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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />GLOSSARY <br /> <br />acre-feet (ac-ft): A measure of volume that is equivalent to 325,851 gallons. Typically, a <br />residential home will use approximately 0.7 ac-ft per year. <br /> <br />advanced wastewater treatment (A WT): A process added to normal wastewater treatment <br />processes to further reduce concentrations in constituents of concern. In the Cherry Creek <br />Basin, the constituent of concern is phosphorus as it relates to providing nutrients for algal <br />growth in Cherry Creek Reservoir. <br /> <br />alluvial ground water: Shallow ground water aquifer associated with a stream channel. In <br />Colorado, alluvial ground water is considered a tributary water source. <br /> <br />appropriation doctrine: The process of adjudicating water rights in Colorado. Rights are <br />granted on a "first in time, first in right" basis. <br /> <br />aquifer: A geologic formation that yields water in useable quantities. <br /> <br />base load water: Water that is used consistently throughout the year to provide the average <br />day demands. <br /> <br />bedrock aquifer storage: The method of delivering water into the aquifer through wells so that <br />water can be stored underground with no evaporative losses. <br /> <br />carryover storage: The storage that remains in the reservoir after satisfying the demands on <br />the reservoir. Carryover storage is one of the primary functions of a reservoir to allow excess <br />water to be captured in wet years, and then stored for use in dry years. <br /> <br />Cherry Creek: A perennial stream which runs from south to north through eastern Douglas <br />County, and is tributary to the South Platte River. <br /> <br />B-1 <br />