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<br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />102 Columbine Building <br />1845 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />January 6, 1976 <br /> <br />BRIGHTON PROJECT <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The city of Brighton, county seat of Adams County, is experiencing <br />one of the highest growth rates of any city in the state of Colorado" <br />The average annual growth rate for the past five years has been about <br />eleven percent, although it is expected that this rate of growth will <br />slow down to about five percent during the coming decade. The 1975 <br />population of the city was estimated at 12,750 people" The 1990 popu- <br />lation is estimated at 20,000. Historically, Brighton was a rural <br />community supported almost entirely by an agricultural economy. How- <br />ever, the city has now been enveloped by the urban sprawl now developing <br />in a circular pattern out of the Denver metropolitan area. <br />The city is situated a short distance east of the South Platte <br />River, but derives its entire municipal water supply from a series of <br />fourteen wells located throughout tlte city" For at least the short <br />term future, the raw water supply appears to be adequate, although <br />quality is mediocre. <br /> <br />PROBLEM <br /> <br />Because of the steady increase in the city's population, greater <br />demands are being imposed upon the municipal water system. While <br />constant improvements have been made in the system, further immediate <br />improvements are required. Particularly critical at this time is the <br />need for increased storage capacity. This requirement can be met by <br />