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Rio Grande Basin Roundtable Technical Meeting #1 Meeting Summary 3. Enhance Use of Existing System Assets Draft Subobjectives Presented . Maximize operations of existing facilities . Manage / reduce / capture unintentional reservoir spills Comments . Enhance the use of the existing groundwater recharge system . The Rio Grande Restoration Study included a recommendation to consolidate headgates and remove river obstructions, assisting water users and improving the water quality in the river . Use vacant reservoir space to store other water, with permission of reservoir owner 4. Maximize Implementability Draft Subobjectives Presented . Optimize options for technical, legal, institutional, political, economical, and environmental implementability . Maintain compliance with Compacts . Incorporate sustainability concepts Comments . Look at removing constraints to maximizing the beneficial use of water, within compact and water law limitations . Promote collaboration, not litigation 5. Support Recreational Needs Draft Subobjectives Presented . Provide for in-channel recreational uses . Provide adequate reservoir levels for flatwater recreation . Operate reservoirs to serve multiple purposes . Acknowledge intangible value of recreation Comments . Strike and/ or revise all four sub-bullets from draft subobjectives presented and restate as "Encourage the cooperative multiple use of water to enhance recreational and wildlife opportunities" . Encourage the cooperative multiple use of water to enhance recreational and wildlife opportunities . Objective should be re-titled "Support Recreational Opportunities" vs. "Support Recreational Needs" . Recreational opportunities should be supported within the Compact limitations and not impact existing uses or users . Terminology regarding instream flows is incorrect CDIVI 6 Rio Grande BRT Mtg #1 SummarLfinal.doc 11/14/2003