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<br />South Platte Basin Roundtable Technical Meeting #2 <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />SWSI consider wells not pumping as an unmet demand, i.e., estimate the amount of <br />augmentation water needed to keep irrigated acreage at the 2000 demand level. <br />. Another perspective offered was that wells without an augmentation source should be <br />considered to be out of production. An approach to categorizing wells might be: <br />Water transfers, e.g., from ag to M&I, should be considered out of production. <br />Wells in augmentation plans. <br />Wells not in augmentation plan. <br />. A BRT member suggested that the group consider the difference between "demand" for water <br />vs. "desire" for water - desire may be unrealistically high. <br />. Another BRT member noted that wells supplemental to a surface supply will be rare in the <br />future and might be considered the "survivors." It was also noted that the success of certain <br />augmentation plans won't be known for a few years. <br />. A BRT member contemplated the situation in which an agricultural well goes offline <br />(regardless of augmentation plan status), thereby "creating" additional supply - what <br />happens to that water? <br />. A BRT member suggested that the SWSI team consider weighting the average evaporation <br />rate based on size and location of the storage facilities in the basin. <br />. SWSI team members noted that potential future instream flow filings will be considered in <br />the SWSI alternatives analysis if brought forth by BRT members for consideration. <br /> <br />Supply Methodology <br /> <br />Kelly DiNatale presented a brief overview of the methodology to be employed in SWSI for <br />estimating water supplies. The preliminary results of these analyses will be presented at BRT <br />Meeting #3. <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 />Dick Stenzel, SWSI Basin Advisor, presented a preliminary draft list of water management <br />options, as identified by BRT members and project proponents, for meeting water needs in the <br />basin. These options will be cataloged, then "packaged together" into alternatives for meeting <br />the basin's needs. The project "tiering" definitions presented at the last BRT meeting were <br />reviewed. Based on feedback obtained from roundtable participants in this and other basins, the <br />tiering definitions will likely be modified from the previous Tier 1/2/3 definitions toward <br />solutions that will be implemented in the near-, mid-, and long-term. Near-term solutions <br />(previously Tier 1) are those that are identified by the project sponsor as a solution that is <br /> <br />CDIVI <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />South Platte BRT Mtg #2 Summary.doc 4/16/2004 <br />