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<br />The South Metro Water Supply Authority's water master plan is a roadmap to <br />maximize the use of existing infrastructure, partner with other water entities for new <br />water sources, lease or acquire water rights and establish structural projects for a more <br />sustainable water supply. <br /> <br />According to the master plan, in 2010 there will be a demand of 70,000-acre feet per <br />year, but only 25,900-acre feet is from non-tributary groundwater. The rest is from other <br />existing surface water rights and reuse. <br /> <br />The authority's goal for the use of non-tributary groundwater in 2030 is roughly half at <br />14,900-acre feet per year. The Authority estimates growth in new renewable water. It <br />plans for about 32,900 acre feet of the demand in 23 years will come from new, <br />renewable surface water. <br /> <br />However, there has not been discussion of more water storage beyond Parker Water <br />and Sanitation's expanded Rueter-Hess Reservoir. <br /> <br />Members of the south metro authority developed their Regional Water Master Plan to <br />expand the role of renewable water supplies in reducing dependency on deep ground <br />water. <br /> <br />The authority was formed in August 2004 as a regional water entity that plans, <br />develops and provides renewable water to about 255,000 people in Douglas and <br />Arapahoe counties. <br /> <br />The municipal water providers in the south metro authority include Arapahoe County <br />Water and Wastewater Authority, Castle Pines North Metropolitan District, Centennial <br />Water and Sanitation District, Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District, East Cherry <br />Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District, Inverness Water and Sanitation District, <br />Meridian Metropolitan District, Parker Water and Sanitation District, Pinery Water and <br />Wastewater District, Roxborough Park Metropolitan District, Stonegate Village <br />Metropolitan District, Castle Rock and the Castle Pines Metropolitan District <br /> <br />The 128-page master water plan is available at www.southMetroWater.org. <br /> <br />South Platte Task Force: The first meeting of the task force established by Gov. Bill <br />Ritter to seek solutions for South Platte River basin water users was held on June 29 in <br />Greeley. The 23-member task force was created to seek solutions for water users in <br /> <br />42 <br />