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<br />I-I I" ......... <br />l r'L~'" <br />," .... _ J __..- ....i. <br />"\ <br /> <br />Arkansas Basin Water Supply <br />and Needs Report <br /> <br />~~,Arkansas <br />LB. <br />aSln <br /> <br />Section 1 Introduction <br /> <br />1.1 The Interbasin Compact Process ..............................................................................................1-1 <br />1.2 The Statewide Water Supply Initiative....................................................................................... 1-1 <br />1.3 Major Findings of SWSI.............................................................................................................1-2 <br />1.3.1 Major Statewide Findings......................................................................................... 1-2 <br />1.3.2 Major Findings in the Arkansas Basin....................................................................... 1-2 <br />1.4 The Path Forward for SWSI ...................................................................................................... 1-3 <br />1.4.1 The 80 Percent Solution for M&I...............................................................................1-3 <br />1.4.2 The 20 Percent M&I Gap, Agricultural Shortages, and Environmental and <br />Recreational Enhancements..................................................................................... 1-4 <br />1.5 An Overview of the Arkansas Basin Water Supply and Needs Assessment .............................1-5 <br /> <br />Section 2 Statewide Demographic, Economic, and Social Setting <br />2.1 Colorado's Historical and Projected Demographics .................................................................. 2-1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2.1.1 Population .................................................................................................................2-1 <br /> <br /> <br />2.1.2 Add itional Demog raph ic Information......................................................................... 2-2 <br /> <br />Section 3 Physical Environment of the Arkansas Basin <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3.1 Statewide Overview................................................................................................................... 3-1 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2 Arkansas Basin Physical Environment...................................................................................... 3-2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.1 Geography................................................................................................................ 3-2 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.2 Climate...................................................................................................................... 3-2 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.3 Topography............................................................................................................... 3-2 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.4 Land Use.................................................................................................................. 3-2 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.5 Surface Geology....................................................................................................... 3-2 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.6 Surface Water........................................................................................................... 3-2 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.7 Groundwater............................................................................................................. 3-3 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.8 Water Quality............................................................................................................ 3-4 <br /> <br /> <br />3.2.9 Areas of Environmental Concern, Special Attention Areas, and Threatened <br />and Endangered Species......................................................................................... 3-4 <br />3.2.10 Energy and Mineral Resources................................................................................. 3-5 <br /> <br />Section 4 Legal Framework for Water Use <br /> <br />4.1 Overview of State Water Laws.................................................................................................. 4-1 <br />4.1.1 Colorado/s Prior Appropriation System..................................................................... 4-1 <br />4.1.1.1 The Priority System................................................................................. 4-2 <br />4.1.1.2 Beneficial Use......................................................................................... 4-2 <br />4.1.1.3 Maximum Utilization ................................................................................ 4-3 <br />4.2 Specific Tools for Addressing Water Needs ..............................................................................4-3 <br />4.2.1 Water Storage Rights 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