Colorado Water Conservation Board Strategic Plan Revised & Readopted: March 2002

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f Policy Implementation Objectives (� Water Supply Protection Section Compacts — Maintain ability for the State to utilize and develop its entitlement under interstate compacts (pursuant to the appropriation doctrine), especially the: • Colorado River and Upper Colorado River Compacts • Arkansas River Compact Provide the -state Engineer and the Division of Water Resources SEO'support and, consultation regarding other compacts and U.S. Supreme Court decisions allocating water to aide the State in maximizing the beneficial use of its water. The significant tools to be developed and /or maintained to reach these goals include: use of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) financial resources and developing, maintaining, and using "the Colorado's Decision Support Systems (CDSS). Technical Support atarfsi — Provide technical support a — to the CWCB, and other state, federal and local entities, as needed, regarding water supply; compacts, water policies, threatened and endangered species, federal water rights, and water quality issues. Specific areas related to technical support and consulting include: Intra- and inter -state water quantity management Inter -state water quality issues Guide and counsel those wanting to develop water Native Species Programs — Provide regulatory stability for water users via program development and implementation of habitat protection and endangered species recovery programs. Make recommendations for expenditures from the Native Species Conservation Trust Fund. Use CDSS as a foundation for decision making. Provide support for the SEO and the Department of Wildlife (DOW) for their activities. Federal Water Claims — Better define water needed to fulfill federal land uses. Support efforts to determine reasonable and appropriate quantities of water needed to satisfy federal claims for water for federal lands and evaluate the impact of such claims on compact apportionments and development opportunities. Statewide Outreach and Education — Each Section shall perform outreach and education including participating in public awareness and program advocacy activities to increase public and organizational understanding of CWCB and develop opportunities for each Section to achieve their goals. Water Information — Make information accessible to CWCB's customers and the public regarding water supply protection, federal water rights, and native species, as well as general information, through publications, the Internet, databases, and the imaging of documents. /G Page 3of10 4/2/2002 1< 1 Vil