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

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... i

List of Figures .. ......... ............................................................................................................ iv

List of Tables................................... .................................................... ............... ........ ....... .... iv

List of Appendices.................................................................................................................. v

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms........................ ................... ................................ .......... v

EXECUTIVE SUMMARy...... ............... .... ............ ....... .................... .................................... vii

Cooperative Water Supply Opportunities........................... .................... ............................ viii
The Broader Benefits of the Collaborative MWSI Process.................................................... x

Recommendations........................... ......................................................................... ........... xiii

1. INTRODUCTION.. ........ .... ...................... ... .... ,........ ........ ...... ... ........... ................................ 1

1.1. Preface....................................................... ..................................................................... 1

1.2. Background................................................ ..................................................................... 2

1.3. MWSI Origins and Objectives ....................................................................................... 3

2.. MWSI PROCESS..... .... ........ .................................... .......... ...... ..... ......... ..... ....... .................... 5

2.1. Management.........................................................................................................;......... 5

2.2. MWSI Phases......................... .................... ..................... .................................. ............. 5

2.2.1. Phase I Scoping ...................................................................................................... 6

2.2.2. Phase II Investigations............................................................................................ 8
2.2.3. Phase III Investigations... ....................................................................................... 9
2.2.4. Phase IV Sub-Regional Studies.................. .............. .................... ...... .... ..... ......... 12

2.3. Coordination with Other Studies / Processes ............................................................... 12

3. MWSI RESULTS ..... ..... ............... ................................................ ................. .......... ........... 15

3.1. Basin-Wide Overview............ .................. .............. ............. ....................... ............ ...... 15
3 .1.1. Water Supply Service Area Regions ..,......... .... .............. ..... ..................... ............ 15
3.1.1.1. Central Service Area Region............. .......................................... .................. 15
3.1.1.2. North Service Area Region............................................................................ 17
3.1.1.3. South Service Area Region....... ......... ......... ........... ........... .... ......................... 18
3 .1.2. Water Source Regions.... ........................... ...... ............ ...... ............... ..... ............... 18
3.1.2.1. South Platte River Basin......... ................... ................................... ................. 18
3.1.2.2. Colorado River Basin ....................................................................................20
3.1.2.3. Arkansas River Basin ................. ........ ......... .......... ....................... ................. 21
3.1.3. Metro Denver Area Water Supply Service Areas.......................... ....................... 21
3 .1.4. Water Management Strategies............. .............. .................................... ............... 25
3.1.4.1. Native South Platte Supplies ......................................................................... 25
3.1.4.2. In-Basin Agricultural Transfers .............. .................... ..... ..................... ......... 26

3.1.4.3. Trans-Basin Imports... .... ................................................................. .............. 26

3 .1.4.4. Water Reuse................. ................................... ............................................... 27

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