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Sample Water Resources Projects <br />Arkansas River Basin Study <br />Boyle Engineering Corporation provided engineering/technical and expert <br />witness services for the State of Colorado to support the defense of a lawsuit <br />filed by the state of Kansas. The lawsuit concerned alleged violations of an <br />interstate compact that governs administration of the waters of the Arkansas <br />River. <br />The Arkansas River basin covers a drainage area of about 25,000 square <br />miles; the river originates on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains at <br />elevations in excess of 14,000 feet. It emerges from deep, rugged canyons at <br />Pueblo, Colorado, and begins its long, gradual traverse of the plains of <br />eastern Colorado and western Kansas. An important agricultural economy <br />that is heavily dependent on the river for irrigation water supplies has <br />developed in this region since the mid- 1800's . <br />Boyle provided technical services to the state for its analysis of conditions <br />within the basin, with primary emphasis on surface and ground water <br />hydrology. Boyle had direct responsibility for data collection and analysis in <br />the areas of soils, hydrology, climatology, geology, land use, wells, water <br />rights, diversions and conservation measures. Boyle also made an in -depth <br />investigation of the complex legal and institutional arrangements governing <br />the manner in which the waters of the basin are appropriated and allocated. <br />Denver Water Recycling Project, Denver CO <br />Boyle Engineering was retained by Denver Water to assist in the <br />development of the City's Nonpotable Recycling Project, the largest <br />reclaimed water system in Colorado. The $100 million project includes a <br />treatment plant with an ultimate capacity of 45 mgd, and a reclaimed water <br />distribution system that will serve Denver International Airport, redeveloped <br />areas of the former Stapleton Airport and Lowry Air Base, a number of parks <br />and golf courses, and industry/commerce. The water will be used for non- <br />potable purposes, including industrial cooling and turf irrigation. <br />Boyle's role in the project includes applying its nationwide expertise in <br />customer demand and quality requirements, coordinating with State of <br />Colorado regulators, developing a scheme and hydraulic model for the <br />distribution system, and serving as the lead consultant on the project's final <br />design. Boyle is the lead consultant for the design and construction services <br />of the 30 mgd (expandable to 45 mgd) treatment plant, source water pump <br />station, and conversion of an existing potable pumping and storage facility to <br />reuse. <br />WIN <br />NOVLE <br />