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GJlZ:4 , f; 51n'-'" (I'-'J ~~,,-d<. \..:, "-~ ~ 3 - -J q~'j,," '\ COLORADO RIVER DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM Background Recent developments between the seven Colorado River Basin states have highlighted the need for Colorado to improve their capability to develop credible information and confidential analyses regarding the operation of the Colorado River. Following the completion of a needs analysis and feasibility study in December 1992, the state has begun to develop a Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), The objectives of the CROSS have been identified and prioritized into the following three general categories: o Interstate Compact Policy Analysis including evaluation of alternative operating strategies, determination of available water remaining for development, and maximization of Colorado's Compact apportionment, o Colorado Water Resources Management including development of basin wide planning models, examination of water management options, and evaluation of in-stream flow appropriations for endangered species o Colorado Water Rights Administration including efficient water right administration in Colorado, on-line sharing of information between water users, and the potential administration of water rights under a compact call, Administration and Development The CROSS project is being administered by a management team consisting of Ross Bethel of Leonard Rice Consulting as project manager, Ray Alverado of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and Ray Bennett of the Division of Water Resources. A Technical Advisory Committee, chaired by Mr. David Harrison of the Conservation Board, has been established to provide advice and guidance to the project management team, Technical expertise responsible for developing the CROSS is being provided by the consulting team of Riverside Technology, Inc. and Colorado State University. Schedule CROSS is scheduled to be developed over a four year period, with the initial focus in years 1 and 2 (Fiscal years 1994 - 1995) on database design, database construction, development of a Consumptive Use and Water Rights Planning Model and the ability to utilize the current version of the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Simulation Model. Years 3 and 4 (Fiscal years 1996 - 1997) will complete the database design, refme the water rights planning models, and develop various other administrative tools, ~', --- /