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<br />Yield of Colorado Springs' Raw Water Supplies <br /> <br /> Firm Yield (1954) (5) Average Yield <br />System (ac-ft/yr) (mgd) (ac-ft/yr) (mgd) <br />Local System - Direct Flow Water Rights 19,360 17.3 38,500 34.4 <br />Local System - Water From Storage 12,700 11.3 0 0.0 <br />Blue River Pipeline ~ Transmountain Imports 1,700 1.5 8,000 7J <br />Blue River Pipeline - Water from Storage 0 0.0 0 0.0 <br />Otero Pump Station - Transmountain Inflows and Exchanges 57,500 51.3 71,300 63.7 <br />Otero Pump Station - Water from Storage 12,800 11.4 500 0.4 <br />Fountain Valley Authority - Boustead Imports, Native 4,100 3.7 10,500 9.4 <br />Fountain Valley Authority - Water From Storage 7,800 7.0 2,100 1.9 <br />Groundwater - Denver Basin and PineUo Wells 5,040 4.5 2,000 1.8 <br />Total 121,000 108.0 132,900 118.7 <br /> <br />Notes: <br />(1) System yield is the yield from each system based on hydrology, physical system constraints and storage. <br />(2) Firm System yield is higher than firm hydrologic yield due to the benefits of storage. <br />(3) Average yield numbers are based on the total average for each system under 2046 demands. <br />(4) Firm yield numbers are based on the critical year for the firm yield run, which was 1954 for the existing system. <br />