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<br />Tap-Smart: Denver Water's Conservation Master <br />Plan <br /> <br />Executive Summary: Water for Tomorrow <br /> <br />As the Denver Metro area continues to grow, planning for its water future is an <br />important challenge to Denver Water. Successful stewardship of this precious <br />resource is critical to Colorado's prosperity and welfare. The Denver Water <br />Board's long history of water management and planning will enable it to meet this <br />challenge. <br /> <br />No single water resource is sufficient to meeting this challenge. In its 1997 <br />Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) the Board recognized the need to invest in and <br />manage a diverse portfolio of resources to meet its future needs and minimize <br />risks. The Board is pursuing opportunities that increase supply through <br />conservation, recycled water, and water supply development. Each of these <br />resources is an essential piece to our future. <br /> <br />Conservation <br /> <br />In the 2002 IRP the Board set a goal to reduce water use by 29,000 acre-feet by <br />2050. This goal was in addition to the 30,000 acre-feet of reductions Denver <br />Water users have achieved since 1980. <br /> <br />The 2002 drought increased the focus on conservation. The competing uses of <br />water around the state between the environment, agriculture, recreation, <br />municipal and industrial, make it increasingly clear that water waste is <br />unacceptable in Colorado today. Consequently, the Board in 2005 reaffirmed its <br />commitment to conservation by accelerating its 50-year conservation goal. <br /> <br />Recycled Water <br /> <br />Denver Water opened its Recycled Water Plant in 2004. The plant receives <br />water from the Metro Wastewater facility after its treatment process, treats the <br />water to nonpotable standards, and delivers the recycled water to industrial and <br />irrigation users. Over the next 15 years, the recycled water distribution system <br />will be expanded to serve more users, delivering 17,000 acre-feet per year. <br /> <br />Water Supply Development <br /> <br />Denver Water is pursuing numerous options for increasing water supply. Some <br />examples include purchasing and constructing storage from previously mined <br />gravel pits north of Denver, implementing small scale system refinements to <br />manage the system for greater productivity, and developing new water supply in <br />the Moffat Collection System. <br /> <br />4 <br />