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<br />Yampa/White/Green Basin Roundtable Technical Meeting #2 <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />briefly reviewed the methodology used to develop municipal and industrial (M&I), <br />agricultural, and environmental and recreational water demands for the 2030 planning year. <br />Demand projection information developed under SWSI will be posted to the SWSI web site <br />(www.cwcb.state.co.us ). <br /> <br />Feedback from the BRT members follows. <br /> <br />. How did these demand numbers compare to BBC Consulting numbers, the author of the <br />"Yampa Valley Water Demand Study," because BBC projected to 2045 and included greater <br />industrial (power plant and mineral development) growth projections? <br />- Answer: SWSI demand numbers were low. <br />. It was emphasized that SWSI should not be inconsistent with the BBC report. <br />. It was pointed out that there is a large discrepancy in the two reports. There are order of <br />magnitude differences in numbers between SWSI and BBC; 50,000 acre-feet (depletions) <br />per BBC versus 10,000 acre feet (diversions) per SWSI <br />- Yampa has spent $100,000 on the BBC demand study. Need to incorporate those <br />numbers into SWSI. <br />. Do these demands assume redistribution of water? <br />- Answer: No <br />. What did 167 responses represent? <br />. What is second home water use? <br />- Answer: Census does not count second homes that are used seasonally or a vacation <br />home because owners are not permanent residents. <br />. Need consensus on demand numbers, or it will be difficult to support the outcome of <br />SWSI. <br />. Where does Yampa Plan fit in? <br />- Answer: We will look at demand numbers and either revise base demand or include it <br />in the high demand estimate. If necessary, other demands would be included in <br />alternatives. <br />. BBC considered 50,000 acre-feet of flow depletions in arriving at requirement to augment <br />river flows. <br />. White Basin potential of mining oil shale, coal gas, has potential. Needs to be included in <br />future demands. <br />. It was pointed out that water for oil shale in the Peance subbasin may come from <br />agricultural transfer with no net change in demand or would have to come from the White <br />River mainstem. <br />. Electric power supply planning in west is undergoing major shift from gas to coal fired. <br />That transition may impact NW Colorado because of coal supply. <br />. Rio Blanco does not have self-supplied industrial represented. Ag could be switched. <br />. Coal mine outside of Rangely demand data is available from SEO. Also, the Deserado <br />Mine data should be in Hydrobase. <br />. What if oil shale comes back, how will this affect water demands and conditional rights? <br />SWSI will develop an approach on projecting possible future demands. <br />- Chuck Whiteman, an Energy and Industry representative, offered to send data. <br /> <br />CDIVI <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />YWG BRT Mtg #2 Summary.doc 4/16/2004 <br />