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Colorado Water PlanSummit County Town Hall Meeting
March 26, 2014
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AgendaSummit County Water HistoryBackground
Colorado Basin RoundtableColorado Water PlanBasin Implementation Plan (BIP)
BIP Project StatusWhere have we been?Where are we going?
Breakout StationsThis is your planInput
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Summit County Water HistoryValue of water locally
Environment and habitatFishing/boatingWater supplySkiing
ImpactsMining Transmountain diversionCommunity growth
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Colorado River Cooperative Agreement BenefitsEnvironmental Enhancement Project Funds - $1M/
$9MWastewater Treatment Upgrades Fund - $1MWest Slope Fund – watershed enhancementSummit and Grand – watershed and forest health –
20%Denver commitment to conservation and reuse –
29,000 Acre-FeetDenver commitment to lake levels and lower Blue
river flowsNo future development of water or use of Denver’s
transbasin infrastructure without agreement
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Summit County Water History -ProjectsMine site remediation (multiple efforts within
French Gulch; Peru Creek; St. John's Creek) Dillon Reservoir and Dam
Low flow channelWetlands mitigationStream restorationWater treatment plant improvementsForest health and watershed improvements
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Background Basin Roundtables
HB 1177 (2005)9 Roundtables in Colorado (8 watersheds plus 1
additional for the Metro)Colorado Water Plan
Executive Order May 2013Plan has to show how we meet the GapPlanning horizon is 2050
Basin Implementation PlanGrassroots documentProjects, policies and processes on how to meet the
Gap
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Colorado Water Plan Overview – Governor’s Executive
OrderCompilation of 9 Basin
Roundtables PlansHow can we meet the
“Gap”?Planning horizon-2050Draft due July 2014
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Governor’s Executive Order-Why?The “Gap” between future demand and
future projects is real….500,000 acre-feet per year
PopulationDrought Transfer of water rights from agriculture
is unacceptableWater qualityInterstate issues pressingFront Range new supply project
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Your OpportunityCWP is an opportunity to transition from an
individual perspective to a regional perspective.
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Colorado Basin Population Projections County
2000 Population
2030
Population
Increase in Population
2000 to 2030
Percent Change 2000 to
2030
Percent Annual Growth
Rate
Eagle 43,300 86,900 43,600 101 2.3
Garfield 43,800 119,900 76,100 274 5.2
Grand 12,900 28,800 15,900 123 2.7
Mesa 116,250 220,600 104,350 190 3.8
Pitkin 15,900 27,200 11,300 71 1.8
Summit 25,700 50,400 24,700 96 2.3
TOTAL 248,000 492,600 244,600 99 2.3
Population doubling
Ref: SWSI and AGNC
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Conservation Ag to Urban
Transfers
New Projects(Colorado Basin development)
How can we Fill the Gap? Already planned projects (Windy Gap firming, Moffat Collection System) +
Graphics provided by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education
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Existing StressesHeadwaters: Low, Flat Flows
Flows reduced by transmountain diversions.Ecosystem impacts: degraded habitat for fish,
riparian vegetationEconomic impacts: impediment to growth,
tourismMiddle section: Flows depend on Shoshone Call
Water quality concerns: natural gas drilling, saline springs
Rapid population growthLower section: Flows depend on Cameo, Shoshone
Salts and selenium leach into river when water percolates through soils
Less high-mountain water makes river saltier
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Threats, Challenges, Issues Compact CallsTransbasin diversionsEndangered SpeciesGrowth separation of land use and water
planningEnergyShoshone Call Loss of agricultureClimate change
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Imbalances between Supply and Demand (US BOR) - Exacerbate Current Stresses
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Lake Powell Elevations
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Figures from report “Water and its Relationship to the Economies of the Headwaters Counties,” commissioned by the Northwest Colorado Council of governments.
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BIP Project Status –Where Have we Been?
Visioning document White Paper, West Slope PrincipalsDeveloped themes from PLT’s, public, and interviewsGoals and Measureable outcomes (3 PLT’s)
Actions Short term actions Long term actions Constraints and opportunities
Main-stem administration and management issues GIS maps of each region/county/watershedPublic outreach activitiesWater provider interviewsAll of this is iterative and subject to your input!
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Project Status –Where are we Going?Continuation of Public OutreachApril Implementation StrategiesMay and June finalize report, feedback,
reviews, resolutions?July 15 Draft BIP due to CWCB (July 16..go
fishing)
December 2014 Draft to GovernorBuilding off existing SWSI information and
other sourcesNonconsumptive Needs Assessment (NCNA)
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Roundtable ThemesLocal controlLand use - connection with water useHealthy rivers
Not just flat, but supporting healthy biologyMulti-purpose projects
Existing reservoirs, restricted, better cooperation of review Why reliance upon stream – vulnerable no redundancy
Save agricultureNo water to support other basinsProtect Mainstem water rights operationsRegional cooperationThemes change and evolve
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Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment (NCNA)Part of the Statewide Water Supply Initiative
(SWSI) 2010Environmental and recreational mapping –
focus areas and projects and methodsHabitat restoration (bank stabilization or
instream habitat restoration)Flow protection [voluntary flow agreements,
instream flow (ISF) donations, voluntary re-operation of reservoirs for environmental and recreational benefit]
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Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment (NCNA)Attributes at risk
Water qualityGeomorphic functionRiparian/wetlands ecological functionAquatic ecological functionRecreational boating
#1 Factor affecting attributes - FLOWQuantification of “at-risk” reaches = 64+
5 reaches within Blue River
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Public Outreach Nonconsumptive
Recovery Program, Conservation Rep. for the Recovery Program Implementation Team
Bureau of Reclamation Colorado Parks and Wildlife Denver Water Bureau of Land Management United States Forest Service Nonconsumptive Roundtable Representatives Trout Unlimited
Consumptive Water provider interviews
Agricultural NRCS Ag Days (January 29) Rancher/Farmer individual meetings Colorado River District-Colorado River Water Supply and Demand Study
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Upcoming MeetingsTown Hall Meetings
Thursday, March 27, 6-8 p.m., Avon (Walking Mountains Science Center)
Thursday, April 3, 6-8 p.m., Grand Junction (Grand Junction City Hall)
Thursday, April 10, 6-8 p.m., Aspen (Rio Grande Building/Conference Room)
Colorado Basin Roundtable MeetingApril 14, 2014, Glenwood Springs Community Center, noon – 4 p.m.
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Have you Checked Out the Website? http://coloradobip.sgm-inc.com/
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Thank YouThis is your plan and project….we
want to hear from You! You are driving this plan!
Breakout stationsGapsNeedsProjectsConcerns