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Discussion Material for the Evaluation of Strategies <br />M&I Conservation <br />Policy Issues f or Discussion -Water conservation is an important component of Colorado's <br />water supply portfolio for meeting future M&I demands. Although there is general agreement <br />that conservation is an important part of meeting our future water supply needs, there is need <br />for more in-depth discussion on: <br />¦ The ability to implement various water conservation measures; <br />¦ The sharing and potential uses of conserved water; and <br />¦ The interplay between conservation and the timing and development of new water supply <br />projects. <br />Technical Approach <br />¦ Confirm the identified potential savings from various water conservation measures or best <br />management practices (BMPs) developed by the Water Conservation Technical Roundtable. <br />¦ Evaluate if recent, post-drought water demand reductions are permanent or a reflection of <br />the drought shadow and recent economic conditions. <br />¦ Use a Simplified Water Allocation Model to test the impacts of implementing permanent <br />conservation measures and reallocation of conserved water on supply reliability. <br />¦ Based on the analysis of impacts of conservation on supply reliability, identify the <br />opportunities and challenges for the use of conserved water as a source of future water <br />supply (identify storage and conveyance needs, institutional challenges, etc.). Evaluate how <br />much of our future M&I water needs can be met by implementing different water <br />conservation measures. <br />Action I tem <br />At their August 2008 meeting, the IBCC had an in-depth discussion on MB?I <br />conservation. This discussion focused on implementation of best management <br />practices customized to each unique water supply situation instead of agallons-per- <br />capita-per-day goal.