WSP08930

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 5/1/1991
• Author: NCWCD
• Title: Draft Report - Regional Water Supply Study - Part I - Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Stud" Area

The study area for the Regional Water Supply Study was defined to encompass
those municipalities or areas which could conceivably utilize C-BT and Windy
Gap water supplies or other water resources emanating from or available to
the Northern Colorado Region. The following three distinct areas were
defined as shown in Figure 1:

(1)

Study Area 1 - area enclosed by existing NCWCD boundaries (as
of June 19B9);

Study Area 2 - area between the southern NCWCD boundary and
the northern Boulder, Morgan, and Weld County lines;

Study Area 3 - area south of the Boulder and Weld County
lines encompassing northern tier cities in the Denver
Metropolitan Area unlikely to be totally served by the Denver
Water Department and whose water needs could impact the
future availability of water supplies in Northern Colorado.

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(3)

The overall study area was divided into these three separate study areas to
facilitate consideration of water supply issues specific to each area. Such
issues included topographical and geographical constraints, regional and
political concerns, water supply availability and need, population and
growth potential, and other factors.

Stud" TeD

This two-year long study was led and directed by the NCWCD and MS-NCWCD.
Along with staff from the NCWCD and MS-NCWCD, the study team included legal
counsel from the firm Davis Graham & Stubbs, and the Denver consulting firms
of BBC, Camp Dresser & McKee, and Black & Veatch. BBC developed the
demographic and water demand projections. Camp Dresser & McKee quantified
the available water supplies, worked with the NCWCD and MS-NCWCD in develop-
ing alternatives for expanded conveyance capabilities, and performed evalua-
tions of two water treatment facilities. Black & Veatch performed the
majority of the evaluations pertaining to water treatment, including the
conceptual design of potential regional water treatment facilities.

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