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<br /> z <br />n ~A ~ - <br />w~1~w~ <br />Introduction <br /> <br />1.1 Background <br />~~~ <br />-- ~ ... <br />- ~ ..,.: <br />.~ ~ ~~ <br />~`{ ~~ <br />:y, ~ - <br />z ~-.~ _ <br /> <br />As the population of Colorado grows (Figure 1-1), the <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB or <br />Board) is faced with challenges related to the <br />conservation, protection, and development of <br />Colorado's water. The CWCB must help ensure that <br />water is utilized to meet the needs of Colorado's <br />citizens while protecting the environment. <br />In the last few years, state leaders and state resource <br />management agencies have been increasingly <br />interested in helping ensure that Colorado has an <br />adequate water supply for its citizens and the <br />environment. In 2003, the Colorado General <br />Assembly authorized the CWCB to implement the <br />Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI). SWSI is a <br />comprehensive identification of Colorado's current <br />and future water needs and it examines a variety of <br />approaches Colorado could take to meet those needs. <br />SWSI implemented a collaborative approach to water <br />resource issues by establishing SWSI roundtables. <br />Membership in these roundtables represented a <br />broad range of water user interests. SWSI focused on <br />using a common technical basis for identifying and <br />quantifying water needs and issues (the report can be <br />viewed at http://www.cwcb.state.co.us/ <br />IWMD/pdfDocs/Report/SWSI_Report_ll-15-04.pdf. <br />FINAL DRAFT <br />1-1 <br />~xf,a~~~~,~ <br />~~ ; - ~! <br />w~e~. ~ Hew '=~ , ~ ~= <br />Ill °,L t i~e~~ <br />