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� <br />2.0 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING WATER USE <br />I2.1 INTRODUCTION, <br />I This Study began by collecting existing data related to the Study Area in <br />order to define historic water usage and shortages; to identify the water <br />suppliers and their existing facilities; and to develop a data base for use in <br />� the Study. <br />2.2 DATA COLLECTION <br />IThis Study was built upon the large body of existing data including the <br />following: reports of previous studies; topographic, geologic and land use <br />I maps; aerial photos; hydrologic data; climatologic data; water rights data; <br />water diversion data; historical water use data; wildlife (including fishery) <br />data; water quality data; data related to the environment in the Study Area; <br />Irecreational use data; and demand forecasts. <br />1 The primary sources of information included the following: the U.S. <br />Bureau of Reclamation (USBR); the U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE); the Colorado <br />I Water Conservation Board (CWCB); the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); the <br />Colorado State Engineers ,Office (SEO); the Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />I (CDOW); the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM): the National Park Service <br />(NPS): the U.S. Forest Service (USfS); the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />(USFWS); the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service (SCS); <br />Iand municipalities, recreational entities, environmental organizations, and <br />agricultural water user groups within the Study Area. <br />2.3 INVENTORY OF NATER SUPPLY ENTITIES AND FACILITIES <br />� For the purpose of this Study, water suppliers and users in the Study <br />I Area were categorized by their primary purpose as either regulatory, <br />hydroelectric, agricultural, or municipal and industrial (M&I). <br />2-1 <br />