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Delineate a Process for Decisionmaking <br />Through the SWSI process, a set of nine major <br />"water management objectives" were developed <br />(Figure 1), refined, and then used to evaluate <br />options for addressing Colorado's future water <br />needs. These objectives represent the overarching <br />interests in water management - they define <br />major goals of water users in clear, <br />understandable terms. These objectives can be <br />used in decisionmaking to move stakeholders <br />towards common ground for developing future <br />water supply alternatives. This will be integrated <br />with the IBCC Visioning Process. <br />Sustainably Meet Municipal & <br />Industrial Demands <br />Sustainably Meet Agricultural Demands <br />Optimize Existing and Future <br />Water Supplies <br />Enhance Recreational Opportunities <br />Provide for Environmental Enhancemen <br />Promote Cost Effectiveness <br />I ProtectCultural Values <br />~ Provide for Operational Flexibility <br />Complywith All Applicable Laws, <br />Regulations, and Water Rights <br />Figure ~ <br />SWS/ Objectives <br />U date on Basin <br />p <br />Roundtable <br />Nonconsum tive Needs <br />p <br />Assessment <br />The goal of the nonconsumptive needs assessment <br />(NCNA) is to provide an objective, science-based <br />set of evaluation tools for basin roundtables and <br />other stakeholders to utilize in making informed <br />decisions about future water supply management. <br />Science-based evaluation tools will facilitate <br />analyses of ways to maintain or enhance the <br />environmental and/or recreational values <br />associated with rivers, reservoirs, and lakes while <br />developing water supplies to meet current and <br />future domestic, municipal, commercial, <br />industrial, and agricultural water supply needs. In <br />fulfillment of this goal, the process will seek to <br />identify both non-flow aspects (i.e., habitat, <br />geomorphology, public access, etc. ) and the <br />minimum flows needed to achieve the resource <br />management objectives. <br />The methodology for completing the NCNA focuses <br />on a two-step process for evaluating <br />nonconsumptive needs - prioritization and <br />quantification. <br />~ <br />W Build Upon Establish M <br />~ <br />a Attributes Priorities ~ <br />~ E <br />M <br />E <br />N <br />Areas Where T <br />Site-Specific T <br />BRTs Need i <br />Z Quantification Quantification o <br />Q N <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />z <br />Q <br />a Watershed <br />Flow Evaluation <br />Tool <br />Fi~ure 2 <br />Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment Overview <br />-3- <br />4 <br />S ~~j,~ <br />4 ,~ 'y~' z .i- . <br />~~~.• r <br />~ ~ ~_ ' 1 <br />.¢, i ~ <br />~~ ~ <br />~ <br />~, { <br />A . ~ <br />1 , ~S,%{ F <br />~;i ii ~ ~~~;~~ ~~ <br />~~ <br />„~ c~tii~.-~ ~.~;.=. ~ ~ <br />~r~~~~~a. <br />,~~~~~~~:~~ <br />