'`~ Roundtable (BRT) and Interbasin <br />~ Compact Process. As we enter the <br />~'~ ,~ second quarter of 2007, we continue <br />to make progress toward our goal of completing <br />basin-wide water needs assessments by the end <br />of 2008. Additionally, water activities funded <br />through the Water Supply Reserve Account <br />(WSRA) are addressing specific needs for each <br />basin. This work has allowed the program to build <br />a foundation at the grassroots level and has been <br />very effective increasing the understandin~ <br />within each basin and addressing local water <br />challenges. <br />Although the process has been helpful in solving <br />water problems within each basin, it is also <br />necessary to engage in cross-basin dialogue on <br />key water issues that are of statewide <br />importance. Understanding these issues across <br />basins will be tantamount to our success. <br />In addition to the needs assessment and WSRA <br />work occurring at the Basin Roundtable level, <br />there are three other efforts that are integral to <br />the Interbasin Compact Process addressing <br />statewide issues on a common technical <br />platform. These include: 1) technical work on <br />consumptive water uses, 2) technical work on <br />non-consumptive water uses, and 3) water supply <br />ava~lab~l~ty. The challenge ahead ~s to take on <br />these issues of statewide importance while <br />continuing to support a grass roots process. <br />This newsletter summarizes the basin-by-basin <br />pro~ress we have made on needs assessments and <br />~mplement~ng water act~v~t~es through the WSRA. <br />It also summarizes an overall approach for <br />develop~ng consumpt~ve and non-consumpt~ve <br />needs assessments and a supply availability <br />study. The strategy builds on the Statewide <br />Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) Phase 1 and 2, and <br />the work of each BRT in developing their basin- <br />wide water needs assessments. The strategy also <br />addresses issues of a common technical platform <br />which the Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC) <br />and the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />(CWCB) have committed to help develop. <br />Implementation of these efforts, in conjunction <br />with the continued work on the basin-wide water <br />needs assessments and the WSRA, will advance <br />the overall goals of the Interbasin Compact <br />Process. <br />The Interbasin Compact Process is a bold <br />experiment and it is a uniquely Colorado <br />experiment. It is bringing together people all <br />over the state and asking them to work together <br />on Colorado's water supply future. It is a risky <br />process, but it has a real chance of succeeding in <br />helping Colorado provide a sustainable water <br />supply for its residents and environment. <br />~ -~ <br />, <br />,~ <br />~ " h. <br />~ .... I . ~ . , ~ ~ ~ ~ 8 ~ . <br />~ II. ' <br />~ ~. <br />'~ . - , _ ~ ~4 ~~~~ <br />~_ ~`~ '1 <br />- d. _~ <br />- _ ~`; R . .~ <br />~`kO~ s .y i~ . . " Y ~ <br /> <br />f <br />~y P"~ ~I~~ ~ ~~~ <br />1~'~~' ~~ ~ ~ . a <br />~y . 6 ' ~j e~~` y~ ~~ <br />~~ ~ 4' <br />' ' ~ ~'s; <br />3~ . ~ ~ °'~~; <br />.. ' ~~;d' `t ;~ ~ ~ , ~„~~~~ ~~ ~~ <br />~';~ ~~ , ..•~ ~ s ~ '~'~~ . ~~ "' 7 . ,~-~ M1 ~ ~,~~ ~~ <br />k { tl <br />S:N1400 Technical Support Basin Roundtables/Fact Sheets/Quarterly Newsletters/Harris 2nd Qrt 07 Newsletter_7-26 <br />