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<br />CRDSS Briefing Paper
<br />January 12, 1994
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<br />SOME HISTORY
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<br />In June, 1991, representatives of the seven Colorado River basin States met to discuss a
<br />variety of issues including California's use of Colorado River water, the Central Arizona
<br />Project, Nevada demands, annual operating plans and surpluses, exports, long range
<br />operating criteria, EIS for Glen Canyon Dam, Endangered Species Act, and Clean Water
<br />Act. "To effectively participate in addressing these issues, Colorado needs a
<br />comprehensive' decision support system that will provide Colorado Agencies and water
<br />users a better method of organizing, accessing and evaluating a wide range of basic
<br />information so that informed decisions can be made," (Colorado River Defense Initiative -
<br />Supplemental Request, December 12, 1991)
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<br />Governor's executive order of May, 1992 established the Colorado River Policy Advisory
<br />Council and associated Decision Support System Advisory Committee to address
<br />Colorado River matters,
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<br />Fiscal year 1992 funding related to Colorado River Decision Support System of $3 62,000
<br />was allocated $100,000 to CWCB support staff, $152,000 to DWR support staff and
<br />$110,000 for computer hardware and software for the DWR,
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<br />In July, 1992, proposals were solicited to establish the needs and evaluate the feasibility
<br />for developing a computer based Colorado River Decision Support System, This study
<br />was awarded to the Dames and Moore/ICADSWES team. The Feasibility Study was
<br />completed in January, 1993,
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<br />Fiscal Year 1993 authorized funding related to CRDSS was $ 1,420,400 for the
<br />development and an additional $250,000 for State activities related to CRDSS
<br />development.
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<br />In July, 1993 requests for proposals were sent to consultants. Following briefings on
<br />various existing models that may be related to CRDSS development, proposals were due
<br />on August 13, Oral interviews with three consultant teams were held August 25, 1993,
<br />The Riverside Technology, inc, team was selected,
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<br />Also in July, resumes were solicited for the position of the State's CRDSS Project
<br />Manager, Interviews were held on August 19, 1993 and the selection of Ross Bethel was
<br />made on August 23rd,
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<br />Extensive negotiations netween the consultant team and State representatives on the
<br />consultant team's scope of work occurred mid-September 1993 to mid November, 1993,
<br />The consultant contract was fully executed on January 10, 1994,
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