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Rio Grande Basin Roundtable Technical Meeting #2 Meeting Summary Water Management Objectives Rick Brown presented the revised list of water management objectives and subobjectives, based on comments and feedback obtained from the first round of BRT meetings around the state and from the CWCB Board meeting in November 2003. Rick explained how the original list of objectives was modified based on this input. The SWSI team found through this process that there was significant consistency from basin to basin in the types of objectives identified, though there are significant differences from person to person and basin to basin in the relative importance of each of the objectives to the BRT members. The SWSI process is designed to identify and track the relative importance or "preference" each BRT member places on each water management objective. Once water management alternatives are developed, each BRT member will be able to see how well an alternative meets their individual preferences and the BRT as a whole can see which alternatives have elements that can be largely agreed upon. John Rehring presented an overview of how the objectives will be weighted by individual BRT members and then used in the evaluation of alternatives in later phases of SWSI. An example weighting form for the objectives and subobjectives was reviewed. It was stressed that the "numeric" alternative evaluation process in SWSI is intended to provide information on individual preferences, but that the numeric results serve as a starting point for BRT discussion, rather than determining the final disposition of an alternative. Later BRT meetings will focus on discussion of the alternatives based on these results. The process is not one of "majority rules" or a "vote," rather it is a facilitated discussion that seeks common ground between diverse interests. Because the Rio Grande BRT members identified a single list of near-term options for implementation, rather than a list of options for use in a range of alternatives, the process employed by SWSI may differ in the Rio Grande Basin relative to the other basins. One participant noted that the objective of "Comply with all applicable laws and regulations" should include compliance with interstate Compacts. No other feedback was received under this agenda item. Demand Proj ections The preliminary results of demand projections, both statewide and specific to the Rio Grande Basin and its counties, were presented by Kelly DiNatale. Kelly also briefly reviewed the methodology used to develop municipal and industrial (M&I), agricultural, and environmental and recreational water demands for the 2030 planning year. Demand projection information developed under SWSI will be posted to the SWSI web site (www.cwcb.state.co.us). Feedback from the BRT members follows. . Several BRT members discussed the factors that are at play resulting in relatively high M&I per capita demands in the Rio Grande Basin. It was noted by one participant that these results are generally consistent with previous studies in the Rio Grande Basin. Rationales that surfaced included: Unmetered water and/ or low water rates in some areas, which provides no financial incentive to reduce use. CDIVI 3 Rio Grande BRT Mtg #2 Summary.doc 4/16/2004