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<br />MOFFAT
<br />COLLECTION
<br />SYSTEM
<br />EXPANSION
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<br />fly Dan \1J.c\nhur
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<br />Drn\Tr \\-oller l,'n~ldl'r~ It:. pn'p"x'd
<br />\I"Il;!! Clltlccllllll "\"~l('m Pr"len mlrLlr~
<br />t.ln! LO bnn;; lxncr haLlIl(,' and rdl.lhdll~
<br />W lLS w.lur ,<upplv sy~lcm
<br />Dcma \\ata l.:tlrrl,ntl~ rr"\'lJl'~ \\';II,"r
<br />III mOT," tn,1n 1 2 ml11ll'n l-U~ll'm<:r" usmL::
<br />thrn' !l1;\I"[ woll,"r ("lln:ll(>n syslcm-.-tht'
<br />\I,lff;tt. .;",uth ('l.IlI(' ,md R"hcrh limn.:1
<br />sy::.ll:m~mpn;ltml< high III the m,lUll-
<br />tains\\"cs.I,llth,' mctro,m:.l
<br />rro\1dln~ ,'nly ,l\xlut ;!ll ['Il:Tlt'n1 "f
<br />Dcll\'\:rs Illl,l] \l.\ll't "uppl\" lhl' \hllbl
<br />COJll."ctlllll ~y"tcm IS b..Ut.J In tIll' \\'llh,l1ns
<br />Fl'rk ,md rrJ~'r rlWI' h,blll'" on the \\,'~l.'m
<br />Sk're A :'Cnes "I tunnd~ eh.mlld th;:u
<br />WJler under the C,1[l\lIlt'nlaJ Dlndc to lx-
<br />S!llKd In i.;TlhS Re.;,cr,,)lT .1fx'\"C r..'uldcr
<br />Jnd Ih... smaller R'll;;h~n Rc",-'n""lr .1h.),'~'
<br />..-\n.'"dJ. where n awalls lTJn"fer I,l DcI1\"<:fs
<br />w;uertreJ.tmemlilClhlles
<br />The propl.N:d exp;m"j,m "j the \':\bllng
<br />\1"U.l1 C(lllct;u,'n "'y"t,'m \HlUld pr"\'ld,'
<br />]R.l)L'lt) .Kre-tcel of dept.'ndJhk ,mnll,11
<br />water supply w the \1LlfLll Tre.llmenl rLmt
<br />Jnd other nblPm,'rs The ~'urr~'nl ...,lk~
<br />lion system. D,'n\'er \"ala ~-,'nl<"l1us. 1"
<br />nOI sulfIClemly felwble I'r ll\'.xlbk I" O1('el
<br />.'xbung or future u\'m,mu"
<br />\\'ith Ih\' ,'Urfl'nt S}'''I\'lll. In .1 smgle
<br />5\'\'ere dry year the \h'ILu Tre.1Im\'nt rLml
<br />.md sc\'aal,'ma \\,n.'f eUSil'm\'r~ ~.m run
<br />out of WJ.I\'r [)unl1~ th,' 2(\12 dr'JU,chl f"f
<br />example. I.h.k e'f W,lt\'f J.l \lml:s I"fled th..
<br />'loffJ.1 Trc.um,'m Phil! W ]-X, ~hu! JU\\Tl
<br />and all w;ucr tr..';llnlel1! "hllted l<l thl'
<br />Foolhdls Jnd \IJN,'n pLmb In ;lddnlllll.
<br />W maml.lm water III the \1"fLlt ~:-"l("m.
<br />Dt:nnT \\iter was k'rlTd Il' elll1Jll nllll\.
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<br />mtltlll-)\r.l"~ I1l1W" 11,'\\S whIch kt...p lV.un
<br />111 the ",r,"ltll tll help ml!l~Jlc the lnlpad "I
<br />JI\'\'rshln~" m lh\' rr.L....:f Rtn-r B.:1sm
<br />-\~ par: "I the "'.:alll'n,11 EnnrL'nmcnul
<br />P,'h<..\ Ad pf~"-e~~ .1I1J .h~..,-'fdin:<: l\l .1
<br />2lX11 ,(llpm:<: fer.'ft dncl"p<'d b\ L ..,
<br />.\nny (.'rp.. "t Engmeefs. numefLlUS a!ta-
<br />n,I\IW ~)fnl<:cl "cl'n.:ml'" h,I\'<.~ I:-cl'n llkn!!-
<br />hed ""nw "'.Impk" III p"ll'llllal Jherna-
<br />ll\','~ II1dudl'" .:'nl.lrgll1t=. ('fl'''S Rl'~r""'l[
<br />,'n ','uth H..,ulda Cr,'ck ,\ lh'\\, re",,:rn'lr
<br />ncar I hiCh\'JY c) ~ ,uHf CII,11 Creek Cmy,'n
<br />..Leyden t.ukh\ ,md ,I pl.'Llhk \\.il,'f fl'C)
<br />..ltn~ tJdlll\' Jm'l1liC"lher~
<br />rhe l "T'P~ "t [n",lll"l'r" I" lurr,'O!,
<br />ly I'r"p,mn.c ;Ill lnnr,'nnwnt.l] ImpJd
<br />"t;ltl'm..'nt l\l ,b~S" Ihr Impads Jnd I:,~ll('"
<br />"~,,,'d.l\eJ \\'Ilh "I each of th,'''-(' <l1t..::rn.l.
<br />un'" Htl\l.e\"n thr rrdcrr,'d.lttcfn.Itl\"'\~'
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<br />hmun,g Pr"Jcc"t ';h,' ";.lld L~rJ.l1d County
<br />.-,[floal" sw'ngly helle..." lx'lh prl.'p''''''lls
<br />rmL'l he rc\'H~\\-ed c.,nL"urrently 10 ,bx'~S
<br />!helr <...'mhln,.J CTI\lWnment,ll. e\'\'I1<'mle.
<br />s'-l(la! Jnd ,'jthcr 1l11p,llh El1\lrl'nmcnlJI
<br />Cl-'n,ans lbleJ tn the ll1l!\al ,",:"plll~ J,X"u-
<br />firnts Included ,t'n(t,'ms f,-,r lh.' health
<br />"I th,' Fr;bCf Rl\'t'f. ,,<,uth &mldl'r Creek.
<br />\\',lla qu,thlY. l.mJ U5(' <lnu rl'Crr:lll\ll1
<br />.-\lth,'u~h l,rJnd (ll\lnl\' h.b parlJdp,lt-
<br />~'d \11 recent [I'" ~':I.'plllc. rnCl'"lmgs .ma oth.'f
<br />Jb':U;;'~IOIl lorums L'ndcrbrink-Cunan
<br />fem':\ln~ ~kCrlJ('ll Ihat [kn\er \\',\t.-r \\111
<br />rfll\lJc an} slgmh..,mt ;h;l1.1mm'lL!.Jll'1I1
<br />'Ib nl-'l ,m 1.',15\ ",11utl!'n h..'l;llJ~ Denver
<br />I" delnm\Jled 1,1 Jt,'\-d..,p the stelrJ!,l' nce-
<br />e::'oS.ln krhrrmnl: 115 W;llCi' nghlS. shL'
<br />..::xpl,lIn~ -Thl'lt'~ nul ,I ],'1 (,j \\'h.~,gk r'....,m
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<br />GROSS
<br />RESERVOIR /BOUld""
<br />/A Cw
<br />C.nk
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<br />MOffAT
<br />TUNNEl
<br />COllECTION
<br />SYSHM
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<br />TREATMENT
<br />PlANT
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<br />CONTINENTAL
<br />DIVIDE
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<br />RALSTON
<br />RESERVOIR ..
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<br />td...... Clea.
<br />Sp<i"ll~ C,eek
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<br />STREAM OR
<br />RIVER
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<br />ruNNEL, CANAL
<br />OR DITCH
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<br />EApandmg the Moffar CollectIOn S~srem would deliver an additlOflai 18.000 am~.lef!r annuali; to water
<br />prOVider:;, wimant}' Den'.'!r Warer Ttle df1ded wdter would flelp Keep Denver's ,IAoflar rredrmem Plam
<br />runllmg I1i.mng dry ,",,'a!s The plant had 10 shur down m 2002 because of low floWS
<br />wlll \1nl:- Ix knpwll <lllef Iht' [l~ I~ rde;I'-<.'d
<br />lln~ltl;llh :'>o.:hedukd tll dehu! m ,'ark
<br />2iX1'j (lHI(n! lIldl,':IlI"llS ;He Iha! the-
<br />f~'l"lrL m;lY h... Jcl,lycd br "n-eral m,-'nlh~.
<br />Ii n,'II,>ngcr
<br />Th.l\ ddJ~ In'uhJe~ GunJ COUn1\'
<br />\lJnJgcr Lurlllle Lnd,-rhnnk-Curr.ln I ht'sc
<br />JclJ\'s me.lll tht" \It,lIal C."lll'dlnn ';;\'~!l'm
<br />[Lo.;. may n,,1 f1... re\lC\\'l'd nmeurr.:,ntly \\lth
<br />JI1l,thcr 1'1::. h'r In .lddlll,mal prl'pt.,,,,:d
<br />pfllJeu thJ.1 mal uke m.'r.:: W,llcr OUI,,1 tilt'
<br />hascr Rt\'l'r B,l;'\n-."\,lnhnn C"ll'r,ld"
<br />\\;ucr COrL"'-T\'an.y DISlneh \\'mJy (;,11'
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<br />COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR WATER EDUCATION
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