RESOLUTION #81
(Series of 2016)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, ADOPTING AS A PLANNING DOCUMENT THE WATER
SUPPLY AVAILABILITY STUDY 2016 UPDATE AND DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MONITORING CONTAINED IN SAID STUDY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLORADO.
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the Water Supply Availability
Study 2016 Update, a true and accurate copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit “ A”; and
WHEREAS, the subject study is designed to inform future planning
decisions regarding the City of Aspen’s Comprehensive Water Management
Program, and
WHEREAS, the availability study incorporates the latest science available
regarding the effects of climate change on water supply specific to the Aspen area,
and
WHEREAS, the mid term (less than 20 years in the future) projects
necessary to address water supply gaps identified in the subject study are already
included in the City’s Asset Management Plan, and
WHEREAS, the study recommends a monitoring program to document the
extent of actual climate change as it affects hydrology of local streams that provide
water for Aspen’s municipal and other water uses, and
Whereas, it is in the public interest to closely monitor future trends to adapt
the City’s Comprehensive Water Management Program to recognize the effects of
these climatic shifts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby adopts as a planning
document the Water Supply Availability Study 2016 Update Study, a copy of
which is annexed hereto and incorporated herein, and does hereby authorize the

 City Manager to implement the recommendations of the study pertaining to future
data collection and monitoring.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Aspen on the 6th day of June, 2016.
Steven Skadron, Mayor
I, Linda Manning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held, June 6, 2016.

Linda Manning, City Clerk