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South Platte Gap <br />Estimated <br />Demand met <br />Estimated <br />Increase in <br />by future <br />Gross <br />Gross <br />water <br />Subbasin Demand <br />Demand <br />supplies and <br />Shortfall <br />additional <br />(AF) <br />(AF) <br />conservation <br />(AF) <br />Denver Metro 120,600 108,100 12,500 <br />South Metro 88,600 38,300 50,300 <br />Upper <br />17,900 16,500 1,400 <br />Mountain <br />High Plains 800 800 - <br />Northern 164,900 146,500 18,400 <br />Lower Platte 16,900 8,900 8,000 <br />TOTAL 409,700 319,100 90,600 <br />29 <br />Challenges & Opportunities <br />• South Platte Basin is a water short area, competition from multi ple <br />sectors is fierce <br />• Proposed projects may be competing for the same water <br />• Agriculture is still the dominant water use, but continued trans fers <br />of water off the land will have multiple impacts throughout the <br />basin <br />• The successful implementation of endangered species agreements <br />relative to the South Platte system <br />• Water reuse and conservation are important but by themselves <br />will not meet all future water needs <br />• Reuse, conservation, and increasing efficiencies will reduce ret urn <br />flows to the lower South Platte <br />• Irrigated landscapes add value to the economy and quality of lif e <br />• Multifacted approaches to meeting water demands are needed -- <br />agricultural transfers and rentals, surface and alluvial storage , <br />conservation, transmountain imports, etc. <br />30 <br />15 <br />