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Section 6 Water Needs Assessment Table 6-2 Statewid e M&I and SSI Ga s in 2030 - . -. . -.. .- -. . .. ~ •.- . .- -. • . • . - . .- -. . •. ,° • f i R .0 Arkansas 98,000 80,900 17,100 Upper and Southwestern regions (augmentation credits) and Lower region and unincorporated EI Paso Couniy (firm water su I . Colorado 61,900 58,900 3,000 Garfield, Grand and Summit Counties Dolores/San 18,800 13,900 4,900 San Miguel (water supply), Dolores (need for augmentation Juan/San Miguel credits) and San Juan (infrastructure to deliver existing and future water su lies . Gunnison 14,900 12,500 2,400 Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Upper Gunnison and Ouray County (need for augmentation credits) and other unincorporated areas not served b Water Districts. North Platte 100 100 0 No a antici ated, but stora e re uired for drou ht reliabili Rio Grande 4,300 4,200 100 Physical availability of groundwater, but will need augmentation credits for well um in . South Platte 409,700 319,100 90,600 South and Denver Metro, Northern, Upper Mountains and Lower Platte. Yampa/VVhite/ 22,300 22,300 0 Concerns over drought reliabiliiy due to transit losses. Oil shale Green development in White River basin could significantly increase demands. Total 630,000 511,800 118,200 Figure 6-4 presents this information on a map of the description of the major ldentified Projects and state. In many cases, the Identified Projects and Processes in each basin. Due to the number of counties Processes have benefits for multiple users, such as and distinct areas in the Arkansas, Dolores/San Juan/ agriculture, recreation, and environmental needs. San Miguel, and South Platte Basins, those basins are summarized by subbasins, whereas each of the other A broad range of water management solutions with basins is discussed at a county level. Because of the varying levels of supply are planned for each of the overall volume of demand and the size of the projected basins. Many water providers are pursuing multiple gaps in the South Platte and Arkansas Basins, those projects and will need all of these identified projects to basins' Identified Projects and Processes lists are more meet their increased demand. This is due to the reality populated than the other basins'. Details of each that each of the Identified Projects and Processes has Identified Project and Process, as available to SWSI, are risk associated with them and that they may not yield all provided in the tables in the subsections below of the anticipated water supply. Many of these projects associated with each basin. Also provided is a basin-by- and processes will benefit multiple beneficiaries and basin discussion of environmental and recreational flow therefore address a number of objectives concurrently. issues. However, challenges exist in determining funding sources and acquiring water rights to support the multiple uses. The following subsections provide a brief r~ 6-10 S:\REPORIIWORD PROCESSING\REPORllS6 11-8-04.DOC