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Mapping the Colorado Basin Rou ndtable’s Water Policy Networks <br />Analysis of Survey Statements of Support: Members of this cluster are: <br /> Highly supportive of balancing water supply and demand as well as consumptive and <br />non-consumptive uses, increasing cooperati on among the basins, protecting existing <br />individual water rights, environmental needs, and agricultural needs; and <br /> Supportive of allocation and management of water through the market. <br />Desired Outcomes of Colorado Basin <br />Examples of Desired Outcomes of Colorado Basin <br />Roundtable Respondents: Common <br />Roundtable Respondents: <br />words used by these roundtable <br />“Understand interests of others in the water <br />members include integration, trust, <br />community.” <br />cooperation, and better understanding. <br />The roundtable members emphasize the <br />“Minimize conflict over water resource related <br />issues.” <br />need for increased understanding and <br />knowledge of water issues, including <br />“Better cooperation between basins for <br />thorough needs assessments. While <br />addressing state water needs.” <br />some prioritize one need over others, <br />“Water is used conservatively and wisely and <br />their desired outcomes still include a <br />water rights are honored.” <br />more integrated approach. Some <br />“Bring together the very diverse interest groups <br />stakeholders identify consumptive needs, <br />and work to find solutions which are mutually <br />others identify non-consumptive needs, <br />beneficial.” <br />but no one rejects the importance of <br />either. <br />Desired Outcomes of External <br />Examples of Desired Outcomes of External <br />Respondents: The external stakeholders <br />Respondents: <br />in this cluster are scattered throughout the <br /> “To begin to have an open and honest <br />state, with approximately one third on the <br />dialogue… we also need to move beyond <br />Western Slope and 12% in the middle of <br />dialogue and begin to find and implement <br />the state. One-third are in the Denver- <br />water supply solutions.” <br />metro area and another 18% are <br />“Better integration between water rights, <br />elsewhere on the Front Range. The <br />water quality, and instream flow values.” <br />overriding themes among the desired <br />outcomes of these stakeholders are <br />“Development of projects and/or programs <br />cooperation and learning. They <br />that address consumptive needs in a <br />emphasize both consumptive and non- <br />manner that also protects instream values.” <br />consumptive needs as well as consensus <br />“I do not believe this process will necessarily <br />building to meet both. Although some <br />produce solutions, but I think it is crucial that <br />focus on conservation issues, their <br />it be perceived as a process that enables <br />desired outcomes incorporate water rights <br />the voices of all stakeholders to be heard <br />and consumptive needs. Commonly used <br />and considered.” <br />words include balance, equity, and <br />“Better public understanding of the <br />cooperation. Some stakeholders in this <br />importance of return flows to downstream <br />group focus on infrastructure issues such <br />water users.” <br />as storage and specific projects around <br />the state. <br />Colorado Institute of Public Policy 19 of 64 <br />