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South Platte Roundtable Issues , Needs , and Solutions Lower S Platte / Republication Basin Republican Basin Dec 2007 Compact Compliance deficit is +/ - 34,000 AF deficit Must have a reduction in consumptive use or get more Precipitation Is weather modificat ion an option? S. Platte Needs and Solutions 1. Elbert County Denver Basin Aquifer is depleting (estimated end 2030) Renewable/sustainable source of water 2. Morgan County Cities and rural systems - CBT water and NISP are need for industry to grow. 3. Sedgwick Count y Exit point for the South Platte but issues similar to headwaters Development upstream is impacting water quality Compact and 3 States burden falls on lower river. Concern about municipal reuse Solution: Ovid Reservoir Need: Appeal to state to fund Ovid? State funding $5M 4. Issue: Ag. dry up Need: What do we want for the lower S. Platte? What should lower S. Platte look like? Environmental and recreational needs of lower river What is the impact of reuse and ag transfers on river? River has changed during r ecent dry year. Losses have increased Return flows - water change cases Lower river not a sacrifice zone. Upper, middle, and lower must all win 5. Logan County Must meet compact and 3 states agreement Flood control – Pawnee Project Shortage of augmentation wat er Irrigation water shortage Need supplemental storage Muni’s want ag in community. Farmer’s need for private property right benefits Need mechanisms to allow temp ag transfers Need statewide balance in discussion of storage projects On - stream storage nee ds to be considered and evaluated Need for project builders to mitigate on - channel impacts 6. Eastern Arapahoe County Denver basin mining Need water reuse Basin choice - do we want to maintain status quo OR should we envision what can be?