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. i . -.1 .J J I 11 I 11 I \ I \ I . '1 I ') . , . I ,~ . I . , Section 8 - Findings 10, Continued transfers from agriculture to municipal use are expected as a water development strategy, . 11. No utilities responding to the survey reported that water con- servation practices would be capable of satisfying all future water supply needs, ' 12, State agencies recognize the need for improved water re- sources data collection, management and dissemination, Conclusions of the Resolution 94-32 report include: . Large scale data collection needs are significant (par- ticularly related to irrigated acreage and ground wa- ter pumping data), and compilation of statewide data is needed, . Data management needs are large in Water Divisions 1 ") "'1'\1'1 ~ .1, MU-L......... Development of accurate water budgets throughout the state is difficult given the clUfent level of data collection and available resources, A plan and schedule were developed to formulate a Colorado Water Decision Support System using com- ponents of the CRDSS, SPWRMS. and other tools, It is estimated that this could be accomplished at a cost of $5 million over 8 years. . 13. Although the Colorado Water Conservation Board, State Engineer's Office, USGS and others have invested consider- able effort in documenting historical water use and resource availability, this information can be difficult to digest and assimilate in order to provide a current overview of the state's water resources, In addition, much of the data currently used for planning is 'as much as 25 years old. An up-to-date, pub- lished summary of statewide water supplies. demands and future requirements would be a valuable tool for organiza- tions like the Colorado Farm Bureau to use in long-range plan- ning and strategizing, 14. There is a strong interest among the Survey respondents in becoming involved in cooperative water resources planning efforts. Survey results indicate: . 8-2 __ COloraDO ,._ Farm Bureau