Colorado - Roaring Fork Watershed Plan Phase II_Application

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Task 2. Data Devela men Research and Anal sis This task wi.l.l be concurrent with Task 1 and will follow up on the research effort involved in Phase I of the Plan by investigating in more depth those specific areas of concern that are identified during Task 1. each issue and concern and each goal and objective will raise questions that the State of the Watershed Report nay not fully answer. For instance, one of the goals identified naay be to increase the number of remote~access stream gauges in the watershed but the State of the watershed Report may not include data on the cost of installing and maintaining such facili~es. `This Task would allow for follow-up inqua~es that would assemble this critical information so that any recommendations of the Plan would include the cost element. The products associated with this task will be a supplement to the State of the watershed Report that adds information in those areas of concern. identified by Task 1. Task 3 Prioritized devela went conservation and im rovenaent ro" ects Tasks l and 2 will identify, among other things, speeif~c projects aimed at immediate improvements to local. water :management. Projects could address such issues as water storage or diversion, conservation measures, water quality control, riparian or in~stream habitat, non~point pollution, irrigation infrastxu.cture, or other readily-identifiable needs or problems. Task 3 will prioritize and analyze these projects in terms of cast, regulatory issues, feasibility, jurisdiction, etc. and will produce a matrix ranking the projects ~. terms of overall effectiveness. Task 4 Prioritized le illative and re ato recanamendatiansfor local avern~nents This Task will consist of the development of recommended actions specifically tailored for local governments. They will take into account local governments' authority and statutory responsibilities, cost, caordi.nation with other agencies and existing regulations and laws. Local government in this case refers to City, Town and County governments. The product of this Task element will be a list of recommended action far each government jurisdiction within the watershed, prioritized in terms of need and effectiveness. Task S Prioritized legislative and regulatory recon~nendations for other water management agencies. Many other public and private agencies have some degree of authority aver local water resources, ranging from ditch companies to water and sanitation districts to the Colorado State Cxovernment to Federal agencies such as the Forest Service and the Bureau of Reclamation. This Task will consist of the development of reconunended and prioritized legislative and regulatory actions to be submitted to these agencies in consideration of their various areas of responsibility. In addition, recommendationswill becrafted for individuals to apply to their own use of water as a water rights bolder or consumer, ~I`he product of this task will be a list of recommended actions, policies and regulations recommended for each agency, prioritized in terms of need and effectiveness. Task 6 Recommendations far Im. lementation and ~onitorin .Although each of the recon~mendatians noted above constitutes an implementation measure, there are other implementation measures that will be more general and may involve actions by more than one governn~.ent or agency. For instance, one implementation measure might involve the development of a watershed~wide interactive web site that would provide real-time information to the community on water bows, forecasts, water quality measurements, etc. This Task will identify