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Mapping the Colorado Basin Rou ndtable’s Water Policy Networks dialogues, this finding suggest the leaders that of the roundtable during the time the survey was conducted, are, in fact, the right people to represent the roundtable throughout the state. Within Clusters: Belie fs and Perceptions W CO R ITHIN THE OUNDTABLE Earlier in the report, the five clusters of survey respondents were created based on their responses to values questions. Among Colorado Basin Roundtable members, all five clusters are represented. The clusters were created based on the values respondents prioritized. The analysis to follow explores whether respondents within the clusters are interacting with and trusting of others in their cluster, suggesting some awareness of their shared values. It also explores the extent to which the respondents in each cluster are interacting with and trusting those outside their cluster, suggesting interactions that bridge between stakeholders with different values. W CO R , the members of the Protecting Non-Consumptive Needs cluster ITHIN THE OUNDTABLE have different views of each other as compared to the remaining roundtable members. As compared to how they perceive members of all other clusters, they are much more likely to perceive each other as trustworthy and dependable, as providing important information and actively sharing that information with each other. The Key Finding 4.2: Members of members of this cluster are also two and a half times more the Protecting Non- likely to report that they share each others’ goals than that Consumptive Needs cluster they share goals with those outside their cluster. This is a form a cohesive group based contrast to all other clusters, whose participants do not on trust and shared goals as perceive very many others in their cluster or in the compared to their perceptions roundtable to share their goals. They also perceive each of other members of the other to be more influential in broader water policy and Colorado Basin Roundtable. management issues as well. These strong, positive perceptions suggest that the Protecting Non-Consumptive Needs cluster is cohesive not only in terms of goals, but also in frequency of activity together and trust in one another. However, beyond their cohesiveness as a group, the members of this cluster are also distinctive in their high level of overall trust and perception of influence in the roundtable process. It may be that the Protecting Non-Consumptive Needs cluster respondents are finding, in the new roundtable process, an opportunity for those with their interests to gain new influence by participating. If this is true , they have a significant incentive to fully engage and trust in the process. W CO R , the members of the Protecting Consumptive Needs cluster are ITHIN THE OUNDTABLE more likely to perceive each other positively than others outside their cluster. Though they do have more trust in each other than those with differing beliefs, members of this cluster are still overall among the least likely to perceive anyone at the table as trustworthy or dependable . Additionally, they do not perceiv e many others, within or Key Finding 4.3: Members of outside their cluster, to share their goals. Perhaps most the Protecting Consumptive striking, they are the least likely to identify others W ITHIN Needs cluster do not perceive CO R or members of their own cluster as THE OUNDTABLE members of the Colorado having influence in water policy and management issues Basin Roundtable to have statewide. Compared to the high influence that the much influence in water policy Protecting Non-Consumptive Needs cluster sees within the and management statewide. table, the Protecting Consumptive Needs cluster may see those outside the Colorado Basin Roundtable process as being the true decision-makers. Colorado Institute of Public Policy 33 of 64