THE FUTURE OF COLORADO WATER COLORADO WATER PLAN Lauren Ris Deputy Director, CWCB Lauren.Ris@state.co.us
Water Project Loan Program Water Conservation & Drought Planning Interstate Compact Protection Stream & Lake Protection To Conserve, Develop, Protect Decision Support Systems and Manage Colorado’s Water for Present and Future Generations. Water Supply Planning
LOOKING BACK Major CHEESMAN RESERVOIR CHEESMAN RESERVOIR Drought 2002 AVERAGE YEAR Water Plan CWCB Technical SWSI 1 Initiate SWSI 2 Basin Ripple Established Analysis Basin Plans Initiate Effects Water for (SWSI) Plans Water the 21 st Water SWSI Update Update Plan Century Act Plan 2010 Update POST FIRE HAYMAN FIRE FLOODING 2002 1937 2002 2004 2005 2007 2010 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020
WATER FOR THE 21 st CENTURY ACT • Creates the 9 Basin Roundtables from the 8 major River Basins. • Establishes the Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC) • CWCB coordinates with both groups
THE 3 2 1 A productive economy that Eff icient A strong environment supports vibrant and sustainable cities, and effective with healthy watersheds, PLAN Agriculture, recreation and tourism. water infrastructure . rivers, streams and wildlife .
MAKING PROGRESS Since 2015, significant progress has been made on over 65% of Water Plan critical actions even though many of the goals extend through 2050. WATERSHED ADDITIONAL SUPPLY AGRICULTURE FUNDING CONSERVATION LAND USE STORAGE EDUCATION Support Reduce the agricultural Sustainably Achieve Ensure 75 Attain Improve the Cover 80 Respond to projected 2050 economic fund the water 400,000 percent of 400,000 level of public percent of and prepare plan by raising acre-feet of municipal and productivity Coloradoans acre-feet awareness all prioritized for natural industrial gap $100 million municipal live in of water by 2020 watersheds disasters, and share form 560,000 in revenue and industrial water-saving storage to and engage and rivers climate 50,000 acre-feet to annually conservation communities manage Coloradoans with a change acre-feet zero by 2030. starting in of water by 2025. and share on key water Management and energy using by 2050. 2020 ($3 conserved challenges plan by needs while alternative billion by water by by 2030. 2030. protecting transfer 2050). 2050. interstate methods by 2030. matters.
Colorado Water Loss Initiative Lost water = lost money 2+ years of statewide training Coloradowaterloss.org
Available Funding
Get Involved Colorado Water Plan grant categories: $50 MILLION • Agriculture available • Conservation and Land Use • Engagement & Innovation annually for • Environment & Recreation water project • Water Storage & Supply loans
Proposition DD • Colorado voters approved Prop DD this November • Creates a 10% tax on legal sports betting proceeds for the Water Plan • Projections of $15 million annually for Water Plan Grant Program
Future of the Wa Water ter Pl Plan an
ANALYSIS AND COMPREHENSVIE BASIN TECHNICAL WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE UPDATE PLAN UPDATES A B C
Water Plan Technical Update • Municipal & Industrial Climate • Agricultural Change • Environmental & Recreational
PLANNING SCENARIOS • Scenarios in the Water Plan were developed with the IBCC and BRTs • These scenarios represent equally plausible futures
Much more available at www.colorado.gov/cowaterplan
COLLABORATIVE. ITERATIVE. INTERCONNECTED. WATER PLAN BIP UPDATES UPDATE 2017 2019 2018-2021 2015 2019-2022
Take aways … We need you! Grants and loans are available Get involved with your local Basin Roundtable Find out more at cwcb.state.co.us
THANK YOU! Lauren Ris Deputy Director, CWCB Lauren.Ris@state.co.us
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