A Message from the South Platte Basin and Metro Roundtables

Colorado Watershed Assembly Blog

02/27/2014 05:24PM

A Message from the South Platte Basin and Metro Roundtables:
Help Guide the South Platte's Future

Residents of Colorado in the South Platte and Metro Basins — farmers, ranchers, business owners, environmentalists, and recreationalists interested in knowing more about Colorado’s water— are encouraged to attend one the several public information and input meetings being held in the coming months. The first meeting occurred in Fort Morgan on February 26.

The South Platte Basin and Metro Roundtables, composed of diverse volunteers representing agricultural, municipal, and industrial water users and environmental interests, were created by the State Legislature in 2005, along with seven other Roundtables representing each of the State’s river basins. They are charged with determining how to meet Colorado's significant water supply shortfalls anticipated by 2050.

The Roundtables are currently working under an executive order issued by Governor John Hickenlooper in May 2013, requiring the Colorado Water Conservation Board to develop a Colorado Water Plan by December 2015. This statewide plan will detail how the state will manage its diverse water needs in the future. At a local level, the Roundtables are developing Basin Implementation Plans outlining how to meet predicted water needs for all uses.

These meetings are free and open to the public. Below is a list of future meeting dates and locations. The meeting agenda can be found here.

Location	Meeting Date	Meeting Venue
Denver, CO	March 3	Tivoli Turnhall, Metro State College of Denver 900 Auraria Pkwy Suite #250 Denver, CO 80202
Longmont, CO	March 5	Southwest Complex Weld County 4209 County Rd 24 ½ Longmont, CO 80504
Fairplay, CO	March 19^th	The Fair Barn 880 Bogue Street Fairplay, CO
Yuma, CO Republican**	April 10, 2014	Yuma, CO

**In conjunction with the Republican River Water Conservancy District, an update will be provided during their regular quarterly meeting scheduled for April 10, 2014.

Please contact SouthPlatteBIP@hdrinc.com or cowaterplan@state.co.us with any questions or concerns.

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