Colorado and Gunnison Basin Roundtable Education Projects
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper ordered that a CO Statewide Water Plan to be drafted by the end of 2014 and finalized by the end of 2015. Basin Roundtables of stakeholders across the state drafted their own "basin implementation plans," which have been incorporated into the final statewide plan.
Colorado Water Plan (statewide)
Slide-show on the Colorado Water Plan and the Colorado and Gunnison Basin Plans (brief overview)
Colorado Basin Plan
Fact Sheet on CO Water Plan & Colorado Basin Plan
Background Information on the Basin Roundtables
The Water Center is working with the Colorado and Gunnison Basin Roundtables in Colorado to increase public awareness of the roundtables' role in needs assessment, planning, and financing projects to meet future water needs. The project includes coordinating presentations to community groups.
Key Resources on Colorado Statewide Water Planning & Roundtables
- Grand Valley Principles for the CO State Water Plan
- Governor's Executive Order for CO Statewide Water Plan
- Statewide Water Supply Initiative Study - identifies "the gap" state will face by 2050
- Trade-off & portfolio tool - developed by the state to assess options to fill the gap
- Memo on Risk Management from Gunnison BRT
- Metro Roundtable Conservation Strategy Memo
- Assessing environmental & recreational water needs: Fact sheet + maps
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