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~fr~l~ ~r ,~ ~' =-- ~'a ~ r~ '~ ~ ., ~. ~ { ::~ ~ ~ 4 V ~ ~ ~~. ~ ~ a , a #~~~~' c~LC~r~l~o 1~''r r~r>>n~zTr~EN r c~F NATURAL ~~~c~v~ic:Es (continued~ These goals may individually conflict. However, by evaluating all the goals together, more sustainable water supply strategies can be achieved. The IBCC discussed and generally agreed on the following draft Vision Goals: 1. Meet municipal and industrial (M~tl) demands. 2. Meet agricultural demands. 3. Meet Colorado's environment and recreation demands. 4. Encourage cooperation between water supply planners and land use planners. 5. Encourage more cooperation among all Colorado water users. 6. Optimize existing and future water supplies by~ • . a. Considering conservation as a baseline water supply strategy. b. Minimizing non-beneficial consumptive use (evaporation, non-native phreatophytes, etc. ). c. Maximizing successive uses of legally reusable water. d. Maximizing use of existing and new in-basin supplies. 7. Promote cost-effectiveness by: a. Allocating costs to all beneficiaries fairly. b. Achieving benefits at the lowest cost. c. Providing viable financing mechanisms, including local, state, and federal funding/ financing. d. Mitigating third-party economic impacts. 8. Minimize the net energy used to supply water, including both the energy used and/or generated with raw water delivery, and the energy used for treatment. 9. Protect cultural values by: a. Maintaining and improving the quality of life unique to each basin. b. Maintaining open space. 10. Provide operational flexibility and coordinated i nf rastructure. 11. Promote increased fairness when water is moved between basi ns by: a. Benefiting both the area of origin and the area of use. b. Minimizing the adverse economic and environmental impacts of future water projects and water transfers. ' Basin Roundtables have also identified conservation, use of groundwater, and development of unappropriated water as components of optimizing water supplies. These could be categorized as a goal but will be directly dealt with in the evaluation of Strategies. 12. Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, meet all applicable compact obligations, and protect water rights including the right of water right owners to market their water, while recognizing some institutional changes may be needed to implement certain strategies. 13. Educate all Coloradoans on the importance of water, and the need to conserve, manage, and plan for needs of this and future generations. Water Su I Strate ies aa y The third part of a statewide vision for Colorado's water supply future is water supply strategies. During their May and August meetings, the IBCC discussed which water supply strategies may help meet our state's consumptive and nonconsumptive water supply needs. They agreed on a draft list of strategies for further evaluation. These included: Demand Side Strategies ~ Growth, Land Use, and Density Development ~ M~tl Conservation ~ Agricultural Conservation (non-beneficial losses), Efficiency, and Alternative Cropping Patterns ~ Reduction in Water Demands for Energy Development (Traditional and Renewable Energy) Supply Side Strategies ~ Reuse and Desalination ~ Agricultural Transfers: Traditional Permanent Transfers and Alternatives to Traditional Transfers ~ Optimizing/Rehabilitating Existing Storage and Delivery Systems ~ New In-basin Storage that can Meet Multiple Consumptive and Nonconsumptive Needs ~ Colorado River Compact Development ~ Transbasin Diversions that Benefit the Area of Origin and the Area of Use ~ Coordinated Reservoir Operations, Infrastructure Development, and Opportunities for Shared I nf rastructure ~ Integrated Management of Groundwater and Surface Water including the optimum use of groundwater and surface water supplies and the use of aquifer storage and recovery At the July CWCB Board meeting, the CWCB Board reviewed this draft list and asked staff to begin evaluating these strategies.