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<br />1 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />, <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />-r <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Water and Storage Needs Assessment <br />SECWCD/Assessment Enterprise <br />December 10,1998 <br /> <br />1. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Scope of Work <br /> <br />Water use throughout the west and particularly in the Arkansas Basin (Figure 1.1) is <br />experiencing a higher level of competition for water resources. This situation is exacerbated by <br />traditional natural drought cycles and increasing population. Water managers now labor under <br />the increased burden of man-made or regulatory-imposed water demands that further stress <br />limited resources. Therefore, a carefully defined assessment offuture water supply needs in the <br />Basin was deemed to be critical. This assessment includes identification of potential storage <br />alternatives to meet future needs of Basin water users, while protecting major recreational and <br />environmental interests. The goal of the Assessment Project is to establish future water demands <br />in the District, coupled with developing alternative strategies on how to meet future needs for <br />the municipal and agricultural water users. <br /> <br />The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SECWCD)/Arkansas Basin Future <br />Water and Storage Needs Assessment Project (the "Assessment Project") was initiated in <br />July 1997. The work was conducted by a team of consultants headed by GEl Consultants, me, <br />(GEL) and subconsultants Helton and Williamsen, P.c., and David Bamberger & Associates. <br />The GEl team operated under an Agreement between the Southeastern Colorado Water and <br />Storage Needs Assessment Enterprise and GEl, which was executed on June 26, 1997. <br /> <br />The scope of work for the Assessment Project included the following major tasks: <br /> <br />Task No. <br /> <br />Description <br /> <br />--~--_._- -- --- ~---- - ----------- -~----- --- ----- --- - -- - -- <br /> <br />1 Data Collection and Review <br />2 Description of Water Systems <br />3 Population Projections <br />4 Agricultural Water Use <br />5 Current and Potential Water Conservation Efforts <br />6 Water Demand Forecasts <br />7 Supply and Demand Comparison <br />8 Need for Additional Water Supplies <br />9 Storage Requirements <br />10 Assessment ofFryingpan-Arkansas Project Supplies <br />II Water Storage and Supply Alternatives <br /> <br />97411\FinaU\TEXT.A.WPD <br /> <br />m GEl Consultants, Inc. <br /> <br />1-1 <br />