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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />present Conservancy District boundaries and therefore by exchange <br />or other alternates it may be possible at some future date to supply <br />this source of water to the Town of Keenesburg. <br /> <br />This alternate is assumed not to be available at this time, since <br />it must first be determined whether or not water can be transmitted <br />outside the Conservancy District boundaries. It is believed that <br />this alternate should be pursued in the future since it does not <br />appear that there is another adequate, reliable and inexpensive <br />source of water available to satisfy future water needs for the <br />Town of Keenesburg. <br /> <br />Local Surface Water Sources: Consideration has been given to obtain- <br />ing a supplemental water supply source from surface waters in the <br />nearby vicinity. There is a limited amount of surface water avail- <br />able from reservoirs and/or irrigation ditches in the area. In <br />evaluating this possible source of water for domestic potable water use, <br />several disadvantages become apparent. The use of these surface waters <br />is discussed in the fOllowing paragraphs. <br /> <br /> <br />The number and size of the reservoirs and irrigation ditches in the <br />area a~e limited. Available water rights owned by the reservoir and ditch <br />companies are also limited, and the water rights are generally of low <br />priority. The low priority of the available water rights is a serious <br />problem, because during periods of long-term drought senior water right <br />holders can use up the available water first. Therefore, this would <br />not be a reliable source on a continuous basis without major storage <br />facilities. Storage facilities of the required magnitude seem <br />prohibitive from a cost standpoint and not practical. <br /> <br />The irrigation water is delivered during the irrigation season, there- <br />fore making it difficult for availability on a year around use without <br />major storage facilities and modifications to existing systems. Much <br />of the surface water available to the area is water which is derived or <br />has substantial constribution from the effluent of the Denver Metro <br />Sewage Treatment faciliti~s. Thus, a potential source of pollution to <br />the water exists and should be considered in the treatment processes. <br /> <br />v - 4 <br />