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Interbasin Compact Committee Annual Report <br />Foreword <br />October 31, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br />Following is a brief outline of activities in those four areas. Detailed summaries of each of these activities are <br />provided in the attached newsletters and additional sections of this report. <br />Basin-Wide Water Needs Assessments <br />Developing a deeper understanding of the water needs of each basin is a complex task. To do this, the <br />Interbasin Compact Process created a multi-pronged framework designed to answer four questions. <br />l. What are each basin's consumptive water needs (municipal, industrial, and agricultural)`? <br />2. What are each basin's non-consumptive water needs (environmental and recreational)? <br />3. What are our available water supplies (surface and groundwater) and how much water is unappropriated`? <br />4. What projects or methods are available to meet our identified water needs`? <br />Several efforts are underway to help each BRT answer these questions. Each basin is using the information <br />learned through SWSI as the starting point and core of their needs assessment. They are adding to this <br />information by incorporating other appropriate sources of information. For example the Colorado Roundtable <br />is using the UPCO Study and the Arkansas Roundtable is using the documents supporting the Cooperative <br />Flow Agreement. <br />BRTs also have the opportunity to identify additional information needs and submit "task orders" to our <br />technical assistance team. For example, the Metro and South Platte BRTs are examining the impact of <br />reusable water not being available to downstream users. The Yampa and Colorado BRTs are taking a closer <br />look at the water needs associated with energy development. The Gunnison BRT is refining the water demand <br />estimates for their smaller water providers and rural communities. Many of the BRTs have requested <br />assistance with their nonconsumptive needs assessments. An outline and status of each BRT's task orders can <br />be found in the attached newsletters. <br />These efforts of the BRTs are being supplemented by several additional activities. <br />Consumptive Workgroup: A group of BRT members and water leaders from across the state is <br />examining our consumptive needs. The goal of this group is to assist the BRTs in their consumptive use <br />needs assessments through the development of a common technical platform and water supply alternatives <br />on a statewide basis. <br />Nonconsumptive Workgroup: Similarly, a non-consumptive work group is helping the BRTs with their <br />non-consumptive needs assessments. With the assistance of this group, each BRT is identifying important <br />environmental and recreational attributes within their basin and pursuing ways to meet their <br />nonconsumptive needs. <br />Colorado River Supply Availability Study: The Colorado VUater Conservation Board (CWCB) in <br />consultation and cooperation with the BRTs is studying how much water is available in the Colorado River <br />system. <br />5:11400 Technical Support Basin RoundtableslReport to Legislature120071CWCB Foreword_10-24-07.doc <br />