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<br />Chapter 17
<br />Findings, Recommendations, and Initial Implementation Steps
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<br />Given the current status of water supply, drought and water
<br />conservation planning in the state, these various measures and
<br />methods need to be further emphasized and promoted for use by
<br />those entities that either do not plan, or do not have plans that allow
<br />for meaningful implementation to occur.
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<br />Opinion data related to planning for future water supply and
<br />identifying structural and non-structural drought mitigation projects
<br />identified issues that water users will face in the future regarding
<br />water supply and drought mitigation. The major issues identified by
<br />the opinion data included:
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<br />. Need funding for water development and infrastructure
<br />projects (including capital, repair and maintenance).
<br />. Need new water supplies.
<br />. Need to improve the ability to predict the weather (as it relates
<br />to predicting drought).
<br />. Need for new infrastructure including surface water and
<br />ground water storage, transmission and distribution systems,
<br />large-scale multi-basin projects, and water reuse projects.
<br />. Need for repair and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure
<br />including lining ditches and canals, dredging and repairing
<br />existing reservoirs and dams, repairing existing diversion
<br />structures, and upgrading water transmission and distribution
<br />systems.
<br />. Need for improved water conservation measures and
<br />programs, as well as measurement techniques.
<br />. Need for additional public education and involvement
<br />programs
<br />. Need for technical assistance in water supply, water
<br />conservation and drought planning.
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<br />There is a clear overlap between some of the issues identified based
<br />on the current water situation and the expected future water situation,
<br />and it is the nexus of these issues that is the basis of the major
<br />recommendations presented below.
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<br />Recommendations
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<br />The recommendations presented below are provided first in the form
<br />of the major objective and related specific objectives that the state of
<br />Colorado should address with existing or new policies in terms of
<br />technical, educational, project, and funding support. Next, a group of
<br />specific actions and! or activities that could be performed to begin to
<br />address the major objectives are presented.
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<br />It is worth noting that implementation of a complete set of actions and
<br />! or activities to address all identified water user needs is not realistic,
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<br />11/12/2003
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