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Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation MWSI Process <br /> • The Colorado Department of Natural Resources and several South Platte water <br /> users were involved in extensive negotiations with the U.S. Department of the <br /> Interior and the States of Wyoming and Nebraska aimed at addressing Platte <br /> River endangered species issues. These negotiations resulted in the Platte River <br /> Endangered Species Cooperative Agreement. Data and analytical tools developed <br /> for the MWSI became the basis for Colorado's Plan for Future South Platte River <br /> Depletions. <br /> • The Colorado Department of Natural Resources and several Colorado River <br /> water users continued their involvement in the Colorado River Recovery <br /> Implementation Program throughout the course of the MWSI. <br /> • • The Colorado Division of Water Resources and the Colorado Water <br /> Conservation Board, in response to direction from the General Assembly (Senate <br /> Bill 96-74), initiated the Denver Basin and South Platte River Basin Technical <br /> Study. The primary purposes of this investigation were to investigate the <br /> adequacy of existing replacement/relinquishment requirements for Denver Basin <br /> wells and the impacts of conservation, water reuse, conjunctive use and runoff <br /> from impervious surfaces on water rights and water supplies. In addition, <br /> investigations were initiated to estimate the economic life of the Denver Basin <br /> Aquifers(Senate Bill 96-153). <br /> • In conjunction with the MWSI, the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> initiated discussions with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers to investigate the <br /> feasibility of allocation or reallocation of Chatfield Reservoir storage for water <br /> supply purposes. <br /> • The U.S. Forest Service began conducting a Wild and Scenic Rivers Program <br /> Eligibility Study for the South Platte River above Denver. <br /> Each of these efforts was designed to address specific problems or objectives for the <br /> individual sponsoring agencies and each contributed unique information to the MWSI. In <br /> several cases,the MWSI provided important information and analytical capabilities that <br /> were critical for the success or continued progress of these other studies and planning <br /> processes. <br /> 13 <br /> Prepared for the Colorado Water Conservation Board,Colorado Department of Natural Resources by <br /> Hydrosphere Resource Consultants,1002 Walnut Street,Suite 200,Boulder,CO 80302 <br />