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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />" -. ...., 1 <br />", _ _._ J <br /> <br />1.2 LIMITATIONS <br /> <br />The limitations or shortcomings to the demographic and water demand <br />projections developed in this study were similar to those which exist for <br />similar forecasts in any area. There was a heavy reliance on available, <br />published studies and information which existed ~ithin the files of each <br />water supplier. Original models or consumer surveys were not conducted. <br />Demographic and demand forecasting approaches were developed primarily for <br />consistency throughout the study area. As a result, specific approaches or <br />techniques from an individual supplier which might have been thorough and <br />competent were not directly adopted in the study. However, the results of <br />such forecasts were given due ~eight in the projections developed. Data <br />voids either were filled through interpolation between years or based upon <br />regional patterns found among nearby suppliers. A number of key assumptions <br />were developed to link various demographic and water demand data, as <br />documented in this report. However justified, such assumptions are always <br />subject to further scrutiny, refinement, and adjustment. <br /> <br />Almost all of the information developed in this report represented a <br />snapshot of information and conditions ~hich ~ere kno~n during the third <br />quarter of 1989. Long term forecasts of this type were driven by economic <br />and demographic forces which to some extent were determined outside the <br />study region and even outside of Colorado. As a result, such projections <br />and their underlying assumptions deserve re-examination as time passes. For <br />instance, the 1990 Census and various demographic information which will be <br />produced therein ~ill provide a valuable check against certain assumptions <br />in th is report. <br /> <br />The Regional Water Supply Study was performed at a reconnaissance level for <br />policy making purposes. Specific investment decisions or feasibility-level <br />analyses were not envisioned, eliminating the need for a substantially <br />higher level of detail. <br /> <br />1-5 <br />