WSP09401

• File Number: 8056
• Description: Drought Preparedness
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 8/28/1986
• Author: CDM
• Title: Phase I - Drought Study - City of Loveland Raw Water Supply System
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION ................................................

1.1 Background and Purpose .................................
1.1.1 Phase I - Drought Study.........................
1.1.2 Phase II - Evaluation of Alternatives ...........
1.1.3 Phase III - Peasibility Study...................
1. 2 Plan of Study ..........................................
1. 2.1 Phase I - Drought Study .........................
1.3 Report Organization....................................

METHODOLOGY .................................................

2.1 \later Availabili ty .....................................
2.2 \la ter Demand ...........................................
2.3 Total \later Supply Available to City...................
2.4 Evaluation of System Yield .............................

LITERATURE REVIE\I AND DATA COLLECTION (TASK 1)

STREAMFLO\l ANALYSIS - BIG THOMPSON RIVER (TASK 2) ...........

4.1 Example of Data Augmentation Procedure .................
4.2 Hydrology of Big Thompson River Basin ..................
4.3 Augmentation of Historic Streamflow Record
for Big Thompson River .................................
4.3.1 Hydrologic Data Used in Augmentation Process ...
4.3.2 Augmen ta t ion Results ............................
4.4 Generation of Synthetic Streamflow Record
for Big Thompson Ri ver .................................

INFLO\l ANALYSIS - COLORADO-BIG THOMPSON PROJECT (TASK 3) ....

5.1 Hydrology and Operation of CBT Project .................
5.2 Estimation of Historic Inflow to CBT Project ...........
5.3 Augmentation of Historic Record of CBT Inflows .........
5.4 Generation of Synthetic Inflow Record for CBT Project ..

INFLO\l ANALYSIS - \lINDY GAP PROJECT (TASK 4) ................
\lATER DEMAND AND SUPPLY FORECASTS (TASK 5) ..................

7.1 Future \later Demands...................................
7.2 Acquisition of Additional \later Rights/\later Supplies ..

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