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<br />o <br />o <br />c' <br />\'<-t- <br />00 <br />f;l <br /> <br />WATER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE <br /> <br />The Board staff has proposed establishment of a "Water Development Committee" in each Water <br />Division to determine both the "Water Development Projections" and any "Reasonably <br />Foreseeable Water Development Needs." Subsequently, it has been suggested that one committee <br />may be preferable. The foIlowing are some advantages and disadvantages the Board staff sees <br />to each approach. <br /> <br />Committees in Each Division <br /> <br />o A committee in each Division would be smaIler and aIlow for more local input. <br />o There would likely be less disagreement. <br />o After each Division develops input, a conference committee consisting of representatives <br />from each Division may be necessary to arrive at final values. <br /> <br />One Committee <br /> <br />o If the one committee approach is determined to be most appropriate, the Colorado River <br />Policy Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee), which is already in place could serve in <br />that capacity. <br />o It may be more difftcult to gain consensus with just one committee. <br />o If the Advisory Committee is used, some interests may not be represented and the committee <br />may need to be expanded. <br /> <br />DUTIES <br /> <br />I. The Committee(s) would be chaired by a Board member or members. The chair and <br />Board staff would select the initial committee members. The size will be limited to no <br />more than 15 and contain balanced representation from agriculture, industry, municipal, <br />recreation and environmental interests. <br />2. The Committee(s) would be asked to identify what full build out depletions in the basin <br />might look like as will as any reasonably foreseeable development which may occur in <br />the next 5-years. The Committee(s) would need to arrive at a consensus position on what <br />the ultimate level of compact development should be and what is meant by "generous" <br />with respect to that level of development. <br />3. The Committee(s) would need to decide whether to use a water rights priority approach <br />as suggested initially or a demand approach. <br />4. Once questions 2 and 3 are answered, the appropriate process outlined below can be <br />refined and work on developing the values can begin. <br /> <br />15 <br />