PUB00017

• Year: 1997
• Title: Colorado Water Development Study
• CWCB Section: Finance
• Author: Buford Rice, Ray Christensen
• Description: Study to assist Colorado Farm Bureau in developing recommendations and strategies for dealing with future water resource issues
• Publications - Doc Type: Brochure

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Table of
Contents

Sections

Section I

Section 2

Section 3
Section 4
Section 5

Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9

Section 10

Tables

Table I

Table 2

Table 3a

Table 3b

Table 4
Table 5

Colorado Water
Development Study

Introduction .......................................................................... I-I
Project Goals .................................................................. I-I
Scope of Work ................................................................1,1
Project Authority............................................................ 1,1
Project Approach .................................................................. 2,1
Sources of Information ................................................... 2,1
Analytical Approach ....................................................... 2,2
Colorado Population Projections .......................................... 3,1
Existing Colorado Water Supplies ........................................ 4,1
Colorado Water Use Trends ..................................................5,1
Agricultural Water Use ................................................... 5-1
Municipal and Industrial Water Use ............................... 5,5
Requirements for Additional Supplies ............................ 5,9
Currently Proposed Water Projects ....................................... 6,1
Issues Affecting Water Use and Development ..................... 7,1

Findings ................................................................................ 8-1
Potential Strategies ............................................................... 9-1
Projected Water Development Alternatives ....................9,1
Potential Farm Bureau Strategies ...................................9,2

References ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ........ ...... ....... ..... ........... 10-1

Colorado Population Projections by Water
Division .................................................................. follows 3-2
Projected Annual Growth Rate in Colorado
by Water Division ................................................... follows 3-2
Summary of Colorado Water Supplies
by Water Division, Colorado River Basin .............. follows 4-1
Summary of Colorado Water Supplies
by Water Division, East Slope and
Grand River Basins ................................................. follows 4-1
Colorado Agricultural Water Use in 1985 ........................... 5-3
Municipal Water Requirements to Support
Projected Population ............................................... follows 5,5

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