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Mapping the Colorado Basin Rou ndtable’s Water Policy Networks <br />Other affiliations, including water districts and water industry, are not significantly over or under <br />represented in any of the clusters (Chart 2.6). <br />Chart 2.6: Cluster Membership of Respondents Reporting Water District and <br />Water Industr y Affiliations <br />Water districts (n=48) <br />Water industry (n=32) <br />Protecting Consumptive Needs <br />4% <br />6% <br />(n=35) <br />16% <br />27% <br />Agriculture (n=19) <br />25% <br />9% <br />Balancing Needs (n=50) <br />34% <br />Protecting Non-Consumptive <br />15% <br />Needs (n=47) <br />34% <br />29% <br />Current System Broken (n=9) <br />Overall, the value clusters are most closely related to three key sectors: agriculture, <br />environmental or recreational, and elected or appointed officials. Respondents from <br />government, special district, water industry, and other organizations are scattered across the <br />five clusters. <br />Specific to the Colorado Basin Roundtable: <br />Members of the Colorado Basin Roundtable are represented in all five clusters; <br />Members with environmental and recreational affiliations are significantly more likely <br />to be in the Balancing Needs and Protecting Non-Consumptive Needs clusters; and <br />The elected members of the Colorado Basin Roundtable, including the chair, vice- <br />chair, secretary, treasurer, and IBCC representatives are represented in four of the <br />five clusters, with no representation in the Current System Broken cluster. <br />Conclusion <br />The five clusters of values are similar to what previous studies in the water community have <br />found. Using a much more complex set of questions, the Colorado Institute of Public Policy <br />report (2006) identified a group of respondents whose defining feature was dissatisfaction with <br />the current system. The report also found dist inctions between those focused on consumptive <br />uses and non-consumptive uses. The similarity in the findings suggests the clusters are a <br />legitimate and accurate way to describe the values of stakeholders in the water community. <br />Concrete differences exist across water stakehol ders, but just as importantly, clear agreement <br />exists within groups of stakeholders, particularly their support for cooperation across basins and <br />balancing water supplies and demands. The values clusters are an important part of the <br />analyses to follow, as they help to understand many of the interactions and perceptions <br />occurring around the HB1177 process and the Colorado Basin Roundtable. <br />Colorado Institute of Public Policy 26 of 64 <br />