CSIReportColoradoBasinRoundtable

• Working Group: Public Education, Participation and Outreach
• Title: Mapping the Colorado Basin Roundtable's Water Policy Networks
• Date: 3/1/2008
• Author: Colorado Institute of Public Policy
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: General Resources

Mapping the Colorado Basin Rou ndtable’s Water Policy Networks
counties is to be expected. Southeastern Colorado was the least represented area among the
respondents, and overall East Slope respondents tended to be in the more populated Front
Range counties. See Figure 1.1 for county by county distribution of the respondents.
Affiliations
Respondents reported 44 different types of affiliations, which were grouped into seven general
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categories. Respondents were allowed to select multiple affiliations to capture most accurately
their role in the water community. “Any elected or appointed public position” refers to municipal,
county, and state level elected positions. Similarly, “Any government position, non-elected”
refers to non-elected government staff at the municipal, county, state, and federal level. Those
affiliated with quasi-governmental water districts were not included in the government
categories, but rather in a separate affiliation, “Water districts.” “Other affiliations” refers to
individuals who reported themselves as consultant s, private industry, non-profit, or some other
role that does not fall into any of the categories specifically related to water and water interests
that were included in the affiliation list.
Table 1.1: Self-Reported Affiliations of All Respondents
Number of Percent of
Affiliations of All Respondents
Respondents Respondents*
Any elected or appointed public position 17 10.4%
Any government position, non-elected 59 36.0%
Agriculture 16 9.8%
Environment and recreation 37 22.6%
Water districts 49 29.9%
Water industry 35 21.3%
Other affiliation 27 16.5%
* Percentages add up to more than 100 as respondents were permitted to select up to three affiliations.

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Each respondent was allowed to identify up to three affilia tions, selecting from a list of 44 options. To create the
seven categories of affiliations, the 44 options were grouped as follows:
Any elected or appointed public position: Elected Office: Muni cipal, Elected Office: County, Elected Office:

State, Other: Colorado Water Conservation Board.
Any government position, non-elect ed: Non-Elected Government: Municipal, Non-Elected Government: County,

Non-Elected Government: State, Non-Elected Government: Federal.
Agriculture: Consultant: Agricultur e, Other Private Enterprises: Rainfe d/Dryland Agricultur e, Other Private

Enterprises: Irrigated Agriculture.
Environment and recreation: Consultant: Water qualit y, Consultant: Environmental/conservation, Non-
Governmental/Non-Profit: Environmental Group, Non- Governmental/Non-Profit: Watershed Group, Non-
Governmental/Non-Profit: Land Trust, Non-Government al/Non-Profit: Conservation Group, Consultant:
Recreation, Other Private Enterprises: Recreati on/Tourism Company, Non- Governmental/Non-Profit:

Recreation Group.
Water districts: Special Districts: Water Conservation District; Special Districts: Water Conservancy District;

Special Districts: Irrigation District; Spec ial Districts: Other special district; Special Districts: Rural Water District.
Water industry: Consultant: Governme ntal Relations; Other Private Enterpri ses: Research Institute/University;
Other Private Enterprises: Engineering Firm/Consultan t; Other Private Enterprises: Legal Firm/Consultant;

Consultant: Water Resources; Other Pr ivate Enterprises: Public Utility.
Other affiliation: Other A ffiliations: Any other affiliation; Non-Gove rnmental/Non-Profit: Other-Non Profit; Other

Private Enterprises: Other; Consultant: Other consultant.
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