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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />provide for the completion of these regionally specific studies on a local cost-share basis, <br />The CWCB provided $10,000 to each of three regions - the southern metro, the northeast, <br />and the northwest - which in turn was matched by an additional $25,000 in each region. <br /> <br />The southern region study provides a more refined level of analysis than was included in <br />the MWSI on how a conjunctive use project could work The northwest region study <br />provides a more detailed description of future unmet needs, system "bottlenecks," and <br />under-utilized water rights and collection / delivery system assets of Broomfield, Arvada, <br />Westminster, Denver Water, and Consolidated Mutual, The northeast study focuses on <br />effluent reuse opportunities for Thornton, Denver, Brighton, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, <br />FRICO, and others, <br /> <br />A final report has been completed and delivered for the northwest metro region, A final <br />report has been completed for southern region, but still requires some minor editing prior to <br />delivery, Extensive data collection and organization and some modeling has occurred in <br />the northeast study, but Thornton's litigation with Denver has temporarily stalled <br />completion of this study. <br /> <br />NEXT STEPS <br /> <br />In the southern region, the Douglas County Water Authority, Denver Water, and the <br />Colorado River Water Conservation District have agreed to step back from a focused <br />examination of conjunctive use to look morC generally at management of the in-basin water <br />assets available to the southern region water providers, This analysis is necessary to <br />address long-standing concerns expressed by western slope that growing communities in <br />the southern metro area need to do more with the water they have before seeking additional <br />supplies from the west slope, Resolutions supporting this analysis have been adopted by <br />the three organizations, and are attached, Scoping for this analysis has just gotten <br />underway, and is expected to be complete by this fall, after which the parties envision a two <br />year analysis of options to more fully use in-basin water supplies, Presently, there is no <br />role contemplated for the state of Colorado, though the parties have been informed that the <br />Department ofN atural Resources would assist if invited. <br /> <br />There are presently no continuing efforts involving the state in either the northeast or <br />northwest regions, though opportunities do exist to continue to nurture discussions <br />regarding cooperative water supply actions, . <br /> <br />- <br />