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<br />Policv Implementation Objectives <br /> <br />Water Supply Protection Section <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Compacts - Maintain ability for the State to utilize and develop its entitlement under <br />interstate compacts (pursuant to the appropriation doctrine), especially the: <br /> <br />. Colorado River and Upper Colorado River Compacts <br />. Arkansas River Compact <br /> <br />Provide the State Engineer and the Division of Water Resources SEO with support and <br />consultation regarding other compacts and U.S. Supreme Court decisions allocating <br />water to aide the State in maximizing the beneficial use of its water. <br /> <br />The significant tools to be developed and/or maintained to reach these goals include: use <br />of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) financial resources and developing, <br />maintaining, and using the Colorado's Decision Support Systems (CDSS). <br /> <br />Technical Support and ConsuItine Provide technical support and consulting services to <br />the CWCB, and other state, federal and local entities, as needed, regarding water supply, <br />compacts, water policies, threatened and endangered species, federal water rights, and <br />water quality issues. Specific areas related to technical support and consulting include: <br /> <br />. Intra- and inter-state water quantity management <br />. Inter-state water quality issues . <br />. . Guide and counsel those wanting to develop 'water <br /> <br />Native Species Proerams - Provide regulatory stability for water users via program <br />development and implementation of habitat protection and endangered species recovery <br />programs. Make recommendations for expenditures from the Native Species <br />Conservation Trust Fund. Use CDSS as a foundation for decision making. Provide <br />support for the SEO and the Department of Wildlife (DOW) for their activities. <br /> <br />Federal Water Claims - Better define water needed to fulfill federal land uses. Support <br />efforts to determine reasonable and appropriate quantities of water needed to satisfy <br />federal claims for water for federal lands and evaluate the impact of such claims on <br />compact apportionments and development opportunities. <br /> <br />Statewide Outreach and Education - Each Section shall perform outreach and education <br />including participating in public awareness and program advocacy activities to increase <br />public and organizational understanding of CWCB and develop opportunities for each <br />Section to achieve their goals. <br /> <br />Water Information - Make information assessable to CWCB's customers regarding <br />water supply protection, federal water rights, and native species, as well as general <br />information, through publications, the Internet, databases, and the imaging of <br />documents. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1/14/2002 <br />