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Arkansas Basin Roundtable <br />Meeting of September 10, 2008 <br />Meeting Notes <br />1. Roundtable Business <br />Chairman Barber called the meeting to order at 12:30 pm. Members and visitors introduced themselves <br />Twenty three (23) members were present, not sufficient for a full quorum. <br />The minutes of the August meeting were not approved at this meeting. <br />The agenda was reviewed, and no changes were made. Roundtable members were reminded that the <br />October meeting is our annual meeting. Alan Hamel will be stepping down from his IBCC position, and <br />Jay Winner and Jim Broderick have expressed interest in the positions of IBCC Rep and Alternate. <br />Members were asked to express their interest in filling Executive Committee positions by contacting the <br />chairperson. <br />Next month's meeting will need to be lengthened some to cover the agenda. We will meet from 12:00 - <br />3:00 in October. <br />2. IBCC Visioning Process <br />Nicole Rowan presented the draft visioning doc. The roundtable will discuss this document in <br />depth at the October meeting. Please review the document before that meeting. <br />Vision Statement: We envision a Colorado that sustainably meets municipal, industrial, <br />agricultural, environmental, and recreational needs by promoting cooperation among all water uses. <br />Vision Goals define the goals of the vision, and more importantly represent the benchmarks for <br />the evaluation of strategies. The vision goals will play an important role in evaluating the performance of <br />water supply strategies. This represents the "why" portion of the vision. <br />Water Supply Strategies represent "how" we will achieve the Vision Statement. The <br />performance of strategies is compared against the vision goals in order to see how well we are doing in <br />achieving the overall Vision Statement. These strategies will lead to implementation. <br />Again, please review the draft document before the October meeting. We will be spending <br />meeting time discussing the document. <br />Gary Barber asked that roundtable members think about being on a subcommittee that will <br />address projects and methods that meet our needs. <br />3. Sub-Committee Reports: <br />Non-Consumptive Water Needs Subcommittee - SeEtta Moss <br />1400 funds are available to all the roundtables for use in assisting with quantifying non- <br />consumptive needs. Nicole Rowan described how they will assist with some quantification of site-specific <br />needs. <br />Presentation: <br />Colorado's Decision Support Systems, developed by CWCB and DWR - Ray Alvarado and Andy <br />Moore <br />CDSS Goal: to assist in making informed decisions concerning the management of water <br />resources statewide. <br />CDSS Overview/History: in the early 90's, the CRDSS was developed (Colorado River <br />Decision Support System). Arkansas Basin's DSS was put off because of the Kansas v Colorado lawsuit. <br />Data-Centered Approach: <br />HydroBase - comprehensive hydrological database <br />Data Management Interfaces and Utilities <br />GIS/Mapping <br />Surface Water Model