The Metro Roundtable is the only roundtable not designated out of a natural hydrological river basin. The Metro region’s unique needs and water uses necessitated its designation apart from the South Platte River Basin (within which it lies). In 2010, the Denver Metro region had more than 2.6 million residents – about half of the state’s population – and by 2050, this number is expected to increase to 4.1 million residents.

It is estimated that the Metro Roundtable will need an additional 183,000 acre feet (AF) to 272,000 AF to meet its 2050 demands with passive conservation included. Additionally, the South Metro area expects it will need approximately 25,900 AF of additional annual supplies to replace non-renewable Denver Basin groundwater.

To learn more about the Metro Roundtable and South Platte Basin, see the Metro Fact Sheet (South Platte).

Recent Roundtable Meetings
Meeting Date	Meeting Materials
May 9, 2012	Agenda
April 11, 2012	Agenda Greenway Foundation WSRA Presentation
March 14, 2012	Agenda

Metro Roundtable Priorities

• Find alternatives to permanent agricultural dry-up
• Address renewable supplies for Denver Basin groundwater users
• Identify opportunities to optimize existing and future water supply infrastructure
• Ensure successful implementation of endangered species program to protect existing and future in-basin uses
• Ensure adequate water for future needs
  • M&I
  • Agricultural
  • Environmental
  • Recreational

Metro Roundtable Activities and Accomplishments
The Metro Roundtable is working on implementation of its identified projects and processes (IPPs) and its consumptive needs through the statewide process. The roundtable also approved its Phase I nonconsumptive needs assessment maps, which selected reaches where environmental and recreational attributes were focused. The primary environmental concerns are the imperiled minnow species found on river systems such as Plum Creek. The roundtable identified the South Platte, Bear Creek and Clear Creek as being areas with a recreational focus.

Metro Roundtable’s Major Projects and Programs

• Denver Water’s Moffat Supply Project
• Chatfield Reallocation
• Prairie Waters and WISE Partnership
• Reuter Hess Reservoir Conservation

Roundtable Information
Meetings	Monthly on 2nd Wednesday around the Metro area
Leadership	Chair: Mark Koleber Vice-Chair: John Hendrick  Representatives: Jim Locchead and Joe Stibrich; Frank Jaeger as alternate Recorder: Gary Thompson
Subcommittees	Groundwater Needs Assessment Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment
Roundtable Governance	There are 27 voting members of the Metro Roundtable Metro By-laws

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Additional Information Metro Roundtable Members Metro Roundtable By-laws Metro Fact Sheet (South Platte) Metro Education Action Plan Metro Water Supply Reserve Account Grants South Platte DSS Metro Roundtable Reuse Paper Metro Roundtable Conservation Strategy Upper Mountain Counties Final Report Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) (~79 MB)

Contact the Metro Roundtable Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Chairperson: Mark Koleber

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