PROJ00441

• Contract/PO #: C153459
• Contractor Name: Loveland, City of
• Water District: 0
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0 INTRODUCTION................,.....,......................... 1-1

1.1 Background and Purpose ................................. 1-1
1.1.1 Phase I - Drought Study ......................... 1-2
1.1.2 Phase II - Evaluation of Alternatives ........... 1-2
1.1,3 Phase III - Feasibility Study.....,............. 1-3

1. 2 Plan of Study .......................................... 1-3
1. 2.1 Phase I - Drought Study ......................... 1-3
1.3 Report Organization.................................... 1-4

2.0 METHODOLOGy................................................. 2-1

2.1 \later Availabili ty ..................................... 2-1
2.2 \la ter Demand ........................................... 2-4
2.3 Total \later Supply Available to City................... 2-5
2.4 Evaluation of System yield............................. 2-6

3.0 LITERATURE REVIE\I AND DATA COLLECTION (TASK 1) .............. 3-1

4.0 STREAMFLO\l ANALYSIS - BIG THOMPSON RIVER (TASK 2) ........... 4-1

4.1 Example of Data Augmentation Procedure ................. 4-1
4.2 Hydrology of Big Thompson River Basin ................., 4-3
4.3 Augmentation of Historic Streamflow Record
for Big Thompson River ................................. 4-4
4.3.1 Hydrologic Data Used in Augmentation Process ... 4-6
4.3.2 Augmentation Results............................ 4-7
4.4 Generation of Synthetic Streamflow Record
for Big Thompson River ................................. 4-9

5.0 INFLO\l ANALYSIS - COLORADO-BIG THOMPSON PROJECT (TASK 3) .... 5-1

5.1 Hydrology and Operation of CBT Project .,..,......,..... 5-1
5.2 Estimation of Historic Inflow to CBT Project ....,...... 5-3
5.3 Augmentation of Historic Record of CBT Inflows ......... 5-5
5,4 Generation of Synthetic Inflow Record for CBT Project 5-7

6.0 INFLO\l ANALYSIS - \lINDY GAP PROJECT (TASK 4) ................ 6-1
7.0 \lATER DEMAND AND SUPPLY FORECASTS (TASK 5) .................. 7-1

7.1 Fu ture \la ter Demands ................................... 7-2
7.2 Acquisition of Additional \later Rights/\later Supplies ,. 7-2