Laserfiche WebLink
<br />It is more reasonable to expect a metropolitan area's share of national <br />growth to increase as it becomes larger. <br /> <br />In conjunction with revising its population projections down- <br />ward, DRCOG has adopted a resolution that a "fifteen percent upward <br />variation on long-term population forecasts" should be used for infra- <br />structure planning. Therefore, for water utility planning, the popula- <br />tion figures should be 3.024 million persons for the year 2010 and <br />4.046 million persons for the year 2035. <br /> <br />A significant number of comments were also received to the effect <br />that Series 1 population projections are too high. Proponents of lower <br />population projections based their opinion on the following points: <br /> <br />In 1984, DRCOG revised its population projections downward to <br />2.629 million persons in the six-county Denver area in the year 2010 <br />and 3.5186 million persons in the year 2035. Recent estimates by the <br />State Demographer and the United Bank of Denver indicate a significant <br />change in migration rates and may suggest that people actually emigra- <br />ted from the State between mid-1983 and mid-1984. In terms of Colo- <br />rado's ranking among all the states, Colorado dropped from 7th to 18th <br />in terms of absolute population growth and from 8th to 22nd in terms of <br />the percent of population growth for the period from mid-1982 to <br />mid-1983 through mid-1983 to mid-1984. Lower population project ions <br />could significantly lower demand forecasts for the years 2010 and 2035. <br /> <br />The quality of life in the Denver metropolitan area has already <br /> <br /> <br />declined, as evidenced by transportation problems and air pollution. <br /> <br />This suggests that Series 1 growth rates may be too high. <br /> <br />The projected growth rates as a share of the United States' <br /> <br />population from the year 1990 to 2000 and 2000 to 2010 are too high. <br /> <br />11 <br />