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<br />r' <br /> <br />,) <br /> <br />a <br />illi-.~In~l[m (~ <br />NATURAL <br />l\F~<;(URcr.S <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Statewide Water Supply Initiative <br /> <br />... <br />~ <br />% ~ <br />. . <br />'0'",,' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Statewide Water Supply Initiative <br /> <br />SWSI is providing the most comprehensive picture of our state's water future that has <br />perhaps ever been compiled. The information and analysis it is providing is of vital <br />importance in determining how much water we will need in the future, the <br />geographic areas and the users that will have the greatest difficulty in meeting their <br />needs, and other information that is critical to understanding our water future. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Major Findings <br /> <br />. Demands are growing and diverse - and the state's nature is changing (population <br />growth, urbanization, environmental, and recreational uses) <br /> <br />. Projects and processes identified by water users have the ability to meet 90 percent <br />of the state's projected municipal and industrial water needs through 2030, but only <br />if those projects are successfully completed; if they are not completed, the water <br />supply gap will grow significantly <br /> <br />> Significant uncertainty exists associated with permitting these identified projects <br />and processes at the federal and local level <br /> <br />> These projects and processes were not evaluated or in any way judged by the <br />SWSI team <br /> <br />. Supplies are not necessarily where/when the demands are <br /> <br />> Localized shortages exist <br /> <br />> Compact entitlements are not fully utilized <br /> <br />. Where gaps exist, in-basin solutions can resolve those gaps through transfers, re- <br />use, and other means, but there will be impacts on agriculture, recreation, and the <br />environment <br /> <br />. Conservation will be relied on as a major tool for meeting future demand; <br />however, conservation alone will not meet all of the state's future needs <br /> <br />. Smaller, rural water providers, and agricultural, environmental, and recreational <br />interests, have unique needs, and implementing solutions for these interests could <br />require state assistance in the form of: <br /> <br />> Permitting, particularly the length of time and expense involved in permitting a <br />solution; <br /> <br />> Funding other than low-interest loans, as they often do not have the necessary <br />resources to plan and pay for solutions; <br /> <br />> Technical planning assistance; <br /> <br />> Mitigation; and <br /> <br />> Agency coordination <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Exec Stmnary Outline ORAFT <br />