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COL...ORADO RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT SlUDY: FINAL... REPORT framework fails to adequately respond to changing demands and values is prejudging your study before it has been done (and certainly is a matter of opinion). Preservation of the Law of the River, and reliance on and support of the Colorado River Compacts is not necessarily bad. ISSUES THAT INVOLVE THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF BASIN MANAGEMENT JOHN RITENOUR GLEN CANYON NRA PAGE, AZ Recreation values beyond river running, lake associated recreation, fishing, commercial use such as concessions, etc. Having just come through a drought, an analysis of impacts could help predict future consequences. The best laid plans will be affected by future droughts and plan- ning should use drought conditions as a parameter, not normal precipitation. JANET ROGERS COLORADO R.IVER COMMISSION O~ NV LAS VEGAS, NV Add a new bullet reading - Need mechanisms to implement water marketing for long term transfers of water within the Colorado River Basin. ROBERT SCHEMPP METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CA Los ANGELES, CA This topic is of great interest to Metropolitan. The entities which have participated in attempting to develop the . regional solution most recently include the states of California and Nevada and water agencies in those states which hold contracts with the Secretary of the Interior, Indian tribes with present perfected rights to Colorado River water, and the Department of the interior. Mr Abe Sofaer has been facilitating the process. The State of Arizona and agencies in Arizona which hold water deliv- ery contracts had participated in previous discussions under the auspices of a Lower Basin Technical Committee which explored a number of regional solution elements. The basin-wide dispute resolution forum suggested in the first bullet is a variation of one of the elements being con- sidered by the entities. BILL SWAN 001, OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR PHOENIX, AZ Need, below Hoover Dam, a land use plan/comprehensive study, There are many managing agencies + private land = a hodgepodge. Lots o[]and managers between Hoover and Powell.. JOHN SHIELDS STATE ENGINEER'S OFFICE CHEYENNE, WY The first bullet under 10 (Federal versus State, Tribal, and Local roles in management) certainly also applies, and in my view, is a critical component part of Issue NO.3 Issues that involve to institutional framework. I strongly feel it should be treated as a part of Issue No.3. The Bureau of Reclamation is actively involved in the process (ongoing) that is expanding/pushing the envelope with regard to the institutional framework in the Lower Colorado Region. This has both positive as well as negative effects and is bringing issues to bear that have never been addressed in the past. I feel that the statement management DUANE L. SHROUFE ARIZONA DEPT. OF GAME AND FISH PHOENIX, AZ Issues that involve the institutional framework of basin management are clearly important from the perspective of conserving wildlife and wildlife habitat. However, in addressing these kinds of issues it is critical to recognize the authorities vested at the State and Local levels. Basin- wide or Sub-Basin-wide approaches that address important wildlife resources on a landscape scale clearly point out feasiple and achievable strategies for conservation. They cannot, however, result in the abrogation of authority vest- ed in the states. Ultimately, as with environmental protec- tion 'and coordination between managers, they must devel- op consensus based approaches. RONALD 1'HOMPSON WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT ST. 'GEORGE, UT Long-term water use planning: - D~termining future needs - Pursuing projects to meet those needs - Assurance of water supply - Assurance of in-stream flows - Water conservation River management: - Floodplain management - Habitat conservation and management - Channel maintenance - B~dload transport and discharge KENT TURNER LA~E MEAD NRA BOULDER CITY, NV To ~ccomplish integration of the operational criteria with resource requirements, it seems you need an institutional framework for basin management and conflict resolution and forum for rights adjudication. RIOHARD WAHL UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER,CO I think it will be increasingly important for institutions in the baiin to accommodate flexibility in water use, whether that be in response to environmental concerns, increased popula- tion pressure, drought, climatic change, or from other sources. Flexible institutions need to be developed to consid- er, develop rules for, simulate, and implement water transfers and water banking, both within states and between states, A'i'DY WALCH DqU, GENERAL LITIGATION DENVER, CO Subsumes environmental protection issues (#8), Global Issues