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GROWTH Population 2000 133,282 Population 2030 (projected) 172,000 • Projected increases in municipal, com- mercial, industrial and private well demand by the year 2030: 60% • Additional water supply required to meet these demands: 22,000 acre- feet/year Source: Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI), Colorado Water Conservation Board WATER PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS Water Conservation Districts Water conservation districts are the local water- policy making bodies created by the Colorado General Assembly "to protect and develop the water to which Colorado is entitled." One district covers the entire basin: the Southwestern Water Conservation District. Water Conservancy Districts Water conservancy districts are local governmental agencies originally cre- ated to construct, pay for and operate water projects. There are eight districts in the basin: Animas -La Plata, La Plata, Dolores, Florida, Mancos, Paradox, San Juan, and San Miguel. Watershed Groups Watershed groups in the area are work- ing on a wide diversity of concerns related to river protection and improvement. According to the Colorado Watershed Assembly, there are seven active groups in the basin: Animas River Stakeholders Group, Dolores River Coalition, Dolores River Watershed Forum, Friends of the East Fork, Friends of the Animas, Pine River Watershed Group, and the San Miguel Watershed Coalition. MAJOR WATER STORAGE PROECTS Source: Colorado Water Conservation Board, Basin Fact Sheets WATER QALITY ENDANGERED SPECIES Two endangered fish species are present in the San Juan River: the pike - minnow and the razorback sucker. To assist in the recovery of these species, the states of Colorado and New Mexico, local water users, hydropower customers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, among others, have developed the San Juan River B asin Recovery Implementation Program. Recovery is being encour- aged through improvements to habitat conditions, reductions in non - native fish populations, and implementation of native fish stock- ing programs. In addition, more water is being added to the San Juan River through re- operation of Navajo Reservoir. The following streams in the San Juan /Dolores Basin have been placed on the State's 2004 303(d) list of impaired water bodies — meaning they do not meet water quality standards. The state requires that total maximum daily load (TMDL) calculations be conducted on all listed segments, to evaluate all the pollutant sources causing the problem. River Segment Water fluality Problem Dolores River, Bear Creek Cadmium, Zinc High to Bradfield Ranch Bridge Tributaries to the Dolores Cadmium, Zinc High and West Dolores Rivers Silver Creek from Rico Cadmium, Zinc High DW diversion to Dolores River Mancos River and tribu- Copper High taries above HWY 160 Narraguinnep, Puett, and Mercury High Totten Reservoirs Dolores River Below Impairment to aquatic life — McPhee Reservoir use (unknown pollutants)* *Although the State did not recommend that this segment be placed on the 303(d) list, in July 2004 the EPA used their federal authority to list it for aquatic life impairments potentially related to temperature, sediment, and nutrients. A final listing decision based on public comment, has not yet been completed. Source: Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation #93, 2004 Section 303 (d) List of Water Quality- Limited Segments. HEADWATERS — FALL 2004