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<br />Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation <br /> <br />Table of Contents <br /> <br />3.1.4,5. Denver Basin (Nontributary) GroUndwater ....................,.........,...............,.... 27 <br />3.1.4.6. Water Conservation.............,..,.........,..................,.................,..,.....,........".... 27 <br />3.1.5. Existing Conditions ..'....,.....................,....................,........................................... 28 <br />3,1,5,1. Denver Central Sub-Region..................,.........,...,.......,...,...,..........,............... 28 <br />3,1,5,2, South Metro Sub-Region........................,..,..,........................,.....,................. 31 <br />3,1.53. City of Aurora.,......................,.......,...........,........,..........................................31 <br />3.1.5.4. Northeast Metro Sub-Region,..........,....,...............,..:....,......,...........,............. 32 <br />3.1.5.5. Northwest Metro Sub-Region......,.................,.,........,..................................., 33 <br />3,1.6. Future Conditions .....,.....................................,..........................................,........., 33 <br />3,1,6.1, Denver Central Sub-Region........,..............,..........................................,....,.., 36 <br />3.1.6.2. South Metro Sub-Region.....,.............................,..,....,......,................,........... 37 <br />3.1.6.3. City of Aurora.............,.........................,..........,.........,................................... 37 <br />3,1,6.4. Northeast Metro Sub-Region....,..........:...............................,...,..................... 37 <br />3,1,6.5. Northwest Metro Sub-Region,.........,..........,.................................................. 38 <br /> <br />3,2, Water Supply Opportunities ..............,......,......,.............,...............,..............................38 <br />3.2.1, Conjunctive Use ............'...................................................................................... 38 <br /> <br />3 .2.1.1, Background,.,........"....,..;...........................................................'.....,..........,.. 38 <br />3.2.1.2. Conceptual Description of Conjunctive Use ...................':............,............... 40 <br />3.2.1.3. Surface Water Availability ..............................,.............................................42 <br />3.2.1.4. Groundwater and Aquifer Availability ...........,...........,.,..........................,..... 48 <br />3.2,1.5. Analytical Approach,..,..."....,...............".......,...,.....".,.,............."............,.... 53 <br />3.2.1,6. Results of Conjunctive Use Investigations...........................................,......., 54 <br />3.2.1.7. Issues and Concerns................,....,..,.............................................................. 59 <br /> <br />3.2.2. Effluent Management ,...."",....',..."..",.."..,..""..'......,.."..,...".....,...,...,.,..".,....,...68 <br /> <br />3.2.2.1. Backgroimd...,.."..........;,..."..."..,..,."..,..",.............,...,...,..".."......"".,..,....".. 68 <br />3 .2.2.2. Conceptual Definitions."..",...,....""".,..."".,;...,.....""....,...,...,......,.,....".,."" 68 <br />3.2.2.3, Analytical Approach....."..",.........,..".......,...,......,...,.,.....,..,..,.,..,........,....,.", 70 <br />3.2.2.4. Results of Effluerit Management Investigations........................................,... 73 <br /> <br />3,2.2.5. Issues and Concerns,...,..",.",..",........,..,...."....,."..,..,.,.,...,...,...,...,....,..,.,....., 86 <br />3.2.3. Interruptible Supply Arrangements with Agriculture........................................... 89 <br /> <br />3 .23,1, Background",....",.......,...,.....".."..",..".."..."....,.,..".,......."...........",.....,....,.. 89 <br />3.2.3 .2. Conceptual Definitions ...',....",...,.......,..'.,...,.........,.......,...,.......,....".....,.".,.. 90 <br />3.23.3. Sources of Water Supplies,...",..",..,...,.."....,....,..,.",.,...,..."..".."..."...,....,.." 94 <br />3 .2.3.4. Information Development",..",..",....."..",...,.....,.,..".....,..."......,"....,.."....,." 95 <br />3.2.3.5. PurchaselLeaseback Arrangements .......................,..,..........................,......... 99 <br />3.2.3.6. Conditions for Successful Arrangements ...........,...............,.......................'.. 99 <br />3,23.7. Specific Contract Terms....,..,........................,...........................,................, 102 <br />3,23,8. Other Contractual and Procedural Considerations .....................'...'............ 103 <br />3,23,9, Supply Source Considerations,..,...........................................,..................... 104 <br />3,23,10. Economic Considerations ............................,.............,................................' 104 <br />3,23.11. South Platte River Basin Supply Potential..............,..........,...........,...,......., 106 <br />3.2.3,12, Issues and Concerns.....................,............,..,............................,........,......... 108 <br />3.2.4, Systems Integration ,....,....................................'..................,......,............'.......... 110 <br />3.2.4,1, Conceptual Definitions...,...,..,..................................................................... 110 <br />3.2.4.2, Information DevelopmenL........,............,..............................,......,....,........ III <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />Prepared for the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Colorado Department ofNaturaJ Resources by <br />Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, 1002 Walnut Street., Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />,. <br />