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Alternative AG Transfers <br />1) Are there suitable irrigated lands? Program conditions; issue of ag efficiency; <br />Deliverables: <br />Describe and review of ag transfer methods; <br />Summary of legal, institutional and financial considerations <br />Rotational fallowing example <br />Infrastructure considerations for major gap areas <br />Agricultural efficiency opportunities and limitations have not been fully addressed <br />SB 122 grant program will be used to help advance transfer concepts <br />330,000 acres would be involved in a program such as this one <br />Path Forward: <br />Urban and ag water transfer partnerships are possible but challenging: terms of <br />contract/agreement ownership; institutional organization; <br />--multiple methods are feasible <br />--CWCB has $1.5 nullion to AK and South Platte Grant program <br />Future of Ag in CO: <br />--preserving ag in CO a goal? yes <br />--yes, what is ag willing to do? <br />--is new water development preferable to ag transfers? yes <br />--Should ag water use continue in all areas that are currently irrigated? no <br />Ag Options: <br />--what are priority ag areas? <br />Enviromnental and Rec TRT <br />Sustain and optimize water-related recreational and environmental components of CO's <br />economy <br />Preliminary Objectives: <br />--Consider priorities in context of human need for water <br />--Examine processes to id signficant stream and lake reaches: geo area; flow; habitat <br />Deliverables: <br />--additional GIS mapping of basin resources attributes <br />--examples of successful enviroiunental nd rec projects other water mgmt strategies <br />--id potential funding sources <br />Path Forward: <br />--addressing environmental and rec needs is important <br />--balancing consumptive and non-consumptive needs is a significant challenge; this is <br />focus; advancing non-consumptive agenda; need to quantify these needs in context of <br />consumptive needs; need to bring these in alignment; <br />