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i ; .'~~t ~ ;~. ~ ~ ~ ~. 1 ~ ~, ~ ~ , ~; , , ` [.lp~~?~e~°°ty?~) ~~ ~ ~~:~~~a~~~«~:~ ~~ ~~~~~~~ i~~~uL~~.e~ Roles of Basin Roundtables and Consum tive and p Non-consum tive Needs Assessment Grou p p To address common technical platform and to maintain consistency between roundtables when completi ng thei r needs assessments, two statewide work groups will be formed - a non- consumptive work group and a consumptive work group. In addition, the CWCB will be doing a Supply Availability Study. These three technical elements will serve to support the Basin Roundtables with their Basin Needs Assessments as depicted in this figure. r~~~~ ~~~~t~ Basin Needs Assessment 1'a~n^•~d'~~`r~bte ~a~~~m P4~lt~ ~~~~~~ ~' ~~c~o s ~~nr~isc~n ~~~~~~~ ~olares; Rio Gra~d~ San Jraan~" ~~~ r~~~~~~i _.. ~__ r~_ ~ _ ~ ~ - ~_. _ ~ I ^ „ - ,~ ~ ~ , Common Technical Platform The issues of common technical platform are i m portant i n developi ng the Basi n Needs Assessments for both consumptive and non- consumptive uses. These issues are described in further detail below. Range. In addition, several Environmental Impact Statements for Front Range water providers examine demands to 2050. An updated statewide analysis is needed to ensure wise water resource planning. This group would work to ensure that a consistent statewide methodology is used for this update to demands. Status of IPPs In SW51 the Identified Projects and Processes (IPPs) were identified. IPPs are projects or processes identified by water providers to meet new water demands. The IPPs accounted for 511,800 acre-feet (AF) of new supply to address the demands of b30,000 AF out to 2030. The Basin Roundtables have requested that this information be reviewed. Up-to-date information on IPPs will be gathered so that there is better understanding of where providers are in the process of completing their IPPs. In addition, CWCB is developing an IPPs database that will be used to track projects and processes into the future. Identify Conservation Opportunities The M~tl Water Conservation TRT set out to "develop a deeper understanding and greater consensus on conservation and efficiency for municipal, industrial, and agricultural water uses." In the category of urban water demand, the TRT made significant advances that forward understanding of the important role of water conservation and efficiency in municipal water planning. Successes include: • Consensus was reached on how conservation may affect system reliability under various scenarios Strategy for Consumptive Needs Assessment Goal The goal of this group is to assist the Basin Roundtables in their consumptive use needs assessments through the development of a common technical platform and water supply alternatives on a statewide basis. Quantify~ng Municipa~ ~t lndustrial (M£l~ Demands to Z050 SWSI projected water demands to 2030. It was understood at the time of SWSI that demands will continue to grow beyond 2030. Since that time it has been the desire of several BRTs to take demands of their basins out to 2050. This has been the case particularly on the West Slope where the basins are not nearly as built out as on the Front • Quantified potential long-term savings available from conservation measures • Developed a range of potential water conservation savings from select measures that were in a comparable range to potential water conservation savings identified in the SWSI report • Common understanding was reached on some issues The conclusions and recommendations made by the CWCB and the TRT will serve as a starting point for the Consumptive Work Group to further quantify the role water conservation can play in meeting the demands of Colorado's water supply future. -2-