CWCB Basin Plan Meetings 2000-2001

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CON Ept, Colorado Water Conservation Board 2000-2001 Rod Kuharich, Director o Dan McAuliffe, Deputy Director Basin Planning Meetings • �' 1911 ' � f www.cwcbstate.co.us The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is responsible for conserving, developing, protecting and managing Colorado's water for present and future generations. The CWCB is not a typical government agency; it does not regulate water nor control it. Instead, the CWCB supports local and regional drought and water supply planning by providing financial and technical assistance to communities Basin Planning Meetings — Overview The Basin Planning Meetings involved 17 meetings held at a variety of locations in all eight of the state's river basins from August 2000 to January 2001. The eight river basins in Colorado include the Arkansas Basin, Colorado Mainstem Basin, Gunnison Basin, North Platte Basin, Rio Grande, San Juan- Dolores- San Miguel Basin, South Platte Basin and the Yampa -White Basin. Citizens, county and municipal governments, ditch and water companies, conservation and conservancy districts, federal and state agencies, watershed organizations and consultants attended the meetings. The Basin Planning Meetings provided an effective forum for the CWCB's continuing public education and outreach programs, and provided the citizens and water community a means to provide E B's Mission is to erve, Develop, ct and Manage ado's Water feedback to the CWCB regarding their planning process, programs and projects. The minutes for each of these meetings and a detailed fact sheet for each river basin may be found on the CWCB web site at www. cwcb. state. co. us. The purpose of the Basin Planning Meetings helped: • Communities to become more familiar with the CWCB and its programs. • Communities to explain to the CWCB their water planning issues, processes, programs and projects. • Communities to identify water projects it needs the CWCB's help to implement. • Identify long-term water planning assistance the communities may need from the CWCB. Facilitation of Water Issues and Conflicts One of the most important roles that the CWCB Board and staff fulfill relates to the facilitation and resolution of water conflicts. The water conflicts that were identified repeatedly during the various Basin Planning Meetings included: • East Slope versus West Slope issues. Protection of the state's Colorado River allocation including its appropriate use within the state and negotiations with other states, counties and federal interests. Protection of agricultural uses and water supply. Inside this issue: Basin Planning I Meetings — Overview Facilitation of Water- I Issues and Conflicts Meeting Findings Policy Issues Project Highlights About the CWCB List of Participants