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Coordinated Reservoir Operations – Evaluate the utilization of existing facilities. Build on the Drought Study and the Carry Over Storage Surve y. Evaluate reservoirs that serve in-basin needs and reservoirs that serve transbasin need s and their ability to meet the Gap. Evaluate the timing of flows to meet cons umptive and nonconsumptive needs. Supply Side Strategies Reuse, Recycling, and Desalination – Reuse of fully consumable water is a strategy currently being pursued by many pr oviders. Identify the plans to reuse consumable effluent in the South Platte and Arkansas Basins. Eval uate the opportunities a nd challenges of using lower quality water supply sources and the treatme nt associated with these sources. Evaluate the potential impacts on historic river flow patterns and on ot her water users (particularly augmentation of groundwater use in the South Platte and Arkansas Basins). Agricultural Transfers: Traditional Perm anent Transfers and Alternatives to Traditional Transfers – Evaluate the historic trends in irrigated acres in each basin. Evaluate the impact of using South Platte agri cultural water to meet the M&I demands of the South Platte by 2050. Incorporate the Super D itch numbers from the Arkansas. Quantify agricultural transfers on the West Slope. Optimizing Existing Storage and Delivery Sy stems and New In-basin Storage that can Meet Multiple Uses while being Sensitive to our Environmental and Recreational Needs – All options will require additional storage. Integrate nonconsumptive needs here. Evaluate Policy 18 Water Partnership proj ects. Look for opportunities to incorporate the basin base option identified in SWSI Phase I. Specific projects will be evaluated based on their ability to generate water for consumptive uses and nonconsumptive needs, and to meet Compact obligations. Optimum Use of Groundwater Supplies – Evaluate using the Denver Basin as a drought reserve. Determine yield from the Denver Ba sin and evaluate the energy requirements. Coordinate with the U.S. Geological Survey study. Incorporate resu lts from the aquifer storage Senate Bill 193 for alluvial stor age. Look at the Rio Grande for optimum management of groundwater supplies. Outline the Benefits and Risks Associ ated with Full Compact Development – The following elements will be outlined: Risks of no additional development Risks of a poor decision Benefits of a good decision Use of infrastructure to deal with a compact call Opportunities and challenges for managing comp act obligations in a way that benefits river corridors Assume that development of 100,000 acre- feet and 250,000 acre-feet do not cause a compact call in order to evaluate this strategy Coordinated Infrastructure Development a nd Opportunities for Shared Infrastructure – Incorporate the results of shared infrastructu re studies such as the Denver Water/Aurora joint study. Evaluate joint infrastr ucture needed in Colorado Basin. 3