SWSIFactSheetDec06final2

• Title: SWSI Fact Sheet - December 2006
• Date: 12/1/2006
• Author: CWCB
• SWSI II - Doc Type: Fact Sheets

Technical Roundtable Status
Each of the TRTs has met several times over the past 18
months. The mission statements of each TRT as well as
brief summary of the major questions each roundtable is
addressing are provided below. The report summarizing
the TRT findings will be finalized in the first quarter of
2007.
It is important to emphasize that the potential solutions
represent an initial starting point to begin discussing the
benefits and limitations of each potential solution. Over
the next year this information will be further refined with
input from the Technical Roundtables, CWCB, the Water
for the 21st Century Roundtables, the Interbasin Compact
Committee and other interested stakeholders.
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To identify the potential long term savings from Develop a deeper understanding and greater
Water Conservation and conservation measures, water system reliability consensus on conservation and efficiency
Efficiency concerns, and the public, political and institutional
challenges with implementing conservation measures. measures for Municipal & Industrial and Agriculture
To address the technical, institutional, financial and legal Examine and illustrate if or to what extent Municipal
Alternative Agricultural aspects of alternative agricultural transfers to permanent & Industrial and other water uses can be met with
Transfers to Permanent dry-up, such as interruptible supply agreements, long- agricultural rights on a reliable basis without the
Dry-up term rotational fallowing, water banks, reduced crop permanent dry-up of irrigated agricultural land or
consumptive use and purchase and leaseback. impairing property rights
^ Sustain and optimize water-related recreational
and environmental components of Colorado's
To develop mapping of important environmental and economy and values
Prioritize and Quantify recreation resource areas throughout the state. In ^ Identify generallyaccepted approaches to
Recreation and addition, the group has developed a list ofmulti-purpose quantify environmental and recreational water
Environmental Needs projects incorporating environment and recreation needs
values. The TRT has also addressed legal and ^ Identify and utilize existing and newlycreated
institutional issues. physical, institutional, legal and financial
mechanisms designed to serve those needs
and values
To address the major water supply gaps that were
identified in SWSI. Information from each of the other Foster cooperation among water suppliers and
TRTs will be combined with several water storage and citizens in every water basin to examine and
Addressing the Gap management concepts. Both in basin and cross basin implement options to fill in the gap between ongoing
concepts will be developed. These concepts will water planning and future water needs.
represent a range of solutions that can be used to
address Colorado's future water needs.
For more information about this or other water resource topics, please contact the CWCB at:
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721, Denver, CO, 80203
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.cwcb.state.co.us
Effectiveness of Identified Projects and Processes in
Meeting 2030 M&I and SSI Demands