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s. ? ?????? Co ora o s Water Su Future <br />?? <br />?? <br />-.: p • • <br />???-? Vision Exercise <br />+?????? <br />?:?,'L??'??' ??? Vision <br />If we let Colorado's water supply continue to develop according to current trends and <br />existing policy, what will our state look like in 50 years? Is this our vision of the f uture <br />"1:?'a'??"?'L?' `'' of Colorado? Is this future inevitable? If it is not, what can and should we do to effect <br />:?ATUI?A.L <br />?????-??? changes? These are questions the Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC) is addressing <br />through their water supply visioning exercise. <br />The purpose of the IBCC's visioning exercise is to develop a Vision Statement f or <br />Colorado's water supply future that recognizes the difficult water supply tradeoffs <br />facing the state. The visioning process will also evaluate water supply strategies f or <br />achieving this vision. <br />After two rounds of discussions, the IBCC generally agrees that: <br />1. Colorado needs to providean adequatewatersupplyforourcitizensandthe <br />environment. In doing so, the status quo approach to water supply will not lead to a <br />desirable future for Colorado. <br />2. Water supply in Colorado is transitioning from an era of undeveloped resources to an era <br />of managing a developed resource. Future water decisions will increasingly involve <br />reallocating water between uses. <br />3. Water is not an independent issue. Colorado's water supply future istied tothe larger <br />economic, demographic, and cultural trends of our state. <br />4. A range of strategies are needed help meet our state's consumptive and nonconsumptive <br />watersupply needs.These include a combination ofdemand side strategiessuch as <br />conservation, supply side strategies such as storage and agricultural transfers, and <br />regional coordination strategies. <br />5. The IBCC should work with the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) to examine <br />the trade-offs, risks, and uncertainties associated with different strategies and <br />combination of strategies. <br />6. A statewide Vision Statement should be developed in combination with an evaluation of <br />water supply strategies.