Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation Report

• Project Type: General OWC
• Title: Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation Final Report
• Date: 1/1/1999
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Final Report

Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation

Executive Summary

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. Coordination and integration among interested parties regarding these interrelated
studies and planning efforts.

. Provide an opportunity for parity to be maintained between large and small providers
and other interest groups; facilitate open discussion and resolution of issues and
concerns, thereby reducing the potential for litigation

. A forum for addressing State policy issues and access to state agency technical
expertise

. An opportunity for regular and periodic updating of the MWSI database

This may be best accomplished by regular periodic meetings convened by an appropriate
state agency such as the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

2. It is recommended that the MWSI database be periodically updated through a
state-coordinated effort as part of the continuing state-sponsored forum.

The MWSI has resulted in development of a relatively comprehensive and detailed
database base on metro Denver water supply providers and their water supply systems.
This database has improved the understanding of the overall operation and interplay
between metro area water supply systems and the status of individual providers' planning
efforts. For example, information from this database was used to formulate Colorado's
Plan for Future Depletions pursuant to the Platte River Cooperative Agreement. This
database should be maintained and periodically updated so that it continues to be useful
for cooperative municipal water supply planning and assessment of regional and basin-
wide issues. Ultimately this database should be incorporated into the South Platte
Decision Support System.

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