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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Attachment 1 <br /> <br />~ =S#S <br /> <br />Statewide Water Supply Initiative <br /> <br />Prioritize and Quantify Recreation and <br />Environmental Needs Technical Roundtable <br /> <br />Mission Statement <br /> <br />. Sustain and optimize water-related recreational and environmental <br />components of Colorado's economy and values <br />. Identify generally accepted approaches to quantify environmental and <br />recreational water needs <br />. Identify and utilize existing and newly created physical, institutional, legal <br />and financial mechanisms designed to serve those needs and values <br /> <br />Key Questions <br /> <br />Recreational and Environmental- Legal! Water Rights! Institutional! Political <br /> <br />1. What are the potential impacts on senior and junior water rights holders if an environment <br />or recreation enhancement project is developed? What are the impacts of future uses of <br />water? <br /> <br />2. Can incentives be developed for entities to donate their water rights for instream or <br />recreational uses? <br />- What are other legal changes that need to occur to protect water-related recreational and <br />environmental uses? <br />- What incentives can be developed to encourage entities to donate their water rights? <br /> <br />3. How can an acceptable balance be achieved between competition for the same sources of <br />water with existing uses such as agricultural and Municipal & Industrial? <br /> <br />4. Can a prioritization scheme be developed where there is consideration of recreation and <br />environmental needs, Municipal & Industrial needs, and agricultural needs? <br /> <br />Recreational and Environmental- financial <br /> <br />1. What are sources of funding and payment for projects that enhance environment and <br />recreation? <br /> <br />Recreational and Environmental- Technical <br /> <br />1. What are the examples of projects (or programs) that benefit multiple users that could serve <br />as a model for the state? <br /> <br />2. How can Conserve, Protect, Restore priorities be implemented and integrated into a <br />prioritization process and how might that process interface with the instream flow <br />program? <br />