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APPENDIX 1 ISSUES THAT INVOLVE THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF BASIN MANAGEMENT BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MEETING SALT LAKE C [TY, UT We're reacting to a change in values, but those values will change again. What will we do to be prepared to follow the values in the future. Most bullets imply that present institutional structure does- n't work. There should be some recognition of the part of the structure which does work. Basin-wide, or problem shed theme is valid, but it's not the only one. If we want broad participation, we need to recog- nize that. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MEETING BOULDE:R CITY, NV Forum? Focus is both on the general need and on specific mechanisms. Need an issue that addresses the issues of having an Upper Colorado River Commission and not a lower one. Should we have a lower basin traditional organization? Air it in the public forum. Or should a group of stakeholders be put together to assist in lower basin management? People feel Arizona Department of Water Resources does not represent them. This comes up in many different ways, e.g., compartmentalization. Basin wide forum? Get a lower basin forum, then merge it with upper basin. Implications of narrow focus on planning for water and power resources. Inability to predict the future. Adds scope as well as time. Age old issue of differing demands of water vs. power users. Now, water has priority because of law. Issue is bal- ance of demands. There is no mention of allocations made based on erro- neous water supply data. Some feel allocations need to be looked at again. Supply issues. On one hand, some say let's reopen the Colorado River Compact; but others say don't touch it. This is somewhat covered under Topic 3. BUREAU OF RECL.AMATION MEETING DENVER, CO Tools for making operational decisions along river; model- ing. Colorado is doing an independent, parallel effort from Bureau of Reclamation, indicates distrust of federal efforts. Get information from Reclamation/USGS modeling efforts for Colorado River. Accurate water use accounting. Groundwater pumping effects on surface water. Relates to determining transferable water supplies accurately. Numbers come from accounting efforts of LeGrande Nielson. PETER BUTLER FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAS RIVE:R DURANGO, CO It is very difficult to address issues such as water quality and non-consumptive uses when the main institutional frame- work governing the River is based on consumptive use. ..10 CLARK WESTE:RN GOVE:RNORS ASSOCIATION DENVE:R, CO Main issue to me is that there is no basin councilor mechanism for integrating various issues, interests &: con- cerns. As a result, Law of the River and courts prevaiL As uses change, there is a need for balancing and adapting mechanisms. BONNIE COLBY DEPT. OF AG. ECON. UNIVE:RSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON, AZ Demand for public involvement in decision processes (#5) and issues invoiving Native American water rights (#6) could be combined under issues that involve institutional framework of basin management (#3). WAYNE COOK UPPE:R COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION SALT LAKE CITY, UT Resistance to use of flexibility that exists within the Law of the River to solve changing Basin water needs (1) Perception that law is inflexible (2) Sufficient system water to meet most probable needs beyond 2025 (3) Sharing of risk must be equitable (4) Profiteering must not drive solutions. TELLIS CODEKAS COACH ELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT COACH ELLA. CA Working together to ensure adequate supplies of Colorado River water while meeting our obligations regarding endangered species appears to be the key to accomplish- ments by basin management. Many programs have been proposed and some have seen some experimentation. Many promise to stretch water use for much of the west. But we need our 21st-century water plans in place before there can be augmentation on a meaningful scale. Tliat's the task at hand. It appears that in order for us to move ahead with plans to ensure Colorado River water for future demands while we meet our obligations regarding endangered species, weill have to work more closely in focusing our efforts or perhaps face court-imposed restrictions that none of us could endure without making sacrifices.