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<br />Basin Statistics - These numbers give a general overview of <br />the current (2000) and future (2030) statistics within the basin. <br />Year Population Irrigated Total Current <br /> (2) Acres (5) Diversions (5,7) Useable <br /> Storage (6) <br />2000 2,968,475 1,100,000 4,033.000 acre- 1,134,400 <br /> feet acre-feet <br />2030 4,766,200 990,000' 4.097.000 acre- 1,134,400 <br /> feet acre-feet <br />Percent +60.5% -10% +1.6% 0% <br />Change <br /> <br />South Platte River Basin Water Use, Growth & <br />Water Demand Projections <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources-Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />March 2002 <br /> <br />This is pan of the CWCR's continuing effort to help <br />communities determine \vhether their existing water <br />supplies are adequate, This latest effort hegan in 1999 <br />with a conservation survey of local governments. <br />publication and distribution of a dam site inventory. <br />and series of meetings in each major water basin, Tasks <br />yet to be completed include the puhlication of water <br />information fact sheets. a drought planning assessment/ <br />carry-over storage assessment. and these preliminary <br />growth and water demand projection fact sheets. These <br />materials and others arc available at our wcbsitc. <br /> <br /> <br />-, <br /> <br />South Platte River Basin Projected Future Water Demands 'Q(5.7) <br /> <br />4500 <br /> <br /> W,,'er Oem ands/Diverslona <br /> -N.tiveSupply I <br /> _lrrig.lIonCU i <br /> -MunicipalCU <br /> -Tot.ISurl.ceWaterAvall.ble <br /> _Tot.leu <br />. <br /> <br />4000 <br /> <br />3500 <br /> <br />3000 <br /> <br />2500 <br /> <br />2000 <br /> <br />1500 <br /> <br />1000 <br /> <br />500 <br /> <br />2000 <br /> <br />2010 <br /> <br />2020 <br /> <br />2030 <br /> <br />Yea. <br /> <br />Sout"Pla"eSnlnPOPulatl<>nbyC<>untyf21 <br /> <br />800.000 <br /> <br />700.000 <br /> <br /> <br />soo.""" <br /> <br />! '00,000 <br /> <br />300000 <br /> <br /> <br />100.000 <br />I . i 1 , , , , <br /> , , i ! . , g , <br />1 I ~ , ~ 1 8 <br /> , <br /> <br /> <br />Greg Walcher <br />DNR Executive Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Drllft <br /> <br />n Nulin' 'suppl). = <br />Unlkpll'ICd. unn':);UI:III..'J <br />;J\',lil;lhk :-.urfncl' \I..Her. <br />CU = Con~lImpli\"l' LTst' <br />= Amount of waler <br />t:on:-.ullll'd :lIlt! 10,' to lh\.' <br />,yq("m whik applyin!! <br />water tn a hl'ndil.ial U"l'. <br />Wakr I)t'mandsl <br />Uh't'Tsiuns = Alllllunlllf <br />WOller removed frnm till' <br />system-wolln may <br />r\.'wrn 10 the sln'am if 110\ <br />l"IlllslIlllPlin:ly llsed. <br />Tutal SUrfloll't' Wakr <br />A\"uihlhle == Natin' <br />Supply + lmpol1s from <br />other h:lsin\. <br />Impllr" = 341.000AF <br /> <br />+ Il<lscd on lht. Tri-Stalc A~n.'cment t.stim,11c of a 10(,f dedine in projt'clcd w;lter ddi\cric> <br />for irrigation between 2000 and 20;\0 <br /> <br />Tri-Statf.' Co()peratin' Agrt'l'lIu.'nt <br />The future t1cn"lopment of SmJth Platte \\-'Olter will be afteL'teu by the presence of threatened anu endangered spc(ics in the <br />Central and Lower Platte Ri\-er in Nebraska. rUlUre water development on the South and North Platte Rivers could threaten Ihe <br />continued existence of the whol)ping (rane. piping phwer. least tern. and pallid sturgeon. III order to aJdress ESA COllcerns. a <br />13-year conperati,.e program to address past and future ''-''ater de\'elopment is being developed. O)lorado \\'illcontribute 27.0(lO <br />anc feCI of water on an average annual basis. consistent with Colorado 'v'ater law. for mitigation related to past water <br />de\.elopment. Future water development will abo need to consider species and habitat issues. <br /> <br />. <br />