PIM.Greeley.FINAL_11.10 ‎(2)‎

• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Public Information Meeting - Greeley
• Date: 9/4/2003
• SWSI - Doc Type: Summaries

Population growth projections indicate an increased need for water: To date, there
has been sufficient water to provide for the basin?s significant population growth.
The adequate water supply was due to past planning efforts and water
management actions taken by municipalities. However, there is not enough water
for future, significant growth without acquiring additional water supply. Increased
storage and other means were identified as the way to secure this additional
water.
Review the UPCO (Upper Colorado) study of the Blue River basin, the Colorado
River basin, and the rest of the Colorado River. This has been a cooperative
effort with the Denver Water Board, the Colorado River Water Conservancy
District, the Northern Colorado Water District, and the local Council of
Governments. This study has tried to do on a localized basis what SWSI is trying
to accomplish statewide.
Update the CWCB Basin Fact Sheets to reflect out-of-basin storage. For example,
the South Platte Fact Sheet does not include Dillon, Granby, or other reservoirs
that might not be located in the basin but in fact supply the basin.
Put the basin-specific Power Point presentations on the SWSI website.
Revise the pie chart on the CWCB Basin Fact Sheet explaining how water is
diverted in the basin. It should be made clear that the amount diverted to
storage ultimately goes to one of the other uses on the pie chart.
Look at other Western state water projects and data, such as the Utah Project
and the Arizona Project. Send a liaison to these state planning efforts to capture
their ideas for water management.
The comments below recap the concerns, issues and questions that were raised at the
basin?s Public Information Meeting. These are general summaries of what was said,
grouped by key theme, and are not verbatim quotes from the participants. The
suggestions, comments and questions documented here will be incorporated into the SWSI
study process. This public input is greatly appreciated, as it will help guide the SWSI study
team as the process moves forward. The SWSI team will seek to answer any questions
raised at these meetings, and will include these answers as part of the SWSI final report.
Study solutions to the increasing depletion of groundwater:
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Recharging or augmenting groundwater is a significant issue in the basin. A large
number of communities and agricultural users rely on groundwater. This basin
presents unique issues regarding groundwater. Some users are being forced to
re-drill wells and find other means of augmenting groundwater supplies.
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The biggest barrier to augmenting groundwater is financial.
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This basin?s Technical Roundtables should include representatives of groundwater
interests. It was explained that there are two seats designated on the South
Platte Basin Technical Roundtable for representatives of groundwater interests.