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Key Findings <br />Arkansas M &I Gap Analysis <br />• Most of the major surface water providers believe they <br />will be able to meet 2030 needs <br />— Fxisting supplies <br />— Projects underway <br />— Future plans and projects <br />• Reuse is being pursued by most providers with reusable <br />supplies <br />— Augmentation Plans <br />— Exchanges <br />— Non potable use for irrigation of parks and golf courses <br />— Groundwater recharge <br />— Gravel Lake storage <br />Key Findings <br />Arkansas M &I Gap Analysis <br />Most providers do not foresee or propose to implement <br />aggressive levels of conservation <br />— Drought reliability <br />— Quality of life <br />— Customer acceptance <br />— Lawn watering a source of water supply <br />• can be utilized during periods of drought by restricting water <br />use <br />Most providers will acquire additional agricultural rights <br />rather than implement aggressive levels of conservation <br />Conservation can reduce, but not eliminate the Arkansas <br />gap <br />— Augmentation plans based on consumptive use <br />— Non - tributary groundwater users need renewable source <br />Key Findings Regarding M &I Gap <br />Arkansas Basin 2030 demands <br />• Colorado Springs and Pueblo BOWW have existing water <br />rights to meet 2030 demands and beyond <br />• Agricultural transfers will continue from purchases, <br />developer donations and development of irrigated lands <br />• Heavy reliance by providers in the SECWCD on future Fry- <br />Ark allocations and Preferred Storage Options Plan <br />• Many providers planning on full use of other existing trans - <br />basin supplies <br />• Storage is needed throughout the basin to regulate existing <br />and future supplies <br />14 <br />