Moving Forward after the Colorado River Basin Water Supply & Demand Study

CRWUALas Vegas, NVDecember 10-12, 2014

Recap of the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study

• Completed in 2012 and conducted by Reclamation and the Basin States, in collaboration with stakeholders throughout the Basin

• Objective was to assess potential future imbalances and options to address those imbalances

System Reliability Analysis

• Assessed the reliability of the Colorado River system to meet needs of Basin resources under all future scenarios

• Resource Categories Water Deliveries Electrical Power Resources Water Quality Flood Control Recreational Resources Ecological Resources

Analysis of Options & Strategies

• Over 150 options submitted reflecting a wide range of ideas

• Representative options were grouped to form portfolios reflecting different strategies

• Across all portfolios options identified as promising in the near term M&I water conservation Agricultural water

conservation Reuse Water transfers

Submitted Options

(over 150)

Representative Options

(40)

• M&I Conservation• Reuse• Ag Conservation• Water Transfers• Water Banking• Etc.

Portfolios

(4)

“Future Considerations and Next Steps” identified in the Study

• Water Use Efficiency and Reuse• Water Banks• Water Transfers• Water Supply Augmentation• Watershed Management• Tribal Water• Environmental Flows• Data and Tool Development• Climate Science Research• Partnerships

Water Use Efficiency and

Reuse

Water Banking

Watershed Management

Environmental Flows

Water Use Efficiency and

Transfers

Climate Science

Research

Tribal Water

Coordination Team(Multi-Stakeholder)

M&I Water Conservation &

Reuse Workgroup

Environmental & Recreational Flows

Workgroup

Agricultural Water Conservation, Productivity, &

Transfers Workgroup

Reclamation-LedState-Led

Water Supply Augmentation

Two way communication as appropriateTwo way communication as appropriate

Ten Tribes Partnership

Moving Forward effort

State-led

Reclamation-led

Tribes/Reclamation-led

Data and Tool Development

Area identified in Basin Study where next steps should be taken

Next Steps Areas Identified in the Basin Study

Moving Forward Participants• Bureau of Reclamation• National Park Service• US Fish and Wildlife Service• US Forest Service• US Geological Survey• Western Area Power Administration• Arizona Department of Water Resources• Arizona Public Service• California Department of Water Resources• Colorado River Board of California• Colorado River Commission of Nevada• Colorado Water Conservation Board• New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission• New Mexico Office of the State Engineer• Upper Colorado River Commission• Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems• Utah Department of Natural Resources• Utah Division of Water Resources• Western Governors' Association/Western States Water Council• Wyoming State Engineer's Office• City of Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities• City of Flagstaff• City of Santa Fe• Colorado Springs Utilities• Los Angeles Department of Water & Power• Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority• Central Arizona Project• Salt River Project• Coachella Valley Water District• Colorado River Water Conservation District• Denver Water• Eastern Municipal Water District

• Green River - Rock Springs - Sweetwater County Joint Powers Water Board

• Imperial Irrigation District• Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District• Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District• Palo Verde Irrigation District• Public Service Company of New Mexico• San Diego County Water Authority• San Juan Water Commission• Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District• Southern Nevada Water Authority• The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California • 10 Tribes Partnership• Colorado River Indian Tribes• American Rivers• American Whitewater• Arizona Municipal Water Users Association• Colorado River Energy Distributors Association• Colorado Water Users• Environmental Defense Fund• Family Farm Alliance• Front Range Water Council• National Parks Conservation Association• National Young Farmers Coalition• Rio Grande Restoration• The Nature Conservancy• Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership• Trout Unlimited• Colorado State University• CH2M Hill• Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP• Zebre Law Offices

For more information• Basin Study http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/programs/crbstudy.html• Moving Forwardhttp://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/programs/crbstudy/MovingForward/index.html

Moving Forward after the Colorado River Basin Water Supply & Demand

Study