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3/16/2004
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WSP Section - Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) Status Update
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<br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />t <br />t <br />t <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />THE DENVER POST <br /> <br />Thursoay January 29, 2004 <br /> <br />Water demand to soar <br /> <br />The Statewiae Water Supply Initiative estlmates lhal Colorado will need an <br />additIonal 708.000 acre-teel of .....ate~ by tne yea~ 2030. An acre-tool of waler <br />equals aboul326.000 gallons. enough to suPply up to two families lor a year. <br />The btggesllrlCl'ease5 m oemand are expected In tile Soutt1 Plane and Arkansas <br /> <br />river basins. <br /> <br />Yarfll8.8ndWhrte'" 11 North Plane <br />f Demand: Up 34.".' ~ Demand: Up 25% <br />t 9.800acre-teet_~"') 110acre.1ee1 'I, <br /> <br />~. . South Plane <br />.--Jr:oIorado Demand.: Up &Irk " <br />~ "D-"": d U ,,-,~ 469000acre-teel <br />eman: P~", . I <br /> <br />-- 7=;:zr ~"""-J' <br /> <br />~} Gunnison) ~ . . <br />. Demand: Up 810";'... .. <br />"18.000acre-leel ~~ Arkansas -1 <br />f "; f Demand: Up 41~. ~ <br />f 10B,OOO acre.foot <br />~R;OG'aod1.. I <br />Dolores ", _ Demand: _t <br />I and San Juan"'..." Up 33~. -.i I <br />I Demand: Up 60"10 'r 5,700 r .'] <br />22,000 acre-leel ;8ae-leel J -.--J <br />-.._~ -- . <br /> <br />. ' <br /> <br />Sou'~'~IIM""'ale/Conse'vol>Ol'l Boa'C <br /> <br />TI~~~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Study: Huge water needs <br />loom for state by 2030 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />By Joey Bunch <br />Dfo~ve' Pesl EnvlfonrnenlW111e' <br />Administrators of a state-funded <br />stud\" said Wednesdav !.hat Colo- <br />rado .....ill need enough addnional <br />water to suppl~' the equivalent of a <br />new city with roughly the curnnt <br />populatIOn of metro Denver by <br />2030. <br />The study predicted the South <br />Platte River basin, which supplies <br />Denver and much of northeast Col- <br />orado, will nm 60 percent more <br />water in 26 years than it has to- <br />day, if growth trends hold, <br />Residents and .....ater experts in <br />[ ",ach of Colorado's eight river ba. <br />sins sa\' eopmg with the shortfall <br />I could ffijuin' more coru>ervation, <br />cooperatlvt' dforts betweE'n water <br />interests, reuS(> of existing water, <br />transferring water rights, improv. <br />ing or enlarging exisung dams, <br />pipelin~ and reser.'oirs, or build- <br />ing new ones <br />The Colorado Water Conserva- <br />tion Board heard the newest fLnd. <br />ingsinthrStatf'wideWaterSuppl)' <br />InitiativE"on Wednesday, The study <br />of futurE" .....ater supply and de- <br />mand is funded with $2.7 million <br />from the state water board, <br />MThi5 stud~' will provide a solid <br />foundation for local intf'rests, state <br />policymakers and waler pro\'id:,tS <br /> <br />to determine the best ways to <br />meet current and luture demands <br />for water, and to be- better pre- <br />pared to deal with droughts, such <br />as the current extreme, mulU)'ear <br />drought our state conunues to <br />face.M Eric Wilkinson, chairman of. <br />Ibe Water Gonsen'aban Board, <br />said in a Slatement. <br />The findings are based on sur- <br />Vf'VS wlth 170 Colorado wilter pro- <br />viders as well as anah'sis of wa- <br />ler-u~ trends and other data, ac- <br />cordmg to the study's ..dmini~tra- <br />tors. <br />Thf' 18-mouth study begim in Au- <br />gust and will mc1ude more than 80, <br />public meetings in the state's eight <br />river basins befare iI's completed. .t <br />Participants so far ha\'e placed- <br />sustaining cities, industries and <br />farms among the initiatJ\'e's top ob- <br />jl'Ctivcs. <br />Otherobjecti\'es are: <br />. Optimize existing water sup- <br />pli{>S. <br />. Enhance recreational opportu. <br />nitles; <br />. Pro"ide for em'ironmental en- <br />hancement. <br />. Promote cost.effecti\'eness. <br />. Protect cultural valu~s. <br />. PrOVIde for operational f1exi. <br />bill!\'. <br />.'Comply with applicable laws <br />and regulations <br />
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