BOARD01310

• Board Meeting Date: 7/28/2003
• Description: WSP Section - SWSI Implementation Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

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Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

To.:

Co.Io.rado. Water Co.nservatio.n Bo.ard

Ro.d Kuharich, Directo.r ~6
Rick Brown, Pro.ject Man~ Interstate Stream Pro.tectio.n

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

From:

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Date:

July 29, 2003

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Subject:

Agenda Item 29, July 28-29, 2003 Board Meeting,
Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) Implementation Update

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The Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) was o.fficially kicked o.ffwith the signing o.fa $2.705 millio.n do.llar
co.ntract o.n June 10,2003. The initial wo.rk o.n SWSI invo.lved finalizing basin adviso.rs, identificatio.n o.fkey
perfo.rmance measures fo.r the pro.ject, public relatio.ns activities, o.rganizatio.nal co.nsideratio.ns and Io.gistics fo.r the
public and basin ro.undtable meetings, and initiatio.n o.f data co.llectio.n. These to.pics will be reviewed at the Bo.ard
meeting and are briefly summarized here and in Attachment A. A Po.werPo.int presentatio.n o.n the SWSI process
will also. be pro.vided alo.ng with a review o.f the ro.le o.f individual Bo.ard members.

Proiect Go.als and Critical Success Facto.rs- The sco.pe o.f wo.rk fo.r the pro.ject o.utlined the specific co.ntractual
appro.ach to. SWSI. CWCB staff and management also. met with CDM and several subco.ntracto.rs to. further
discuss the project approach and identify critical success facto.rs. The fo.llo.wing go.als fo.r SWSI were discussed:
develo.P a co.mmo.n understanding o.f supply and demands; have a credible and defensible pro.cess and repo.rt;
o.btain reSPo.nse and feedback fro.m all perspectives; develo.P Po.tential so.lutio.ns to. water supply needs; have a plan
fo.r o.ngo.ing tracking and implementatio.n; refme CWCB' s and basin leadership in future water supply planning and
implementatio.n, So.me o.f the critical success facto.rs identified include: inco.rpo.ratio.n o.f info.rmatio.n fro.m SEO,
------B8W;-&ate-Parks,Water-~t1ality Contrel-Th:vi&iefHllld..wate-r IIsers and proYiders,-tim~ly and tho.mugh
co.mmunicatio.n with all team members, especially CWCB; fo.CUS o.n o.bjectives, no.t interests/Po.sitio.ns; have a
clearly defined process fo.r basin ro.undtables, and adhere to. pro.ject schedule,

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Public Relatio.ns Activities - Co.nsistent with DNR Po.licy, the SWSI team agreed that media inquires sho.uld all be
directed to. Dawn Taylo.r Owens. This will ensure that we have direct, simple, and co.nsistent feedback and
info.rmatio.n fo.r the media. The SWSI team is also. wo.rking o.n a media kick o.ff event but at the time o.f this
writing the details are no.t yet available. Attachment A pro.vides a summary o.f ho.W we anticipate o.rganizing the
basin meetings. There is also. a summary o.f the catego.ries o.f interest gro.UPS that we reco.mmend participate o.n the
Basin Ro.undtable meetings. A draft letter has been prepared so.liciting no.minatio.n fo.r membership o.n the Basin
Ro.undtables. The Bo.ard will be asked to. provide approval o.f the basic catego.ries o.f interest gro.UPS but please
keep in mind that all meeting will be o.pen to. all interest gro.UPS and the public,

Data Co.llectio.n - The data co.llectio.n effo.rts have just go.tten started with a review o.f CWeB's data base and
initial dialo.gues with water pro.viders that are currently implementing o.r have recently finished water supply
studies, We also. met with the CWCB's dro.ught co.ntracto.r to. discuss the Po.tential use o.fthe data fro.m the
Drought Study.

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