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<br />. <br /> <br />Fixed/Special Contract Commitments <br /> <br />Denver Water has special contracts with several entities outside the service area which <br />obligate it to provide additional water, generally raw rather than treated. As shown in <br />Table IV -3, the total unused commitment under these contracts' adds another 40,000 <br />acre-feet per year to the 2045 demands. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Denver Water Demand Forecast <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Figure IV -4 presents the compact, dispersed, and "best estimate" demand forecasts <br />through the year 2045. The low or dispersed scenario demand in 2045 is forecast at <br />392,000 acre-feet per year. The high or compact scenario demand in 2045 is <br />436,000 acre-feet. Denver Water determined that the "best estimate" of 2045 demand is <br />415,000 acre-feet per year (445,000 acre-feet with the Board's 30,000 acre-foot safety <br />factor), the demand figure used in the IRP. This "best estimate" is based upon the final <br />scenario adopted by DRCOG in the Vision 2020 process. This DRCOG offering is a <br />hybrid between the compact city, corridor, and satellite scenarios. As is the case with <br />any forecast of future demands, Denver Water must monitor changes in population <br />estimates and will make necessary adjustments to the demand line used in the resource <br />strategies. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />. <br />