WSP09428

• File Number: 8449.926
• Description: South Metro Water Supply Study
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 2/1/2004
• Author: SMWSS Board
• Title: South Metro Water Supply Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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LIST OF FIGURES

Study Area
Denver Basin Aquifers-Plan View
Denver Basin - Cross Sections
Renewable Water Availability-South Plane River
Renewable \~"'ater Availability-Blue River

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1-13
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Douglas County Comprehensive Master Plan Land Use Map
South Metro Population Gro....lh
South Metro Water Demands
Total Water Demands for Study Participants
Annual Water Demand Distribution

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Model Domain and ^\'eraging Regions ).5
Denver Formation Cross Sections 3-6
Upper Arapahoe Aquifer Top Configuration 3.7
Historic and Future Bedrock Aquifer Pumping Demand 3.11
Model Error Measures 3-15
Final Calibrated Recharge (fils) Distribution 3-17
Final Calibrated Hydraulic Conductivity (ft/s) for the Lower Dawson Aquifer ).18
Final Calibrated Hydraulic Conductivity (ftls) for the Denver Aquifer 3.19
Final Calibrated Hydraulic Conductivity (ft's) for the Upper Arapahoe Aquifer 3.20
Final Calibrated Hydraulic Conductivity (ft/s) for the Laramie.Fox Hills Aquifer 3-21
Representative 1991-2000 Hydrographs for Denver Basin Wells 3-22.23
Water Levels in the Lower Dawson Aquifer in 2000.0bscrved 3.24
Water Levels in the Lower Dawson Aquifer in 2000.Simulated ).25
Water Levels in the Denver Aquifer in 2000-0bserved ).26
Water Levels in the Denver Aquifer in 200O-Simulaled 3.27
Water Levels in the Upper Arapahoe Aquifer in 2000-0bserved 3-28
Water Levels in the Upper Arapahoe Aquifer in 2000.Simu]aled 3.29
Water Levels in the Laramie.Fox Hills Aquifer in 2000-0bserved 3-30
Water Levels in the Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifer in 2000-Simulated 3.31
Posting Maps of 2000 Head Residuals (Observed-Simulated) . Lower Dawson Aquifer 3.32
Posting Maps of 2000 Head Residuals (Observed-Simulated) - Denver Aquifer 3.33
Posting Maps of2000 Head Residuals (Observed.Simulated) - Upper Arapahoe 3-34
Posting Maps of 2000 Head Residuals (Observed-Simulated) - Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifer3-35
Simulated Regional Water Level Maps for the Upper Arapahoe in 2050 for Scenario I 3.37
Simulated Regional Water Level Maps for the Upper Arapahoe in 2050 for Scenario 3A 3.38
Simulated Regional Water Level Maps for the Upper Arapahoe in 2050 for Scenario 3B 3-39
Plots with Average Regional Heads for each of the Three F ulure Development Scenarios 3-41
Aquifer Max Head Difference for Sensitivity Runs 3-42
Simulated A\'erage Drawdo\\n Rates J45
Arapahoe Aquifer's Temporal Evolution 3-48
Arapahoe Aquifer Pumping-Scenario 1 3-49
Correlation Assessment for Drawdo\\ll Rates 3-50
Upper Arapahoe Aquifer Cross Section along Row 58 3.52