Gunnison Basin Water: No Panacea for the Front Range

• File Number: 8230.2G
• Description: Related Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 4
• Author: The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies
• Title: Gunnison Basin Water: No Panacea for the Front Range
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Table of Contents
3 Meeting Front Range Water Demands Without Gunnison Basin Water ..33
A. Cost of Imported Gunnison Basin Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
B. Alternatives for Meeting Front Range Water Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1. Overview ............................................ 34
2. Water Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
a. Brief Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
b. Outdoor Conservation Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
c. Indoor Conservation Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
d. Incentives to Save Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3. Supply-side Efficiency Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
a. Effluent Re-use or Managment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
b. Conjunctive Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
c. Interruptible Supply Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
d. Minor Systems Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
C. Conclusion .............................................. 45
Appendix: The Saga of Union Park Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
A. Background ............................................. 46
B. LegalContext ............................................ 47
C. The First Trial-Union Park I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
D. Arapahoe's First Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
E. The Second Trial-Union Park II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
F. Arapahoe'sSecond Appeal ................................. 51
G. Conculsion .............................................. 52
Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
End Notes .................................................. 58
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