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<br />-I' _ . . ... ., ~I .., ...... _..... __. . .... . . . . ., ... <br />uiS(;U~SIOn ar cnl~ (Ime. fer, me ongmon OJ :;,cnool ulsmcr IS seriOuslY consloenng <br />placement of synthetic turf at their high school football field in the future. Hope this <br />helps. <br /> <br />Mark Heidt - City of Brighton <br /> <br />The Park & Recreation departments for Widefield School District #3 and the City of <br />Colorado Springs have posted signs in the parks asking people to stay off the fields. <br />These restrictions have taken place from October 2003 to April 1, 2004 in an attempt to <br />salvage the playing fields. Memorial Park in Colorado Springs has been worn down to <br />bare dirt. The start of the soccer season has been delayed and practices are limited to <br />one time per week. The number of soccer games scheduled has been reduced from <br />ten games down to eight. <br /> <br />Chuck Mayville, Widefield School District #3 <br /> <br />Monthly Council Briefing, April, 2004 - Water Supply Update <br /> <br />Snowpack Conditions <br /> <br />. Warm temperatures and dry conditions have caused the snowpack in the Cache <br />la Poudre River basin to decline to about 50 percent of average as of Aprill. <br /> <br />. Based on this recent trend, the total runoff from the Poudre River could be <br />similar to the 2002 runoff of 100,000 acre-feet. This compares to the average of <br />about 300,000 acre-feet over the last 100 years or so. Spring precipitation can <br />vary considerably from year to year which can substantially alter actual runoff <br />conditions. <br /> <br />Water Supplv Conditions <br /> <br />. Projected treated water demands are 28,800 acre-feet this year. This assumes <br />that residents will continue to conserve water in 2004 resulting in approximately <br />10% less use as compared to demand levels prior to the current drought. For <br />planning purposes, it is assumed that demands could be as high as 32,000 acre- <br />feet. <br /> <br />. Supplies available for use during the 2004 water year include water carried over <br />from last year, water made available this year from the Colorado-Big Thompson <br />(CBT) system and new water supplies available from the City's water rights from <br />this year's Poudre River runoff. <br /> <br />5 <br />