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Mapping the Colorado Basin Rou ndtable’s Water Policy Networks <br />Comparing Values <br />The previous sections described the values of the clusters and their desired outcomes. Another <br />way to understand the importance of each cluster is to identify those values that are significant <br />points of difference and similarity between groups. In the charts to follow, the average support <br />for each cluster is shown for each of the nine statements. <br />First, the areas with the most agreement between clusters are the need for balancing water <br />supplies and demands (Chart 2.1, A) and increasing cooperation among water basins (Chart <br />2.1, B). All of the clusters agree on both of these issues, though levels of support vary. In <br />particular, the Protecting Consumptive Needs and Protecting Non-Consumptive Needs cluster <br />are the least likely to agree on balancing water supply and demand. One of the defining <br />features of the Balancing Needs cluster is its extremely high <br />Key Finding 2.2: Most <br />support of increasing cooperation among water basins. <br />respondents agree that <br />cooperation is needed <br />When respondents were asked whether water demands <br />between the basins and water <br />should be balanced between consumptive and non- <br />supplies and demands should <br />consumptive uses, a very different pattern emerges (Chart <br />be balanced. Not all agree <br />2.1, C). Both the Protecting Consumptive Needs and <br />that consumptive and non- <br />Agriculture clusters are neither in support, nor strongly <br />consumptive uses of water <br />against, this priority for the HB1177 process, but the other <br />should also be balanced. <br />three clusters very strongly support it. <br />Chart 2.1: Supporting Cooperation and Balance by Belief Clusters <br />The HB1177 process should balance <br />A. <br />water supplies and demands <br />Strongly Agree <br /> Protecting Consumptive Needs <br />Agree <br />Agriculture <br />Neither Agree <br />Balancing Needs <br /> or Disagree <br />Protecting Non-Consumptive Needs <br />Current System Broken <br />Disagree <br /> Strongly Disagree <br />The HB1177 process should increase <br />The HB1177 process should balance the <br />B. C. <br />cooperation among water basins <br />water demands between consumptive uses <br />Strongly Agree <br />and non-consumptive uses <br />Agree <br />Neither Agree <br /> or Disagree <br />Disagree <br /> Strongly Disagree <br />Colorado Institute of Public Policy 22 of 64 <br />