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e e e WATER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE The Board staff has proposed establishment ofa "Water Development Committee" in each Water Division to determine both the "Water Development Projections" and any "Reasonably Foreseeable Water Development Needs." Subsequently, it has been suggested that one committee may be preferable. The following are some advantages and disadvantages the Board staff sees to each approach. Committees in Each Division o A committee in each Division would be smaller and allow for more local input. o There would likely be less disagreement. o After each Division develops input, a conference committee consisting of representatives from each Division may be necessary to arrive at final values. One Committee o If the one committee approach is determined to be most appropriate, the Colorado River Policy Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee), which is already in place could serve in that capacity. o It may be more difficult to gain consensus with just one committee. o If the Advisory Committee is used, some interests may not be represented and the committee may need to be expanded. DUTIES I. The Committee(s) would be chaired by a Board member or members. The chair and Board staff would select the initial committee members. The size will be limited to no more than 15 and contain balanced representation from agriculture, industry, municipal, recreation and environmental interests. The Committee(s) would be asked to identify what full build out depletions in the basin might look like as will as any reasonably foreseeable development which may occur in the next 5-years. The Committee(s) would need to arrive at a consensus position on what the ultimate level of compact development should be and what is meant by "generous" with respect to that level of development. The Committee(s) would need to decide whether to use a water rights priority approach as suggested initially or a demand approach. Once questions 2 and 3 are answered, the appropriate process outlined below can be refined and work on developing the values can begin. 2. 3. 4. 13 COW 0384 )