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precipitatian. Hat dry air fram the sauthwest and MexicO' can cause shart periads af extreme warmth during the summer. In additian, air fram the Pacific cQast, madified by the mavement aver land , influences climate much af the time. Much af the precipitatian falls as snaw with intervening periads af mild, warmer weather which melts and remaves the winter snaW caver. In general, spring is the wettest and windiest seaSan. Flash flaading is aften assaciated with the late spring rains. DEVELOPMENT The majarity af the area is already develaped to' its planned use as shawn an Figure 3-1. Twenty-twO' percent af the tatal study area will be develaped in the future. Twelve percent af this future develapment will be the appraved planned cammunity af Stany Creek. BASIN 6100 The 1,067 acres in Basin 6100 are primarily zaned residential with interspersed parks, schaals, and cammercial and planned unit develapment. Dawnstream of Wadswarth Avenue, the basin is 83 percent develaped and 180 acres are naW under canstructian. Therefare, far hydralagic purpases, this part af the basin is cansidered develaped. The prapased Stany Creek cammunity upstream af Wadswarth Avenue cansists af 210 acres. This area is cansidered undevelaped in this study with existing detentian facilities halding the runaff to' histarical levels. NORTH TRIBUTARY TO BASIN 6200 Land use in the Narth Tributary to' Basin 6200 is mastly residen- tial with same apen park acreage. with the exceptian af ane 20-acre parcel, the tatal Narth Tributary Basin is deve1aped accarding to' the zaned land uses. Far hydralagic purpases, the basin is cansidered fully develaped. DRAINAGE RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS The drainage channel rights-af-way and easements in Basin 6100 and the Narth Tributary to' Basin 6200 are summarized an Table 3-1. Right-af-way and easement infarmatian was abtained fram subdivisian plats. UTILITIES The water and sewer services in the area are pravided by the Sauthwest Metrapa1itan Water and Sanitatian District and the Platte Canyan Water and Sanitatian District. The Public Service Campany pravides gas and electricity to' the area. AlsO', twO' majar pipelines far the Denver Water Baard traverse the study area. Bath pipelines are identified an Figure 3-1 as the Denver Municipal Aqueduct. 3-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I