FLOOD02847

• County: Statewide
• Community: State
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation Final Report
• Date: 1/1/1999
• Prepared For: CWCB
• Prepared By: Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, Inc.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation

Table of Contents

3.2.5.1. Background.... .......... ....... .......... ... ..... ...................... ...... .... .......... ........ ......... 120
3.2.5.2. Conceptual Definitions... ...... ...... .... ............... .... ..... .... ........... ..... ..... ............ 121
3.2.5.3. Information Development.......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..... ..... .......... ............. 122

3.2.5.4. Results......................................................................................................... 123
3.2.5.5. Issues and Concerns..................................................................................... 124

4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................... 127

4.1. Cooperative Water Supply Opportunities................................................................... 127

4.1.1. Conjunctive Use ................................................................................................. 127
4.1.2. Effluent Management ......................................................................................... 128
4.1.3. Interruptible Supply ............................................................................................ 129
4.1.4. Other Systems Integration Opportunities ........................................................... 130

4.2. Adequacy of Metro Denver Area Supplies................................................................. 130
4.3. Overview of Water Supply Strategies ........................................................................ 132
4.4. Regional Impacts and Trends ..................................................................................... 133

4.5. Process-Related Observations and Recommendations............................................... 134

5. REFERENCES................................................................................................................. 136

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Prepared for the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Colorado Department of Natural Resources by
Hydrosphere Resource Consultants. 1002 Walnut Street, Suile 200, Boulder, CO 80302