SWSIPresentation31406SouthPlatteRoundtable

• Basin Roundtable: South Platte
• Title: SWSI Project Overview
• Date: 3/14/2006
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Presentations

Unintended Consequences of Reuse
•Impacts on downstream water users:
–Less supply for agricultural water diverters
•50,000 + AFY reduction below Denver
•Loss of irrigated lands
•Reduced instream flows
–Impacts to riparian ecosystem
–Reduced flows for endangered species
•More senior water rights calls
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7. Water Conservation Will Be Relied On as a
Major Tool for Meeting Future M&I Demands,
but Conservation Alone Cannot Meet All of
Colorado's Future Needs
•Additional conservation measures are part of
most providers’identified future plans
•Use of conserved water –system reliability vs.
new growth
•Unlikely that conserved water will be transferred
on a permanent basis to the “have-nots”
•Impacts of additional conservation on
downstream supply availability
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