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More information is needed to make good decisions: <br />± <br />SWSI needs to estimate water lost to sublimation. <br />± <br />I want to know how much water the Colorado River basin is entitled to using, and <br />how much it is obligated to give to other basins. <br />± <br />Good baseline data is needed. It should be a necessary outcome of this study. <br />± <br />SWSI needs baseline information regarding the influence of groundwater supplies <br />with respect to the total water supply. <br />± <br />SWSI should look at the impact of snowmaking on river water levels <br />± <br />Will SWSI consider intra-state compacts with water rights? <br />± <br />SWSI needs to obtain baseline data regarding environmental water demands. <br />How does the Endangered Species Act affect the Colorado main stem? <br />± <br />The Colorado Basin needs an education campaign directed at Front Range <br />residents and new people moving into the Western Slope. The education <br />campaign should educate residents about the importance of water, and the fact <br />that Western Slope water is not unlimited. <br />± <br />Colorado has the seventh largest immigrant population in the nation. Immigration <br />could explain the large growth, and should be considered in planning for the <br />future. <br />± <br />People who move in to Colorado are not aware of our water issues. There should <br />be a greater degree of water education. <br />± <br />What does recreation on streams and flat water contribute to the economy of the <br />basin? <br />