Demand_Forecast

• Title: SWSI Water Demand Forecast
• Date: 8/6/2004
• SWSI - Doc Type: Supporting Documents

Tables

Table I Summary of County Population Projections ................................. 3
Table 2 Trans-Basin County Population Allocations ................................. 6
Table 3 Summary of Population Projections by Basin ............................... 7
Table 4 Descriptive Statistics of the Sample Database by Basin.............. 14
Table 5 Regression Model........................................................................ 16
Table 6 Correlation Matrix of Sample Database Variables ...................... 17
Table 7 Gallons Per Capita Per Day by County for M&I Water Use....... 19
Table 8 Estimates of Current and Future Snowmaking at Selected
Colorado Ski Areas...................................................................... 21
Table 9 Estimates of Current and Future Water Demand for
Snowmaking in Colorado............................................................ 22
Table 10 Water Demand and Consumptive Use of Coal-Fired and
Natural Gas Power Generating Facilities in Colorado by
County and Facility Type: 2000 and 2030................................. 24
Table II Estimates of Colorado's Self-Supplied W ater Users' Demand

in Acre-Feet .............................................................................. 26

Table 12 Baseline Water Demand Forecast in Acre-Feet Per Year.......... 29
Table 13 Comparison of Water Demand Estimates.................................. 31
Table 14 Savings as a Percent of Baseline Demand ................................. 35
Table 15 Active Conservation Matrix....................................................... 40
Table 16 Current Level of Water Conservation Effort............................. 41
Table 17 Water Demand Forecast by Conservation Level
in Acre-Feet per year................................................................ 45
Table 18 Water Demand Forecast Scenarios in Acre-Feet per Year ........ 49
Table 19 Estimated Consumptive Use by Basin and Scenario
in Acre-Feet per Year................................................................ 54

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