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• <br />B. Study Authorization <br />The study team was authorized to conduct a Water <br />Conservation/Supply Reconnaissance Study to identify and evaluate <br />several water supply and conservation alternatives by the Governance <br />Committee in February, 1998. "Milestones for the Cooperative <br />Agreement" were established for research, land, water, and program <br />development measures, as well as administration for the first three <br />years of the Cooperative Agreement. The Milestones are guidelines or <br />requirements which must be implemented to accomplish the goals of <br />the Cooperative Agreement. At the end of the third year, the <br />Governance Committee will assess accomplishments and evaluate and <br />adjust future year milestones accordingly. <br />Many of the alternatives evaluated in this report are also being <br />reviewed by the three states as sources of water to replace future <br />depletions, to meet Cooperative Agreement commitments, and to meet <br />Compact or Decree requirements. Partnership between the Recovery <br />Program and the three states may occur on some alternatives, which <br />could affect the costs, yields and net reductions to target flow <br />shortages presented in this report. There will be competition between <br />the three states and the Recovery Program for sources of water to meet <br />the goals of the Program and future depletions. <br />C. Study Participants and Roles <br />The participants consist of the study team, which is overseen by the <br />Governance Committee. The study team is comprised of engineering <br />consultants with experience in river basin planning in all three states. <br />The Governance Committee consists of the following 10 members: <br />One member from the FWS; one member from the Bureau of <br />Reclamation; one member from each of the three states (Colorado, <br />Wyoming, and Nebraska); one water user member from Colorado, one <br />user upstream of Lake McConaughy; one user downstream of Lake <br />McConaughy; and two environmental organization members. The <br />Governance Committee oversees the implementation of the <br />Cooperative Agreement and guides the development and <br />implementation of the Recovery Program. The Governance Committee <br />has three subcommittees, which include the Technical Committee, the <br />Land Committee, and the Water Committee. <br />2 -3 <br />