PUB00060

• Year: 1998
• Title: SECWD/Arkansas Basin Future Water and Storage Needs Assessment
• Author: GEI Consultants, Inc
• Description: SECWD/Arkansas Basin Future Water and Storage Needs Assessment
• Publications - Doc Type: Water Resource Studies

Water and Storage Needs Assessment
SECWCD/Assessment Enterprise
December 10, 1998

22,000 af per year, will not be available for irrigation uses. . In summary, the
potential deficits in agricultural supplies may total 59,000 af, as indicated below:

Reduced availability of Fry-Ark project water 20,000
Replacement water to offset well pumping 17,000
. ReducU:l availability of water currently purchased from municipal entities 22,000
Total 59,000 af

Under this pressure, it will be vitally important for agricultural users. to have
dedicated storage space for Winter Water. Storage may be needed to provide a
reliable source of replacement water for well pumping.

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7. Studied storage needs in the District are projected to be 139,000 af. Thisstorage
need includes dedicated Project storage capacity for Winter Water of 40,000 af. If
other identified storage needs of water supply entities (as independently studied)
are included, an additional storage need of 34,000 af may develop. Therefore,
planning studies should focus on a storage need of 173,000 af, as shown below:

Colorado Springs Utilities
Other FVA entities
Entities West of Pueblo
Florence
Winter Water Program
Storage to Regulate Replacement Water
for Well Pumping

45,000
22,000
3,700
2,300
40,000

Subtotal (A)

26,000

139,000

20,000
5,000
5,500
3,600

34,100

173,100

Pueblo Water Works
Public Service Company
Pueblo West MD
SI. Charles Mesa

Subtotal (B)
Total

NOTE: Subtotal (A> represents specific storage needs addressed in the
Assessment Project. Subtotal (B) is the storage need identified by water
supply entities based on their own planning efforts.
TBD = To be determined.

fJm GEl Consultants, Inc.

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