Colorado - Roaring Fork Watershed Plan Phase II_Re-submittal Water Activity Summary

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Report will provide the basic data needed to develop strategies and priorities for future management of the Roaring Fork watershed in Phase 11 of the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan. Phase Il of the Plan will include a set of Goals and Objectives to be developed through citizen input and in consultation with local governments and water massagers. Phase II of the Plan will yield a set of findings on critical issues raised by the data developed in the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan. Although the exact nature of those findings caiulot be predicted at this time they might address such issues as: • The potential impact of increased transbasin diversions on local water quantity and quality • The projected impacts of residential and commercial growth and changing land uses on local water resources • Local wildlife habitat, wildlife populations or ecosystem components that might be threatened due to changing water uses • Use trends in areas of domestic water use, agriculture, recreation and in-stream uses, commercial and industrial uses and conservation • Trends in water quality h1 addition, the Plan will include recommendations for future water management policies and activities to be submitted for the consideration of local water managers and governments. Those recommendations will be tied to accomplishment of the Plans Goals and Objectives. Recommendations might address the following: • Water conservation measures to be adopted by major water users and suppliers • Drought management policies • River and lake setback standards • Construction standards aimed at protecting water resources from constn~ction -related, impacts • Stormwater treatment standards • Water rights acquisition programs • Specific water development projects aimed at meeting the Plan's goals and objectives • Further studies or follow-up projects The applicant considers these findings and recommendations to be fully consistent with, and supportive of the recommendations of SWSL They also consider these potential reconunendations to be consistent with the WSRA guidelines. More specifically, the recommendations will be consistent and fully compatible with existing state water law and with existing water rights. The recommendations will not seek to overturn, subvert or challenge those laws and rights but will instead suggest ways in which water management can be improved within the context of those laws and rights. Recommendations will be developed in a cooperative, collaborative process that will emphasize consensus and compatibility with existing policies and regulations.