BOARD00667

• Board Meeting Date: 3/16/2004
• Description: WSP Section - Statewide Water Supply Initiative ‎(SWSI)‎ Status Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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. State waterstudy'finds=cbiisensus on eight critical water objectives;
. Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) advances to next phase

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The Flagler News

Thursday, l'ovember :7, :!003

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DENVER-AccordinE ICl a -adtIetl Eti:''!il.'iJttnsoc;1CWrtlf''\4~oneottheflrslta.sksidemified
slal.ewideswdycommisslOnedby the-cWCB..~.amiliS:-;Il.cailt::ll-t for the Statewide Water Supply
the Colorado WalerConser\'auon !.tio.usJ~...,Y.1.C41oradQ.J'Jmrthi~ Inltiallv!: (5\\'51). an 18-month
Board(CWCBl.Co]oradansagree shows'1hat-fhecitizern.gfJhc~ stud, commissioned b\' the Sl3.Ie:
Ihalthest3IewatersuPP]YShou]d:";1:atilieacli~e.n~'~ legislature and the C\VCB that
meetelghICnticalobjecu\les. The - kCy:issues~OI~<I:l()l,\l:thdt began In August These objec.
findings wen: presented In a reo 'we lriOV;'wherc .thercJs ~ lives are the result of public and
pon made 10 the board at ItS recemv:6us..~,~~~jID.tO.i~e:nlitr.ways: techmcal meetIngs held In each of
meellng in Denver. The eIght '.losolveCo1oT1ldo'songo.i:ng14o:&ta_ theeighl water basms thaI brought
objectives are: _. _ ;:,sh~~~rt.:~'1U's:tbat,.:meet~ese togetner such diverse interests as
. MeetmumClpal.mdustnal.md;-:oQJ~l1!es~p.1P!1S:m:c:t.thecon_' agricultun:. mdustry.the environ-
agricultural demands in a sustam- ~Ums-anddc/;ires lilf:Galoradani:' menl recreation and mumcipali-
able manner '-headded.L"';'''.~-':'~ ,,'l'J~.. lies.'
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,. Opumlzeexlsung watersuPL _,-f.md_mg.il::2.~~_~n,~.obJecti~~ ThenextphaseofSWSI will be
piles . _ _ ---k.-!_ __.;I-oC, "-' ,
. Enhance recreational oppor-~
lunities
. Provide for envirOnmenl3t'
enhancement ~
. Promote COSt effecliveness .;
. PrOlectcultural values
. Provide for o~ratlOnal flex-l
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. Compl)' with applicable laws
and regulations i
"We know the dcmand~ for,
water \It'ill continue to mcrea.(c:"
said Greg Walcher, ExecutiveDi1.
rCClorof theColoradoDepartmen!;.
of Natura! Rewurccs. "and thaI ist
"',:hy the work of 5\\'51 is so im-~
portant Thissludy will enable to'"
us 10 find comprehenSIve, mte-
grated Olnd balanced solutioru. to
meeting current and future needs,
for water while presef\ ing the
environment and be;!uty of our
stale. and balancing the man) di-
verse inlerests,"he said.
''This is cfltlcally Impor13ni
development for two re3sons,"

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10 analyze existing and future wa- Jan. 7. basin-Arkansas, city-.
ler supply and demand for each Pueblo; Tue'S:, Jan, 20, basin-,
basin, and consider a Wide ran~e Gunnison, cily-Montrose: Wed:;-.
of solutions to meet any unmet Jan. 21, basin-Colorado: city-' .
demand. Possible solution~ 10- Glenwood: Tues.. Feb. 3, basin-
cludeconservation.rew.eofexisl_ )\;orth Platte. city-Walden; Wed...
Ingwater.u-ansfemng walernghts, Feb,. 4,basin- YampalWhite, city- .
rehabilll;!ung. Improving or en- Cr;!lg';'Tue.C Feb. 10. basin- ~
larging eJ.istmg water facililies. Dolores/San Juan. city-Durango;
and building nel-'. supply facili- ,Thurs..Feb.12.basin-RioGrande,
ties, '''city:Alamosa; Wed., Feb. 25~ ba- I
Both Walcher and '''ilkinson. sin-South Platte. city-Denver.
ho.....ever. stressed that SW51 is). - ':~ :,
solution-neutral m i15 objective to .
ensure adequate water supplies for
all of Colorado's ciuzellS and the
en\'lronmem. wlfh no precon-
cei\ed solulions or Outcomes.
Solulions - and {heir cnSIS and
environmenl.:ll mitigation - will
emerge through 5WSI"s public.
i ne I usi ve and COOperal i ve process.
The next round of baslO meet-
ings will take place inJ;!nuary and
Februar~' ~004, Thespecific loca-
lionsofthe meetings will be posted
on the 5\\'51 \\eb Sill!'
www.cwcb.state_co.us. and the
meeting dales are as follows: Wed.,

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