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Interbasin Compact Coimnittee Vision Exercise outlines goals and objectives of work of IBCC; also moving forward with evaluating different strategies and how to meet those needs; focuses on supply- side strategies. demand side strategies and regional coordination strategies; also addresses roles and next steps in developing a vision and evaluating strategies. Newsletter also outlines next steps to achieving objectives. End of newsletter is summary of water supplyr reserve account applications and projects. Julio Iturreria: Is this the only report on the status of the IBCC visionary- process`? Hecoi: There is not a power poilit; however, the work that the IBCC has done is in a written document form. All of these are available on website. Neit iteration will come out in mid-August; idea is that the documents are used to frame the discussion in the IBCC meetings as they- go on in visionary process. Iturreria: Difficult to find this on the website; would be good to have a discreet link to the IBCC ~~-ork. Hecoi: State is doing electronic archiving; useful, ho~~-ever, this also makes it difficult to access these documents. Therefore, on website y-ou «-ould need to go via the search button. Bob Streeter: Interbasin transfers not here on vision statement: Hecoi: last bullet under supply- side strategies: ``the benefits and risks associated with additional compact development"-~~-e are moving foi-~~ard ~~;ith discussions about compact development. We are doing this on a broader scale as opposed to specific project scale. Ralf Topper: In the newsletter, is the list of approved ~~ titer supply- reserve account applications to the CWCB Board inclusive? Heco~: Yes, except does not include those applications that the roundtable has approved but will be acted on in the JulyT meeting. V. Water SupplyT Reserve Account (WSRA) 1) Consideration of WSRA Applications o Membrane Treatment Work Group -Zero Liquid Discharge Pilot Projects -Approval for $25,000 from South Platte Basin Account Dave Alters: Presented at last meeting; summary: --Background: Water Supply- Issue: SWSI finding: increasing municipal and industrial demands cannot be met with existing supplies; Muncipal demands require high quality- water source (often compete for Ag water) or high degree of treatment (RO membranes) --Membrane Treatment Overview: T~~ o broad categories; high pressure (RO/NF) removes "molecular-sized" contaminants (98% contaminant removal); low pressure (MF/UF) removes particulates, colloids, and turbidity-...here focus is on high pressure --Need for Membrane Treatment (SWSI-600IL ac-ft increase in demand; source «-titer quality- issues; climate change could impact floe-/quality'; recent drinking water rules: likely- future requirements for emerging contaminants; aesthetic issues (taste and odor) --Challenges for Concentrate Disposal: high volume (15% of raw water feed); raw water contaminants concentrated 6i;