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<br />/ <br /> <br />COLORADO <br /> <br />I" <br />Df:l\'UO'MFNTOt' <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Basin Water Management Objectives and Sub objectives <br />PRELIMINARY DRAFT for Basin Roundtable Discussion <br /> <br />1. Reliably Meet Demands <br />Reliably meet reasonably foreseeable urban water demands under varying <br />hydrologic conditions; minimize mandatory water use restrictions <br />Reliably meet reasonably foreseeable agricultural water demands under varying <br />hydrologic conditions <br />Provide water where and when it's needed for agriculture and recreation <br />Maintain adequate reserves <br />Sustainably meet demands <br /> <br />2. Maximize Efficient Use of Existing Supply <br />Use appropriate-quality water for appropriate uses <br />Increase reuse and exchanges <br />Increase efficiency of use <br />Reduce evaporation and conveyance losses <br />Continued promotion of conservation best management practices <br /> <br />3. Enhance Use of Existing System Assets <br />Maximize operations of existing facilities <br />Manage/ reduce/ capture unintentional reservoir spills <br /> <br />4. Maximize ImpIementability <br />Optimize options for technical, legal, institutional, political, economical, and <br />envirorunental implementability <br />Maintain compliance with Compacts <br />Incorporate sustainability concepts <br /> <br />5. Support Recreational Needs <br />Provide instream flows for in-channel recreational uses <br />Provide adequate reservoir levels for flatwater recreation <br />Operate reservoirs to serve multiple purposes <br />Acknowledge intangible value of recreation <br /> <br />6. Provide for Environmental Protection <br />Protect fisheries/ aquatic life <br />Minimize envirorunental impacts associated with new projects <br />Enhance riparian habitat <br />Protect and improve water quality <br /> <br />COM 1 <br />