Laserfiche WebLink
± <br />If this basin has allocated water, which is not being used, then SWSI should find <br />ways to tap that water before we lose it. <br />± <br />How do local governments get technical help from the state to make smaller <br />projects affordable and practical? How will we increase the water supply? We <br />need state government help. A small dam enlargement usually costs a lot of <br />money. How do local governments get state help to fund water storage projects, <br />especially at high altitude, where it?s more difficult to store water? <br />± <br />What bothers me is that SWSI is talking about solutions basin-wide. The broad <br />brush stroke effort will not be helpful to pin-point problems. <br />± <br />One of the biggest problems is competing interests for water. Parts of Colorado?s <br />water law are old and outdated, and don?t reflect the new resources, interests <br />and demands for water. There needs to be a restructuring of the law. <br />± <br />In terms of water usage and demand, people don?t actually use that much water. <br />Personal consumption isn?t that much; that should be taken into consideration <br />when SWSI forecasts growth. <br />± <br />We have almost a quarter of the state?s water, yet only a fraction of the state?s <br />population. So, the more important matter is how does SWSI reconcile the <br />supplies and needs basins. While we in this basin are doing fine right <br />now, ultimately, we will need more storage ? perhaps for other basins. <br />Education is needed to make the public aware of the need for conservation: <br />± <br />A glossary of water terms would be useful so jargon that is used can be <br />understood. <br />± <br />It is very important to me that my neighbors understand how to use water wisely ? <br />so they can conserve it, reuse it and not waste it. <br />± <br />Rarely does our community deal with conservation and reuse programs. The <br />state could help by providing information and public education on conservation <br />and reuse programs. <br />The SWSI process needs to be inclusive: <br />± <br />Who are the representatives of Technical Roundtables? Are they going to be <br />dealing with specific water management topics? <br />± <br />Gas and oil companies should be at the Technical Roundtable meetings because <br />they are major users of water in our basin and we need to incorporate them in <br />solutions. <br />± <br />How are nominations working for the Technical Roundtable process? I don?t know <br />if this basin got enough nominations since we are small. How can we as a group <br />make sure that our basin gets the best group of people at the meetings? <br />± <br />How is the study going to help the end results, and how will the implementation <br />be handled? <br />± <br />I?m looking forward to working with SWSI, and I would like to let you know that <br />Trout Unlimited will do anything to help with the public process. <br />± <br />How will the public know who is on the Technical Roundtables? <br />± <br />I recommend that there be a forum for scientists to be involved, or a way to <br />involve new scientific research in the process. <br />± <br />How will new projects be funded? Will the Technical Roundtable address carrying <br />capacity in terms of the population and environment? SWSI should consider a <br />pricing solution, where the ?cost? of water reflects new realities. SWSI also <br />should examine ways to maintain healthy river corridors and address water <br />conservation as a means of expanding existing water supplies to meet increased <br />ÙÞÍÓô ÍÉÍ× Ð«¾´·½ ײº±®³¿¬·±² Ó»»¬·²¹ Í«³³¿®§ô ïïòïðòðí п¹» í <br />