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<br />. <br /> <br />Drought characteristics <br /> <br />Geology <br /> <br />Water quality <br /> <br />Land use <br /> <br />Vegetation resources <br /> <br />Recreational resources <br /> <br />Energy and mineral resources <br /> <br />Areas of environmental concern to include instream flows <br /> <br />Task 5 - Institutional Setting <br /> <br />Describe the institutional setting for water use and development in Colorado and in each <br />basin such that the information can be utilized in formulating and evaluating water supply <br />alternatives in Tasks 10 and 11 and in developing water supply strategies in Task 12. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />5a. Describe the existing institutional setting to include the following: <br /> <br />State, local and federal agencies involved in Colorado water supply and water <br />quality issues, <br /> <br />A brief overview of Colorado water law, <br /> <br />Federal statutes, policies and regulations impacting water supply, <br /> <br />A brief overview of interstate compacts, U.S. Supreme Court decrees and <br />interstate agreements affecting Colorado water use bv basin, <br /> <br />Water quality standards, <br /> <br />Existing water project funding programs, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A balanced. obiective discussion of statewide issues and concerns such as: <br />conversion of agricultural water rights, increasing the firm yields of existing water <br />supplies, groundwater depletions in alluvial and deep aquifers, environmental <br />issues including endangered species recovery programs, interstate compacts, <br />water administration, recreation, water quality, growth and development, state <br />role in water supply planning, coordination of water supply planning activities <br />between local, regional and state entities and conflict avoidance. <br /> <br />7 <br />