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<br />San Juan/Dolores/San Miguel Basin Roundtable Technical Meeting #1 <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />. Existing supply includes both water that is currently developed and managed and what is <br />provided by climate; in assessing supply, all supply available under the Compact should be <br />considered when comparing to demands <br />. Need to look at health of watersheds in context of existing supplies <br /> <br />3. Enhance Use of Existing System Assets <br /> <br />Draft Subobjectives Presented <br />. Maximize operations of existing facilities <br />. Manage / reduce / capture unintentional reservoir spills <br /> <br />Comments <br />. Cooperative use of physical assets such as pipelines should be encouraged <br />. Reservoirs that are limited to one annual fill - refill with approval <br />- Many reservoirs do have refill rights and reservoir owners can file for refill rights <br />. Sell a small portion of agriculture to M&I to fund improvements for agriculture <br />. Exchange agreement on operations of facilities, but there will be institutional constraints <br /> <br />4. Maximize Implementability <br /> <br />Draft Subobjectives Presented <br />. Optimize options for technical, legal, institutional, political, economical, and environmental <br />implementability <br />. Maintain compliance with Compacts <br />. Incorporate sustainability concepts <br /> <br />Comments <br />. Flexibility in rules <br />. Change "Maximize Implementability" to "Identify Issues Necessary for Implementation" <br />. Projects are implemented or not implemented based on the perseverance and persistence of <br />project proponents or those that oppose the project <br />. Identify fatal flaws upfront <br />. Understand and plan for legal and institutional roadblocks <br />. There is a need for research to assist in developing objectives and implementing projects <br /> <br />5. Support Recreational Needs <br /> <br />Draft Subobjectives Presented <br />. Provide for in-channel recreational uses <br />. Provide adequate reservoir levels for flatwater recreation <br />. Operate reservoirs to serve multiple purposes <br />. Acknowledge intangible value of recreation <br /> <br />Comments <br />. "Needs" should be changed to "options" <br /> <br />CDIVI <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />SJD BRT Mtg #1 Summary-final.doc 11/14/2003 <br />