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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Section 8 - Fllli/in?,\ 10, Continued transfers from agriculture to municipal use are expected as a water development strategy, 11, No utilities responding to the survey reported that water con- servation practices would be capable of satisfying all future water supply needs, 12, State agencies recognize the need for improved water re- sources data collection, management and dissemination, Conclusions of the Resolution 94-32 report include: . Large scale data collection needs are significant (par- ticularly related to irrigated acreage and ground wa- ter pumping data), and compilation of statewide data is needed, . Data management needs are large in Water Divisions L 2 and 3, . Development of accurate water budgets throughout the state is difficult given the current level of data collection and available resources, . A plan and schedule were developed to formulate a Colorado Water Decision Support System using com- ponents of the CRDSS, SPWRMS, and other tools, It is estimated that this could be accomplished at a cost of $5 million over 8 years, 13, Although the Colorado Water Conservation Board, State Engineer's Office, USGS and others have invested consider- able effort in documenting historical water use and resource availability, this information can be difficult to digest and assimilate in order to provide a current overview of the state's water resources, In addition, much of the data currently used for planning is as much as 25 years old. An up-to-date, pub- lished summary of statewide water supplies, demands and future requirements would be a valuable tool for organiza- tions like the Colorado Farm Bureau to use in long-range plan- ning and strategizing. ] 4. There is a strong interest among the Survey respondents in becoming involved in cooperative water resources planning efforts, Survey results indicate: 8-2 __ COloraDo .._ Farm Bureau