DNR-Project-Final Report to Hecox

• Working Group: Public Education, Participation and Outreach
• Title: CSU Public Education Project Final Report
• Date: 6/30/2008
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: General Resources

Colorado Water for the 21St Century
Colorado Water for the 21St Century
The Interbasin Compact Process - In 2005
Colorado's legislature passed "The Colorado
Water for the 21St Century Act" (HB 05-1177)
creating a collaborative process to help manage
Colorado water. The Act sets up a framework that
provides a permanent forum for broad-based water
discussions. The law created two new structures:
1) Nine independent Basin Roundtables; and 2)
The Interbasin Compact Committee, a statewide
committee that addresses issues between basins.
Basin Roundtables created by HB 1177:
1) Arkansas Basin Roundtable
2) Colorado Basin Roundtable
3) Dolores, San Miguel, and San Juan Basins
Roundtable (Southwest Basin)
4) Gunnison Basin Roundtable
5) North Platte Basin Roundtable
6) Rio Grande Basin Roundtable
7) South Platte Basin Roundtable
8) Yampa/White Basin Roundtable
9) Metro Roundtable
By law, each roundtable is required to develop a
basin-wide water needs assessment which 1)
analyzes its consumptive water needs, 2) analyzes
its non-consumptive water needs, 3) analyzes
available water supplies, and 4) proposes
methodslprojects to meet future water needs.
Basin Roundtables are also to inform, involve, and
educate the public on roundtable activities and
negotiations.
Each roundtable is made up of the following
membership:
^ One member from each county or city and
county within the borders of the basin.
^ One municipal member for each county in
whole or in part within the basin.
^ One member appointed by the board of
directors of each water conservancy and water
conservation district.
^ One member appointed by mutual agreement
of the Chairperson of the House Agriculture,
Livestock, and Natural Resources committee
and the Chairperson of the Senate Agriculture,
Natural Resources, and Energy Committee.
^ Ten at-large members. One each representing
environmental interests, agricultural interests,
recreational interests, local domestic water
providers, and industrial interests. And at least
5 members who own adjudicated water rights.
^ Non-voting members representing entities
outside the basin that own water rights or have
interest within the basin.
^ Non-voting liaisons representing various local,
state, and national organizations.
Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC) The
IBCC is made up of 27 members:
^ Two representatives from each roundtable.
^ Six at-large members appointed by the
governor.
^ One member appointed by the chairperson of
the House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural
Resources Committee.
^ One member appointed by the chairperson of
the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources,
and Energy Committee.
^ One member appointed by the Director of
Compact Negotiations.
By law the IBCC established an Interbasin
Compact Charterthatgoverns and guides
negotiations between basin roundtables. The
Charter includes the following:
^ A framework and foundation principles to guide
voluntary negotiations between basin
roundtables.
^ Procedures for ratifying compacts or other
agreements between basin roundtables.
^ Authorities and procedures for making
compacts or other agreements between
roundtables legally binding and enforceable.
^ Procedures for integrating the processes
established in this article with existing
planning, permitting, and public participation
processes related to the conservation and
development of water within Colorado.
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