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<br />( <br /> <br />Town of Castle Rock <br />Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />1.2 Introduction <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Town of Castle Rock was incorporated as a municipal corporation in 1881 and <br />remained a statutory town under the constitution and laws of the State until September 22, <br />1987 when a Home Rule Charter was adopted. The Town is the county seat for Douglas <br />County and is located along Interstate 25, 15 miles south of the Denver Metropolitan area <br />and 40 miles north of Colorado Springs. The Town encompasses approximately 25,000 acres <br />within Douglas County. <br /> <br />The Charter establishes a Council/Manager form of government. The governing body of <br />the Town is a seven member Town Council. The Council has all of the legislative powers <br />and all other powers of the Town not otherwise conferred by the Charter. A majority of the <br />members constitutes a quorum and the vote of a majority of those members present is <br />necessary to adopt any ordinance or resolution. <br /> <br />Castle Rock's population has more than doubled over the past decade. The current <br />) estimated population is 13,680 residents. Projected population scenarios project a <br />population of between 110,000 and 145,000 people by 2010 under ultimate development <br />conditions. Castle Rock is a residential community which is focused on community identity, <br />growth management, transportation, trails, open space and parks, culture, and community <br />services. <br /> <br />The Town has identified some long standing goals for water supply development. These are <br />to assure the availability of a reliable and economically viable municipal water supply; to <br />fully develop the available renewable water resources; to increase the Town's portfolio of <br />good senior surface water rights; to conjunctively use bedrock aquifers for peaking and <br />supplementation of renewable resources; and to consider water importation when it becomes <br />cost effective. <br /> <br />Castle Rock's water supply issues are unusual for a community in the front range corridor. <br />Non-renewable ground water has been the major source of supply. The Town realizes that <br />these supplies are non-renewable and has set a goal for at least 50 percent of its future <br />supplies to come from renewable supply sources by the year 2010. <br /> <br />The Town has long been committed to the management and conservation of its water <br />resources. This document has been created to be a dynamic planning tool to assist in <br />responsible water management to preserve the quality of life in Castle Rock. This includes <br />reducing dependence on non-renewable water resources, reducing capital costs required to <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />2 <br />