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Water Supply Reserve Account -Grant Application Form <br />Form Revised May 2007 <br />6. Water Availability and Sustainability -this information is needed to assess the viability and effectiveness of <br />the water project or activity. Please provide a description of each water supply source to be utilized for, or the <br />water body to be affected by, the water activity. For water supply sources being utilized, describe its location, <br />yield, extent of development, and water right status. For water bodies being affected, describe its location, <br />extent of development, and the expected effect of the water activity on the water body, in either case, the <br />analysis should take into consideration a reasonable range of hydrologic variation. <br />The proposed study reach extends approximately 9 miles from Dartmouth Avenue to 20th Street/ the City <br />of Cuernavaca Park in Denver, Colorado. The downstream study reach ends at the beginning of the <br />River North Greenway Master Plan currently being completed by the Greenway Foundation for the City <br />and County of Denver. <br />Urbanization of the greater Denver Metro area has resulted in a channelized river. The natural flow <br />regime has been regulated; high flows have been dampened and base flows have increased. The natural <br />aquatic habitat that existed before urbanization has been replaced with steep banks and little diversity in <br />streambed structure for a majority of this reach. The changes in hydrology and geomorphology have <br />resulted in reduced riparian and aquatic diversity. In addition to the limited habitat and aquatic species, <br />there is not much recreational use in this reach primarily because of perceived poor water quality. <br />9