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<br />Rio Grande Basin Roundtable Technical Meeting #2 <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />Preliminary List of Project Options and Tiering <br /> <br />There is a significant amount of information and studies available on water projects and <br />potential water management options in each basin. The SWSI team is seeking to identify and <br />document specific information and projects where available, with input from the BRT members <br />and the Basin Advisors. Since one of SWSI's overarching principles is to not interfere with local <br />water planning initiatives, we are especially interested in learning about existing water supply <br />options/projects and existing planning efforts, and documenting how these will be applied to <br />future water needs (i.e., applied to any "gap" between projected demands and supplies). SWSI <br />also anticipates that "gaps" may exist even after existing efforts are implemented, and that <br />additional water supply options may need to be developed. <br /> <br />John Rehring presented a preliminary draft list of water management options, as identified by <br />BRT members and project proponents, for meeting water needs in the basin. These options will <br />be cataloged, then "packaged together" into alternatives for meeting the basin's needs. The <br />project "tiering" definitions presented at the last BRT meeting were reviewed. Based on <br />feedback obtained from roundtable participants in this and other basins, the tiering definitions <br />will likely be modified from the previous Tier 1/2/3 definitions toward solutions that will be <br />implemented in the near-, mid-, and long-term. Near-term solutions (previously Tier 1) are <br />those that are identified by the project sponsor as a solution that is moving forward. This type <br />of a solution could be a specific project, or the anticipated outcome of an ongoing planning <br />process. <br /> <br />Near-term options will be documented as meeting a particular need in the basin. For purposes <br />of SWSI, it will be assumed that these options will be in place some time prior to 2030, and the <br />resulting effects (e.g., delivery of water to the project beneficiaries) will be applied to the <br />projected "gap," if any, between future basin supplies and demands. Mid- and long-term <br />options will be evaluated in various combinations by packaging them into alternatives for <br />consideration and discussion by the BRT. The preliminary draft list discussed by the BRT <br />members at the meeting is appended to this meeting summary. <br /> <br />Feedback from the BRT members follows. For purposes of BRT2, participants continued to use <br />the previously-defined Tier 1/2/3 approach, recognizing that this will later be reformatted to <br />near-, mid-, and long-term options. The option identification listed on the preliminary options <br />catalog distributed to the BRT members (e.g., option R1, R2) was also referenced in the <br />discussion of options. As the discussion progressed, the group came to consensus that the list of <br />options (as modified via BRT2 discussion) was not a list of options that could be compared to <br />one another. Rather, Rio Grande BRT2 participants saw this as a single list of near-term options, <br />all of which would be implemented. Therefore, the alternatives evaluation process that will be <br />applied in most basins under SWSI may not be employed in the Rio Grande Basin. <br /> <br />. Option R1 refers to more efficiency for current use - not really additional water <br />development <br />Addresses several objectives, e.g., a properly functioning channel will assist the <br />Division Engineer in administering the water. <br /> <br />CDIVI <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Rio Grande BRT Mtg #2 Summary.doc 4/16/2004 <br />