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<br />llW <':(X~pcr.lllW Jprr');Kh.:~, m.ln\ L~I Whkh luw .1lrcJdy b,.."n
<br /><.:omplCled ,~r Jr<, n0\\ undn W.l\
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<br />:\t'w l.:'~l'perJl1\'e II,Her de\'dl~rmem rrll_ten:" re:<-rrn'l!
<br />rt'dt'\"d'~pmenL .md :;.wrage reJII,,,,,,ltll'n .-In r.endll the bJsln:'
<br />where ""-aler suppht':' \n'ulJ. ,~ngmJl.' FrDnt R.1n~e pf()\"ld('r~ .If....
<br />InLrea-;;mgly pr(lp,~~In~ su.;:h pr'~J(',b lt1 J\'old ,'pp,hlllon FL'r
<br />exampk \\,-,!ford \ll'UntJin R"~l'Tnllr l~ ;1 wm-\\ln pltlJ':d Ixn-
<br />....f1ung bt.'lh sidt'~ (If the C.mllncnt.11 Dl\'lde funded hy ~'mt'T
<br />\\"aler, lh,' \tumopal Subdbtrld "I the \orth.:rn C(llC'radLl
<br />\\'"ter CCIfl:>eryaIKY DlS:ncl. .lnd the ColorJdll Ri\'cr Dls!rl..:t
<br />IhlS rC~'lYlllr ,,1I(l\\~ DenlTl. b\ .:xch,m~e lL' keep mllre w,n.:r III
<br />DIllon Rcscf\',JJr. pro\"lue,;- WJI,'r t,'r the Rl\n DISlr!l:1. .md :<n't'~
<br />as mlllg;ltkln i,'r \.mhnn" \\"Illd\ (;;IP Prl'],''':
<br />Re,llll'catll~n .,! e.\btlng ~;llrage ~p,k<' 10 ddfaent u~,':,
<br />preo;.t'nb another .1ltern,lt1\"e w nt'\' r,'~'n(llb Chnwn (,ukh
<br />RCXf\'lI1r. a i,lnncr mining "trlLL.lure IS a l..l"lperatln' rhl)<'(\
<br />th;ll n.,w prcrndr<, ~ummil .1nci lir.lnd .,lllnn..,. \\llh \\"3ter f,~r
<br />ullm611c usc .md ~n,-'wnukm~ The Cnk'rJdo RJ\-cr DlstrKt and
<br />Dt"m-er\Vater .11S<l henel1l, helpm~ Dl'nwr 1.1 CilrlUtc m(1r~ m.:ll-
<br />109 snow In DIllon Rcs<:r\'l~u .md the Rl\'Cr DI~lnCl t,) d.'vel.,)'
<br />more water In we~I,'rn Ll'],lr3dn
<br />RnJe\-e1"pmcn! olf,'r~ a ~Imdar altt'rnall\'<" lLI n..\\" de\'el.
<br />.)pment_ h~r ,'xample \-.lll-;uC,l ,,:,'mmunitll'~ \',111 R"~l'lb.
<br />Ct,lorado Spnng:". ;\uwr,j ,lOd th,' L(llorJd(1 Rl\"l'1 DI~lnd r.'d...
<br />\'t'loped an Llld m1OO: l;liling~ p,'nd ILl uealt' J no.;\\ ,;t,lLl;;t' fJ..:dity
<br />called Eagle Park
<br />Off-channel reSCf\'Olb pwnde anotht;'r JII.:rn.ltlw' l\.l L,"'
<br />stream Jams For exampk the Parh'r \\au::r and "'anllalt.'ll
<br />Dlslnn pbns W cclnslrud Reuter-Hes~ Rr~r"\'on_ ,In l~!l-ch;m-
<br />nel storage I.1c1l1[\- to ,-<,rn' Ihe ;;wundwatl'T-Jependent IOwn of
<br />Parker 10 Douglas C(lunty
<br />CllflJunnin:: us<: o! w,'undwater and surfJi.:O: \\;Ilfl dfers many
<br />.If the sl.,rag,' pt.-,,csibihues of new water dewl,'pmt'n!. \\lth kwer
<br />en\1wnment,ll lmp,1l1S LonJunCll\'e ux 1Ovoh-e5 ukmg e.'\cess
<br />surfmT \\,lIer collected In wet war:s. ;md pumpmg. ItlntL' ..::rl'und-
<br />water JtjUlfns for CXIr.ldll'll ,b drought or llt'ed rCtjum:~ The
<br />Slluth \ktr0 Water Supply Study. Im-ol\1n~ 1 J D"lIJ~1as County
<br />water suppliers. D.:m-cr \\-,lter_ ;md Ihe Col.~rJd" River PistOl:!. b
<br />e;.;pbnng;l pWJ"(;( that would prtl\"lde nt'w long-term ~upplles IN
<br />groundw;lter-uqlCndcnt DLlUl;1as County \\',lla a~..ncie~, U~tn..:: ,1
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<br />.-\~n(Ullur.lI1<) urnan tran~f<,r~ \\111 conunUt' t"5upply at lea"l
<br />.1 pllnll1ll I,l Ih,' Si,lt('~ [ulurl' pvpUbU\lfl ~w\\lh [..Ir Ihe :>lInpl{"
<br />rea~on th.ll mUI11":lral \\",lll'r IS wI'rlh 2(111me5 a5 much as agrt-
<br />(u!tllr.ll waul. and lhert" .lrt' kwer rq:ulak1ry hurdlt-s assocl;ned
<br />\I'lth ju..:h lr..m51t'fS The lon!<--teml (hJ.llcn~e k'r c.,lor.ld0 b tll
<br />m.mai:t' th.''-C tr,m~f("!~ m J wa\ that mllllml::e" nc,::allw ImpJd~
<br />and f051ers he.1lth~ .11i:.m:u!tUlJI e(Onllmlt'S ,llld ":tlmn1Unlllt'~
<br />Howt'\'Cf. Ihe lmmcdlalt' .:hal1engc IS to switch irom p"nna-
<br />oent w temp..Jr;lry' tr.lmkrs In l'rda tL' pmndc lime tC' dewll1P
<br />h)n~-Ienn SoIUII<ln~ [nlerrtlpllblc supply Jgre.::ments b.'me-
<br />Ilrnes '-,ll1ed dry-yeal ,'pU.:ll1 J~rt'<:menl:S) JII.,\\' mllnl(lpJhut's to
<br />It-a~' .l.~n(UllUr,ll wal<:r fN Intermedl;lle \Up l<) ten ,"carl t.::nns,
<br />Jlld III u",' th,J.I \\'.lIer In Jhnl'rm;illy un' Wilr:>
<br />FM example. III th,' Ul\\-cr :\rkilll5,b Rlw:r &1510. :\mora
<br />rc...entl} lea..ed up 10 1 2 ,toOl) ;kr('-kt't llf R,xk\' Ford Hlghlmt'
<br />CJnal waler JnnuJJly. p,')lenllall~ dry'mg up Stlme ~,100 ;lLrt'S
<br />\Jppwxlm.lld~ 1tl percent ,'I the \(1t;11 J..:reagc lrngilteJ by the
<br />(Jna\l. ,md ,llkl\l'ln~ tht' cay to rdlll dmu,k;hl-Jeplcled rescr-
<br />\'Plrs l'nda Iht. Interrupllhk It>.15tng .:lppflJ,l..h. ImOltlrS typl.
<br />..:all~' re(.:l\<: a ,me I1mc ~I"n-up fc.. and ;In ,mnu,ll p"ymt'nt pa
<br />~h;lI"t' \If W.lkt, \\ hlL'h pf"\ld..." suble mL'l'me I\'r farm-relalt'd
<br />tnWstnwnb, rttr.-h.l.:--<.'s, and J~ht r"p,n!llelll llllnrupllhlc lea~.
<br />m~ .11~,l ;Jl1ow~ tnmers ,-'r ranchers 10 m;llnt;lIn WJla !.If lrn~-
<br />Il(ln m mllst )'Cars, :l\'llldm.t: pemlancnt dry-up {If bnd~
<br />AssumlllF. th,ll Irrl~,I!l\ts dry up their bl,t pnxluttlH' aut'-
<br />agt' .md more lnlenslwly Linn then mosl pr('dlli:ll\'e Lmd, thiS
<br />sur:ge;.ls n mIght h.' p""~lbte to transfef addulllnal 1I';\ltr from
<br />,'gn.:ullUtal III munh~lpal us.' \\'l!h,lUl .1 LDrrespllndmg Jeere;).s.'
<br />1I1 pmdunwn Althol.lI:h simpler wah mdlndual dUl'h c,'mpa-
<br />I1lO:S the L,mcept ml,t:hl abo In1rk IM.I f)(loling ,1rrangem.:nt of
<br />_"l'wr;l! dltche,. l1n ,1 lon~-term h,hb. with ~deLu\"C I,lllo\\'tng or
<br />d~',up (,1 ~(.l/nt' lands Thc~e agreenwnb L-llltld pW\'ldc ,m :mnu-
<br />al 5upph fl,t mUnI(lp;11 growth, \lr pt'n(,dl( supply lor droughl
<br />\l"fl' th;m halt (If Cok'rad"5 ,1~n..:ultur;lllmC;1l[()n demand-
<br />some 2 l) millllln Ji.:re-feet-l~ In tho' :-"\llh I'l.me "nd Ark.al1Si.b
<br />R.Jwr oJsms Idhng 15 percent ot lhlS a..-reag,' \\\luld supply nt:arl~
<br />:'11)(1,("-.\) a..:re-I':('I for Front R.:mge mUnicipal gro\\ th. roughly lW(l-
<br />Ihlrd~ oi pWleut'd 203;.1 mUOlClpal and industnal demand;; ThIS
<br />Illllsn.nes the p'-'tcnllalllf .Ii:nculturall" urhan tLlIlsfas to proteu
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