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Colorado's Water Supply Future

Arkansas Basin Roundtable Arkansas Basin Roundtable Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment

Committee PresentationCommittee Presentation

Needs-Mapping andNeeds-Mapping andPrioritization RecommendationsPrioritization Recommendations

April 9, 2008April 9, 2008

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Presentation Overview

• Nonconsumptive Needs Assessments Overview• Arkansas Basin Nonconsumptive Needs

Assessment Efforts• Arkansas Basin Attributes• Arkansas Basin Prioritization• Next Steps

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Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment Methodology

EstablishPrioritiesEstablishPriorities

QU

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TIFI

CA

TIO

NQ

UA

NTI

FIC

ATI

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Build UponAttributes

Build UponAttributes

Areas Where BRTs Need

Quantification

Areas Where BRTs Need

Quantification

WatershedFlow Evaluation

Tool

WatershedFlow Evaluation

Tool

PRIO

RIT

IES

PRIO

RIT

IES

Site-SpecificQuantificationSite-Specific

Quantification

IMPLEMENTATION

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Statewide Products

• GIS coverage representing the Arkansas Basin and the State of Colorado’s important environmental and recreational attributes

• Map of Basin Roundtable prioritized areas and reaches

• Results of Basin Roundtable directed quantification and implementation strategies

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Statewide Updated Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment Schedule

JUN

JUN

JUL

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SEP

OC

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NO

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DEC JA

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FEB

APR

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2007 2008

Priorities

Build Upon Attributes

Establish Priorities

Quantification

Where to Quantify?

Site-Specific Quantification

Flow Evaluation Tool

Implementation

Workgroup Meetings

TASK JUL

AU

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SEP

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DEC

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Committee Members and Consultants

• Amy Ackerman, CWN• Gary Barber, El Paso County• Jeris Danielson, Purgatoire River WCD• Misty DeSalvo, USFS• Reed Dils, Recreation Representative• SeEtta Moss, Chair and Environmental Representative• Nicole Rowan, CDM• Tom Simpson, Aurora Water• John Tonko, CDOW• Paul Trentzsch, BLM• Wayne Vanderschuere, Colorado Springs Utilities• Patrick Wells, Colorado Springs Utilities• Rob White, Colorado State Parks

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Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment Committee Work

• Identify and map recreational and environmental attributes

• Develop recreational and environmental attributes categories for prioritization

• Map recommended prioritization of recreational and environmental attributes

• Recommend request for Arkansas Basin participation in HB1400 funded Watershed Flow Evaluation Tool pilot project

• Identify available quantification and threats to attributes• Recommend quantification needs for recreational and

environmental attributes• Identify high priority recreational and environmental

needs in Arkansas Basin

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Arkansas Basin Deliverables and Schedule

• Maps of identified recreational and environmental attributes – draft complete February 2008

• Maps of recommended prioritization of recreational and environmental attributes – draft complete February 2008

• Results from pilot project and recommendation about Tool use in Arkansas Basin – pending approvals (projected pilots complete by September 2008)

• Recommendations on quantification needs for recreation and environmental attributes – November 2008

• High priority recreational and environmental needs identification

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Glossary/Terminology

• Attribute – data used to describe a feature. In this case environmental or recreational features in a basin.

• Hydrologic Unit – a 4-level heirarchial classification of hydrological drainage basins in the U.S.

• Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) – a unique 2-8 digit code used to identify each hydrologic unit.

• GIS – a system for capturing, storing, managing, and analyzing spatial information.

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Arkansas Basin Attributes

EnvironmentalEnvironmentalEnvironmentalEnvironmental

Audubon Audubon Important Bird Important Bird

AreasAreas

NWINWIWetlandsWetlands

Significant Significant Riparian & Riparian &

Wetland Plant Wetland Plant CommunitiesCommunities

Threatened & Threatened & Endangered Endangered

SpeciesSpecies

Special Value Special Value WatersWaters

RecreationalRecreationalRecreationalRecreational

Significant Significant Fishing AreasFishing Areas

Waterfowl Waterfowl Hunting (State Hunting (State Wildlife Areas)Wildlife Areas)

Birding TrailsBirding Trails

Significant Significant Whitewater & Whitewater &

Flatwater Boating Flatwater Boating WatersWaters

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Arkansas Basin Attributes

EnvironmentalEnvironmentalEnvironmentalEnvironmental

Audubon Audubon Important Bird Important Bird

AreasAreas

NWINWIWetlandsWetlands

Significant Significant Riparian & Riparian &

Wetland Plant Wetland Plant CommunitiesCommunities

Threatened & Threatened & Endangered Endangered

SpeciesSpecies

Special Value Special Value WatersWaters

Lesser Prairie Lesser Prairie ChickenChickenPiping PloverPiping PloverBald EagleBald Eagle Arkansas DarterArkansas Darter

BLM – BLM – Wilderness Study Wilderness Study

AreasAreas

CWCB Instream CWCB Instream Water RightsWater Rights

Colorado Colorado Outstanding Outstanding

WatersWaters

Arkansas Arkansas Wilderness AreasWilderness Areas

Greenback Greenback Cutthroat TroutCutthroat Trout Boreal ToadBoreal Toad Least TernLeast Tern

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Arkansas Basin Attributes

RecreationalRecreationalRecreationalRecreational

Significant Significant Fishing AreasFishing Areas

Waterfowl Waterfowl Hunting (State Hunting (State Wildlife Areas)Wildlife Areas)

Birding TrailsBirding Trails

Significant Significant Whitewater & Whitewater &

Flatwater Boating Flatwater Boating WatersWaters

Pueblo FishingPueblo FishingTrout StreamsTrout StreamsTrout LakesTrout LakesArkansas Arkansas

Headwaters Headwaters Recreation AreaRecreation Area

Whitewater Whitewater StreamsStreams

Significant Significant Flatwater BoatingFlatwater Boating

Arkansas SWAs Arkansas SWAs & SFUs& SFUs

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Prioritization Process

• Develop environmental and recreational attribute maps (9 total for Arkansas Basin)

• Map environmental and recreational attributes by HUC (9 total for Arkansas Basin)

• Overlay HUCs to show where there is concentration of recreational and environmental attributes

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Examples of Attribute and HUC Intersection

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Examples of Attribute and HUC Intersection

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Environmental Prioritization

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Recreational Prioritization

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Environmental and Recreation

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Next Steps

• Review mapping which will be available on www.ibcc.state.co.us

• Provide feedback to the committee• Roundtable adopt attributes and priorities