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Section 5 Addressing the Water Supply Gap Technical Roundtable there was some apprehension regarding examining water supply solutions. To address these concerns, SWSI initially identified and catalogued those water supply alternatives that were/are being pursued by local water providers and identified basic strategies for meeting future demands. CWCB also recognized that additional time was needed to refine Colorado's water needs and to formulate water supply solutions. Consequently, the original SWSI Report did not extensively evaluate water supply solutions but recommended they be examined in future work. This section of the Phase 2 Report summarizes the results and process CWCB utilized to begin to identify and examine water supply solutions. The 80 Percent Solution for Municipal and Industrial Water Needs The TRT's primary role regarding the "80 percent solution" involved examining whether the assumption that all M~eI water plans and projects would be successfully implemented was valid or overly optimistic. This issue is discussed in greater detail in this section. The 20 Percent MEtI Gap, Agricultural Shortages, and Environmental and Recreational Enhancements The Gap TRT was also tasked with developing multi-objective solutions to achieve the goals set forth in the mission statements. These solutions/alternatives are to help policymakers and stakeholders gain a deeper understanding of the benefits, impacts, other attributes, and trade-offs that are associated with water efficiency, agricultural transfers, and new water development. These solutions/alternatives must be considered in the context of meeting human needs for water and providing for the needs of Colorado's natural environment and recreation. fhe ~~~ M&1 Gap, Ag~icuiturai Shortages, and Envir©nmental and Recreatianad Enhancements Fnstercoaperatian am©ng water suppliers and citizens in every water basin to exarxrine acrd ir» pfement aptians to {r1i tfae gap between on- gc~ing water planning and future water needs:. e~: "+~,..._ :.+ ~,„ 5.1.1 Technical Roundtable Discussions The objective of the Addressing the Gap TRT was to examine alternatives for: ~ Addressing the M~eI gap and uncertainty with the M~SCI gap and IPPs. ~ Existing agricultural shortages. ~ Environmental enhancements. ~ Recreational enhancements. 5-2 FINAL DRAFT