PUB00105

• Year: 1999
• Title: Conference Proceedings: 24th Annual Gunnison Water Workshop
• CWCB Section: Administration
• Description: Theme of the workshop was Garden of Dreams v. High-Desert Reality
• Publications - Doc Type: Other

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Not mentioned bv Romer: (e) Homestake litigation ($ )
(f)Historic: 50 years' history of expensive,
time consuming major legal/political battles
by Denver Water Board, Arkansas River
interests, City of Colorado Springs/Aurora,
Northern District and Colorado River
District.

3. Concerns and controversy associated with transmountain diversions.
Potential adverse effects/needs related to exports on local communities and their
water supplies:
(a) water quality
(b) water-based recreation
(c) environmental values
(d) need for new legislative protection for basins of origin against
further exports of water

4. Discussion at Convention suggested:
(a) cooperative approach to water supply planning
(b) focus on better use of already-developed water supply systems
(c) that by being sensitive to multiple perspectives workable ideas
would emerge
(d) further sacrifice on the part of West Slope, agricultural and
environmental interests could not reasonably be expected until
metro Denver area had first" put its own house in order" through
more reliance on:
(1) water conservation
(2) reuse
(3) conjunctive use
(4) other means of full and efficient utilization of existing
systems
(e) "systems integration" approach to water supply planning
(f) cooperative and inclusive water supply planning process to
supplement the ongoing effort of individual water providers
(g) several water supply options were highlighted, including:
(1) Barr Lake Plan
(2) Northern Colorado District's Southern Water Supply
Pipeline
(3) conjunctive use of surface and groundwater
(4) interconnection and coordinated operation of individual
water supply systems
(5) pooling and sharing of supplies
(6) regional management of systems