Initially Prepared Plan

Updated IPP Chapters Available for Review and Comment

Updated chapters of the Initially Prepared Plan (IPP) are available for public review and comment. Public comments are still being accepted through June 28 at the contact information listed at the bottom of the page. The original versions of all ten chapters are also available at the bottom of this page.

Read the updated IPP by downloading the following chapters:

• Chapter 1 - Introduction - General Overview of Regional Water Planning & Senate Bill One
• Chapter 2 - Current and Projected Population & Water Demand for the Rio Grande Region
• Chapter 3 - Evaluation of the Adequacy of Current Water Supplies
• Chapter 4 - Identification, Evaluation, & Selection of Water Management Strategies Based on Needs
• Chapter 5 - Impacts of Water Management Strategies on Key Water Parameters of Water Quality and Impacts of Moving Water from Rural and Agricultural Areas
• Chapter 6 - Consolidated Water Conservation & Drought Management Strategy Recommendations of the Regional Water Plan
• Chapter 7 - Long-Term Protection of the State-s Water Resources, Agricultural Resources, and Natural Resources
• Chapter 8 - Unique Stream Segments/Reservoir Sites/Legislative Recommendations
• Chapter 9 - Intrastructure Financing Report
• Chapter 10 - Public Participation, Facilitation and Plan Implementation Issues

For those desiring to edit the chapters by typing comments directly into the files, Word docs are also available at riograndewaterplan.org. Keep in mind that fonts and formatting may not transfer to your version of Word.