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<br />The COE will continue to review new population projections for <br /> <br /> <br />the Denver metropolitan area until the close of the public comment <br /> <br />period for the EIS. In this manner, any major changes in the economic <br /> <br />assumptions which are included in the population projections and which <br /> <br />may significantly alter demand projections can be accounted for in the <br /> <br />final Task 2 Technical Appendix. <br /> <br />Several modifications to the use factor model have been comple- <br />ted, including the separation of the use factors for the city and <br />county of Denver, adjustment of certain assumptions made regarding <br />natural metering and marginal price of water, and the elimination of <br />the intercept which was previously included in the model. Using the <br />modified use factor model in conjunction with DRCOG's 1982 population <br />projections yields an aggregate systemwide demand of 705,000 acre-feet <br />in the year 2035. This demand will be reduced by water savings attri- <br />butable to annual replacement of water-using devices following the <br />completion of the conservation analysis. <br /> <br />The technical review of Task 2 conducted by the COE has demonstra- <br />ted that the current water demand projections with minor modifications <br />are adequate to allow the COE to continue with the preparation of the <br />EIS and supporting documentation. Should this assessment change <br />between now and the close of the public comment period for the EIS, <br />modifications in the demographic, socioeconomic, and economic projec- <br />tions for the Denver metropolitan area will be fully described in the <br />final Task 2 report. <br /> <br />26 <br />