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Executive Summary <br /> Aurora, Colorado is a primarily residential community of 300,000 people in the eastern <br /> Denver metropolitan area. The service population is expected to exceed 500,000 people <br /> within the next 30 years,and the City's water utility,Aurora Water,has been charged with <br /> increasing the reliability of the current system as well as providing for the water needs of <br /> the future water community (excerpted from Binney,2006). <br /> Aurora Water has developed a diverse raw water supply system to meet current water <br /> demands. The water supply comes from three major river basins within Colorado and is <br /> sensitive to dry or drought conditions. During average and above average years,the water <br /> supplies are ample to meet the City's water demands.However, during dry conditions, <br /> water supplies are limited because the water rights owned by Aurora are relatively junior. <br /> The Prairie Waters Project(PWP)is a key part of Aurora Water's comprehensive water <br /> resource planning.To meet the demands of its existing customers in dry years,and to meet <br /> the increasing demands on the system in the future,the goal of the PWP is to supply 10,000 <br /> acre-feet of water per year(ac-ft/yr)by 2010 and 15,000 ac-ft/yr by 2013. Aurora Water will <br /> accomplish these goals using reusable effluent from its existing portfolio of decreed reusable <br /> water rights,supplemented by lawn irrigation return flows and junior water rights. <br /> A key component of the Prairie Waters Project is the Conveyance System,consisting of <br /> water transmission facilities including three pumping stations and 60-inch diameter <br /> pipeline to convey water from the North Campus near Brighton to new water purification <br /> facilities located near Aurora Reservoir. <br /> This document was prepared as part of Aurora Water's Construction Fund Loan <br /> Application to the Colorado Water Conservation Board. This document provides an <br /> overview of the Prairie Waters Project,a description of the project components,specifically <br /> Prairie Waters Project Bid Packages E,G,H and I (the Conveyance System),a discussion of <br /> alternatives considered and technical feasibility,a summary of Prairie Waters Project <br /> Conveyance System cost and implementation schedule,as well as a discussion of financial <br /> feasibility. <br /> 1 <br />