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F~OM DON SCHWINDT .~~ ., FRX NO. 9713-565-3592 Sep. 135 213132 12:35PM P2 .'. MEMORANDUM TO: Cominittee reviewing "Statewide Water Supply Investigation" and "Colorado River Return Project" scopes of work- Eric Wilkinson, Greg Ho~kin, Harold Miske~ Rod Kuharich, DIlll Me Auliffe, :Mike Scrlct cc: the reSt afthe CWCB board FROM: Don Schwindt DATE: September 4, 2002 RE: draft swsr scope of work I am providing sovcral suggestions on the scope of work for the comminee to discuss at your meeting this week 'lJ:Je suggestions are based on the following premises: 1) The SWSl evolved at least partially from the CWCB's discussion of an agricultural water policy, An underlying premise of that evolution was that development of new water supplies would protect present agricultural water use. 2) We all recogni;!:e that agricultural water is going to continue to be shifted to other uses. This study should be ba..ed on the premise that except where Ilg land (and water) is replaced with M&l development, the ag economy is going to continue to require the water it g'cts today. TIlls study should be designed to find sources of water supply for increasing demands, while still allowing agriculture to play the vital roie in the state that it does today. 3) The study should help illwninatc the negative consequences of ag water conversion. Although 1his should be a minor pan of the study. ifit is incorporated in the scope of work that helps set the proper tone fur evaluation of alternatives. . 4) Given the economic consequences to rural COIlll1lunities when agricultural water is transferred to other uses, alternatives which rel.yon such transferS should be considered to h"~e a fatal flaw. 5) I th.i.nk it is critical that this study have as its mcus new water supplies that can provide benefit to growing urban area~ and the environment as well. as rurallasricultural-based areas. I hope that you all shmo these thought:;; and use them to evaluate the scope of work you. bring to the whole board for approval. r offer the following renw.1ive suggestions for incorporation into the scope of work. . A) The nn>t paragraph of the introduction could read; . . (} A~~s "'rior to its March, 2002 meeting the eWeB discussed an agricultural water policy, That discussion was one ofthe underlying reasons for the initiation of the SWSl. An underlying premise of that evolution was that development of new water sUPP17'es wo d protect present , 9-1) agricultu.ral water use." '. ",ii" .. ~ ~ <7' C.l'~vJ, \'j:1 WOJ1 ~ du~ C-~. < , ~~ .