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<br />-. <br /> <br />DOUGLAS COUNTY WATER RESOURCE AU1HORITY <br /> <br />ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY <br />_PINES NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT <br />NWOOD WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT <br />Do LAS COUNTY <br />INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT <br />MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT <br />PARKER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT <br />ROXBOROUGH PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT <br />WILLOWS WATER DISTRICT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CASTLE PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT <br />CENTENNIAL WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT <br />DONALA WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT <br />EAST CHERRY CREEK VALLEY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT <br />MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO.4 <br />NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT <br />PINERY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT <br />TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK <br /> <br />November 5,1999 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />NOV C 3 1999 <br /> <br />Mr Peter Evans <br />Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />Colbrz.::.:-; <br />c.:o~r.~l:.".' "."". <br /> <br />Subject: Douglas County Water Resource Authority - Update on Status and Request for Grant <br />Monies <br /> <br />Dear Mr Evans: <br /> <br />The Douglas County Water Resource Authority (DCWRA) has, by Resolution and negotiation of a <br />Plan of Study, partnered with the Denver Water Board and Colorado River Water Conservation <br />District to develop a greater understanding of how the long term water supply needs of the south <br />Denver metropolitan area can be met. <br /> <br />Development o(a Plan of Study <br /> <br />This partnership has matured through a collaborative planning process where elected officials, <br />executive level managers and their staff have identified an approach to developing a better <br />understanding of the preliminary recommendations contained in the Metropolitan Water Supply <br />Investigations. A healthy dialogue between the three parties has identified issues that should be <br />considered in developing a future water supply and the opportunities that could be realized. Those <br />discussions were also extremely helpful in identifying the process by which intergovernmental <br />cooperation could be enhanced and complement the activities of the working groups who are <br />addressing the technical questions identified in the Plan of Study. <br /> <br />Through those discussions, a number of important planning criteria for each of the participants were <br />identified. These included the need to consider the effective and economic development of local water <br />resources available to DCWRA members before renewable supplies would be introduced from other <br />areas such as the South Platte River and ultimately from more remote sources such as transmountain <br />watersheds. Any future integrated water plans would incorporate demand management (conservation, <br />nonpotable reuse, system integration, and optimal use of existing water rights) as well as supply-side <br />alternatives such as additional pumping of the Denver Basin aquifers and renewable supplies. This <br />approach will optimize the use of available groundwater and local resources and allow the managed <br />incorporation of new water supplies into the Front Range communities. The Plan of Study also <br />recognizes that utilities will be expected to pay a threshold cost for local water supplies before a new <br />source of supply from another basin is developed. These important recognitions were made by the <br />partnership as fundamental assumptions if this process was to produce a "win-win" situation for all <br />groups and lead to implementation of recommended approaches. <br /> <br />100 THIRD STREET. CASTLE ROCK. CO 80104 , (303) 66Q.7400 , FAX (303) 688-1293 <br />