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- f~" c I)', 10 Water and Storage Needs Assessment SECWCD/Assessment Enterprise December 10, 1998 22,000 af per y(,af, will not be available for irrigation uses. In summary, the potential deficits in agricultural supplies may total 59,000 af, as indicated below: Reduced availability of Fry-Ark project water 20,000 Replacement water to offset well pumping 17,000 RedlJ:':'~ availability of water currently purchased from municipal entities 22,000 Total 59,000 af Under this pressure, it will be vitally important for agricultural users to have dedicated storage space for Winter Water. Storage may be needed to provide a reliable source of replacement water for well pumping. , . 7. Studied storage needs in the District are projected to be 139,000 af. This storage need includes dedicated Project storage capacity for Winter Water of 40,000 af. If other identified storage needs of water supply entities (as independently studied) are included, an additional storage need of 34,000 af may develop. Therefore, planning studies should focus on a storage need of 173,000 af, as shown below: ( . ,. Colorado Springs Utilities 45.000 Other FVA entities 22.000 ; Entities West of Pueblo 3,700 \ Florence 2.300 ,. Winter Water Program 40,000 1 Storage to Regulate Replacement Water ) , for Well Pumping 26,000 Subtotal (A) 139,000 Pueblo Water Works 20,000 Public Service Company 5.000 Pueblo West MD 5,500 St Charles Mesa 3,600 Subtotal (8) 34,100 .. ~ . Total 173,100 NOTE: Subtotal (A) represents specific storage needs addressed in the Assessment Project Subtotal (B) is tile storage need identified by water supply entities based on their own planning efforts. TBD = To be determined. m GEl Consultants, Inc. -IV- 974II\Fin~U\TEXT.A.WPD