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<br />- 8 - <br /> <br />Water quality <br /> <br />Land use <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Vegetation resources <br /> <br />Recreational resources <br /> <br />Energy and mineral resources <br /> <br />Task 5 - Institutional Setting <br /> <br />Describe the institutional setting for water use and development in Colorado such that the <br />information can be utilized in formulating and evalu~ting water supply alternatives in Tasks 10 and <br />11 and in developing water supply strategies in Task 12. <br /> <br />5 a. Describe the existing institutional setting to include the following: <br /> <br />State, regional and federal agencies involved: in Colorado water supply and water quality <br />issues, <br /> <br />Colorado water law overview, <br /> <br />Federal statutes, policies and regulations affecting water supply, <br />Interstate compacts, U.S. Supreme Court decrees and interstate agreements affecting <br />Colorado water use, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Water quality standards, <br /> <br />Water project fuuding programs, <br /> <br />Overview of the Colorado economy, <br /> <br />Decision support systems and geographic iI).formationsystems, and <br /> <br />Statewide issues and concerns such as: conyersion of agricultural water rights, increasing the <br />firm yields of existing water supplies, gro~dwater depletions in alluvial and deep aquifers, <br />environmental issues including endangered: species recovery programs, interstate compacts, <br />water administration, recreation, water quality, growth and development, state role in water <br />supply planning, coordination of water supply planning activities between local, regional and <br />state entities and conflict avoidance <br /> <br />Task 6 - Demography. Economy and Social Setti~g <br /> <br />Describe the existing demography of the state and[provide an overview of the Colorado economy. <br />Develop a projection of statewide demographic artd economic trends over the next 50 years. In . <br />addition, the overall social setting will be described in terms of the values, concerns, and desires of <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planningiand Financing. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protectioh. Conservation Planning <br />