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<br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />In some areas with tourism-based economies, per-capita water use may be more than <br />expected, because of a seasonal population which isn't included in the permanent population. <br />Places with available irrigation water for outside watering may have lower per-capita water <br />estimates because municipal water isn't used for flower beds. <br /> <br />The study attempts to accountfor every nuance between communities. <br /> <br />'We wanted to get it as real as we could," said Brown. <br /> <br />The per-capita water use averages in each county were multiplied by the projected populations <br />to reach the estimates. <br /> <br />Figures for environmental water needs, such as endangered species, have not been included <br />the study yet, said Brown. Initial estimates include\adjudicated water rights and agricultural, <br />municipal and industrial needs. <br /> <br />Estimates of how much water Colorado has to develop on the Colorado River range from <br />300,000 acre-feetto 800,000 acre-feet. During the next two months, the study will evaluate <br />water supply, how much water the state can develop, interbasin issues, compensation and <br />mitigation. <br /> <br />The entire study is scheduled for completion in about a year. The next meeting scheduled for <br />the Colorado River Basin is April 28. The next meeting for the Gunnison River Basin will be <br />17 in Montrose. <br /> <br />Erin Mcintyre can be reached via e-mail atemcintyre@gjds.com. <br />