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<br />, "-. -,,~..- ~;"' <br /> <br />.'..". <br />f' ":' <br />. . <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Some Alternative Approaches to <br />Water Planning, Project Development, and Water Transfers <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Tabulate Present and Projected Water Use <br />Tabulate present water demand (update annually) and demand projections for the years <br />2010,2020, and 2030 (update each 5 years). Be able to sort on a variety of parameters <br />(eg. watershed, population, source of supply). Focus will be upon irrigation water <br />demand by county and corrimunity water system providers. <br /> <br />Water Facilities <br />Prepare a table and GIS-based map showing major water facilities, their capacities, and <br />ownership. Much of the raw data to support this application exists in the database <br />already developed by the SEO known as Hydrobase. This tool will make this <br />information much more accessible. <br /> <br />Water Availability Models <br />Water availability models are computer programs that calculate the amount of water <br />available for appropriation at a given point along a stream. Using the decision support <br />systems currently under development, hyctrographs of water available for appropriation at <br />several points in each river basin would be developed. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Basin History <br />Data summaries of may show where water features are located, their capacities, and when <br />they were constructed, but they don't provide information as to why they were built. <br />This would have to be inferred from historical operations data that mayor may not be <br />reflective of how the facilities will be operated in the future. Summaries of the <br />background settings for water development in the river basins would provide a better <br />understanding as to the historic problems that were addressed through the construction of <br />water management facilities. This information would be a valuable companion to <br />understanding the data summaries and mathematical modeling. <br /> <br />Benchmarking Watershed Planning <br />Watershed Initiatives <br />There are an estimated 400 watershed-based work groups in the Rocky Mountain states <br />and about 50 in Colorado. These present learning opportunities for the water community <br />as to some alternative means of working with complex water issues. CWRRI will survey <br />those work groups that are real success stories. Detailed information will be prepared on <br />their organizational structure, mission statements, and accomplishments. <br /> <br />e <br />