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<br />Very few cities have ever gathered that amount of growth for even one <br /> <br /> <br />decade. These projections make Denver the fastest growing city in the <br /> <br />United States for the next 50 years. <br /> <br />The 2.1 fertility rate used in the population projections is <br /> <br /> <br />probably not consistent with the increased female labor force partici- <br /> <br /> <br />pation rate that is also used. The cumulative effect of fertility rate <br /> <br /> <br />on population could reach 5 percent by the year 2035. <br /> <br />Response <br />The COE found that DRCOG's 1984 projections are sufficiently <br />different from those used in the original analysis so an evaluation of <br />their applicability to the water demand forecasting process was <br />warranted. The 1984 policy forecasts are detailed in Employment and <br />Poeulation Policy Forecasts for the Denver Region, 1980-2000 (DRCOG, <br />1985) . <br /> <br />The review of the 1984 DRCOG policy forecasts consisted of the <br />following tasks: <br /> <br />An analysis of the published forecast documentation; <br /> <br />A review of background data as contained in Comp~~ <br />Alternative Forecast Scenarios (DRCOG, 1984); <br /> <br />Interviews with personnel from DRCOG, the Uni"ersity of Colo- <br />rado, and the State Demographer's Office; and <br /> <br />A comparison with economic and demographic data previously <br /> <br />prepared as part of the Task 2 evaluation. <br /> <br />12 <br />