PUB00053

• Year: 1999
• Title: Metropolitian Water Supply Investigation Final Report
• Author: Hydrosphere Resource Consultants
• Description: Metropolitian Water Supply Investigation Final Report
• Publications - Doc Type: Water Resource Studies

Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation Introduction

js originally conceived, the MWSlwas expected to achieve three primary objectives:

I. Development of a technically facilitated planning process designed to
foster collaborative planning efforts among water users while taking
advantage of existing areas of information and expertise;

2. Development of sufficient analytical capability to evaluate the water
supply yield and operational aspects of a variety of relatively complex
water supply opportunities; and

3. Conduct the specific technical investigations as needed for evaluation of a
Barr Lake Plan, the Southern Water Supply Project, and the conjunctive
use of non-tributary groundwater and surface water supply systems.

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As the investigation evolved, these objectives were refined and modified as described in
S()ction 2, MWSI Process and Scoping.

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By December of 1993 the state retained a team of consultants led by Hydrosphere
R'~source Consultants, Inc. to manage and carry out the technical investigations, The
consulting team also included ECI, Inc., HRS Water Consultants, Inc., Mulhern MRE,
Inc. and Spronk Water Engineers, Inc.

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Prepared fOf the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Colorado Department of NaturaJ Resources by
Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, 1002 Walnut Street, Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302

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