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<br />Colorado n1;lio .<;t,'m and SUlT,''<.~i...' UM',
<br />FruIn a qU'llllit~. "I.mul''';nl, Ilround.....ah.( it; not ;J'Hi('-
<br />ipal"c.! to h.- a m.1JlH ;"tditiunal ~our<'" or W;lll'r. TIwt;latus
<br />of y,-,'1I sour,'''' as" cJwap. <'lq,..di"nt 111I'lho\l uf suppl)' is
<br />rapidl) rh~lIlginll, 11,.> Stal(' fo:ngin('",'" n'qum'm,'nt.l; ({'gatd.
<br />inll yi..lds from 3th'sian \\'('lIs and ror includml!: ,,11..110.....
<br />,,"('lis in till' 1;ur[.I('''' priorit~. S)"'<;\t'nl. ,dung wIth innpa!>ing
<br />qu"li!y dl'lrr"dation uf ""OW ullrunfirwd ..quir..rs, an'
<br />makini: Ihis nll'th"d of supply hoth m",(' ":l:p..nsiH' and 1(',.",
<br />"llr3ctin'. Th(' Impact or tl1<''''' fat'lort; is alrpady ('\'jd...ol
<br />with slIm.- prim.,r)" .H,'a ,,~('nc,,'s and wIll "ff.'ct all ""l'll
<br />u,f>rsinth,'fulun'
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<br />Tu'ah.d Wah" F:wiliU..,;
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<br />TI\(. 67 5upply "I:"IW;"" ('urn'ntl)' "1lt'T:lI.. 35 1rl'atm,'nl
<br />f,...iht;,." fur surf;,.... wal..r TIll',," f;,..;I;Ii.'" alonl!' wllh tliret"
<br />""ft"ninc- IIlill1t" "l1O nunwrou" w,'II~. ll", ","sl m,]junly of
<br />which <lr,' I'hlur1l1"I..o, 11;1\',. ;. "omhirwd "ap.lt'it~. "f R~7
<br />:\\GD 11li, "umil"fI's wilh" m;!x (by d,'malld of !-I5U :\1GO
<br />Tho,,' ill!'''rl,'i.', pr""'''lly c!,'ri,'wnl ill tn'alnwnl "ilP<l,'ily to
<br />nlf'rl max 0.." d..n1;lI1,l" Illl'lud.. D"I1\'l'r. AUrura, BouldN.
<br />\\,,,.lmillsl,'r. ~;';uuth ,\dalll" C..unl~', Bruomf".ld. LafaYl'tll'
<br />..mJ Erie. Twal..d w;ll.., "t'lr;'I!'" in uI'''r I 00 lank" IUlal, ;,2]
<br />:\IG illH.I pumpmj: cap".',l)" lut;.ls 1,310 ~IGD.
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<br />Finan,'ial!)al;.
<br />TOI;t1 ,J,'pn','i"l<'1I s~'~I"m \';du.' Is "pproxim,Il"]Y
<br />$120.000,000, nol indu.linl: 1\';,I.'r ril:h", Y"MIY"I"'ratiun
<br />;lnd mailll"II:t,w.. ;s lwarl\' ~2;1.0(\O.OOU U,,"d..d ind{'hll'd.
<br />110'"., lol;.l, 73'J- of' c!..pn...lal"d 'y,t,'m \"ahw or
<br />$305,000,000.
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<br />Th.. pruj"I'lt'd ",'ni",' ;u.."s and r,'quin'o CwilitlO's 1<1
<br />m....t fulllr... d.'mands for ,';]"h sysl.'m han' h""1l df'taill'd in
<br />Oll' Pr.."",\' ..Ir,'" '\11/""1(10; Th"". ;llIaly.,., ....hld, amounl
<br />I" "'U]""I]lu,,1 ,I,'"gll'. ;I"unw 111;.1 '''10' "f ~"\"rill p();'~lhl.,
<br />.IH"'rn;'II\"'~ w;1l I,.. ...loph'd h~ ",ld1 ;lJ:"IlCY 'n,,'~' hal'l'
<br />''''''IIIll'rf..rm,'d prlm;lrily fur ,'usl,'ompari">II pllf"",,'~ and
<br />an' baM'd .'11 "fll"ria adopt,'1I by tll(' tl.'n""r H..glu,1;t1
<br />('"um'd "r (;".'.'rnn1>'111.<
<br />~\ hasl<' ;ls...uml,twn "n whldl "';.l"r s~'stt'm ,Io's;l:ns hil...'
<br />h,'.'n p"'mi.,,,tJ " tl,.. I'rllj,'cI,'d ~r"wlh and distribulion of
<br />pupulatl<Il1, Ch;1I1~"" in tl1O' IIrol"f"h'd ral,' and IUI'al;o" of
<br />~owth .....,11 ,,'quir.' upd"tilll: uf tht> slud)',
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<br />~I,'lropolilall Alt,'malin's
<br />Tht> ,.;, prim'lrr ;H...a SUppliNS "lulli,'d vary in Ill<'
<br />mt>thod, uf prll\'.dillf wal..r. rall~llll: rrom shallu..... .......11.'1
<br />alonl!' Ill(' Soulh Pl"lIp Ri\','r nUlI,'illm to multi'million
<br />dull:.r in'-",Im.'nls III Iransmount,lI" ol\','r.ion" Ea"t"fn
<br />,,10,'" wal.'r r{',ouft."" ,.1'.' lJ-l'comins;: 1.,,,-, "I'lIil"hll' (orc'inlllhe
<br />,t<~quisillon "usls tlf IlwSl' walN r;1,:h", tu nj;l'. whil..
<br />transm"UI1I;llll dl.....r&iuns ..f mol''' dist'IIlI sO,H,'t"S rl'f/uin'
<br />hiJ:hl'r 1Il11iJl "Jplt,,1 IIlw'stmt>nl" 1'.llIs "nd olh(>r ,'onc,'rns
<br />"Ull\:"st th,,1 alt,'mati\,t>, In II'f' contmu'IIlC" of Ih.. ,'xi'ling
<br />s,""t"m slHlllld h.. IIlwo,(ia.:al..d, With Ill(' runlinu;.lion of
<br />~ulti\ll., "'PM;]t., ;J1:"IH'i.,~. tNm,'d altt'rllati.'" A. lh..
<br />("lluwillJ: alt"rn..ll"'S can h,' C'omp"r,'tJ. This i" done III
<br />Tabll' 2.
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<br />Alh'rn"til(' H - K..w \\""t..r \\"hol.>;.al.. Ag"IR')'
<br />An ar..a'wld,' raW wal..r authllrll\' off",... beC'"u,,' of il,;
<br />~'l". II,.. rmannal ha,,,. for maj:"'r llllrl..rto1klllll's Thi"
<br />alto>rn<lli\'" rllot,'mpl"t"s Ihat such "n "~"n..y .....uuld pn),'ur"
<br />raw watN 10 m",'l lIl<' 11O'..d" of Ih,' primary art'a and
<br />tJi~tribut.. th.. raw walt'r for rl'..d.- I" supply all'"nrll'S TIlt'
<br />.'conomit", of Sll., ,hould h.' r<:'n"("I,'d in Ihl' acclui'ltion and
<br />LIming of raw wal..r lh",'lopm"llt llo.......H'r. ('C'"nom,es In
<br />Ih.. pr()('.'s.'IO!: and d"tribUliun uf wain .....ould not IK'
<br />r<.'alizl'd and S(lOW ;It!tlitiUlul ('."t ""]lIlcl ho:' lncufTt'd io raw
<br />water IrdnSm'M>101l and ;Iddlll'Ollal admlnislral'"n.
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<br />Altt'rllaLi\1' C - Tn'alt>d W"It'r \\'hol,'",,11' ,\g,'n,.y
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<br />,\11 <l1:"II"} whIch wtlule! sllppl~' ;1lI<! 11"'011 w,,"'r for Ill<'
<br />01<'lr"1'0Ilt;1I1 "n';; "ffl'r, "u~l s;,..inc.s in b"lh <If tll<'s{' arC'a'
<br />SUl'h "11 ;01:"'II"y w,,"1d "ff.'r th.' ;1{1\'antJt.:..~ "r altt'rI\;]I;.'t" B.
<br />hut would still arl.1 lilt' hurdI'll or 0Ill' mor.. 1""..1 of
<br />administr"tlOll to tIlt' <In'::I .....ith re'"ullanl rost.
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<br />Alt,'rnl.lh., I> - Tut,,1 S..ni.... '\I':,'n,')
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<br />,\ sin!:l.. "lwnC'y .....hlrh would h;mcll", o111lllt' WaiN supply
<br />fuo('tions of Ihl' prim'lr)" ~Iucl~' ;trf~" wtluld tlff"r Ihl' most
<br />"11pital cost SiI\'illl!" of th.. four "11NI1,,II\'.,s It is "Iso th..
<br />onl)' "lll'fIl:lti..... off.-rinll: lilt' po....sjbility or ;J S;H'IIlG:S ill
<br />up..r'ltion and m'llnlpnanC''' C'{ISl.~.
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<br />Comparison of Alh'rnali\t,s
<br />Th.. cunlinu.llion ..f lIlt' pU'wIlI multipl.. a[:"ll""
<br />appr.."rh to \..."t"r "l'f\"W'" could "lppl~ Iho> !lC"tls of th~'
<br />pflm"r~ aro';; Ihrou;!hnUI Ih.. stud~ ,....rr..cl Ollwr <III..,'
<br />n;lIil." 00 ..cr.'r s..m,' IWIlf'fil~ .""'r 1111, S\',I,'m h"wl'\'"r
<br />sudl ;IS r..du....d c"PII;ll CI"". rf'clut'",j- "Iwr:lllnn ,Ilui
<br />m<linll'l\;In".' 'Tlst, impro,'pd wah'r quality and '1\'.]ilabiliIY.
<br />;lIld impr......c! 1"\,..1 or "'ni,'" 10 "'1111' C\'-'I,,"Wl"; Th,',,,
<br />pu...siblt> h..ndlt" M.' comp;;,...l in T;;thl" :! It sh..uld b..
<br />not..d lhal .>om., "1!'''nC'i..~ "Ir..ad~ "njo~' Ih.>,,, h,.tll'fill'.
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<br />SECO:\.IIARY.-\HE.-\
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<br />Th.. """olldar~' ,lud~ ill";!. for thl~ "'I'<lrl ""<l"I~I" of
<br />l'l":lr Crt'..k and (;II,IIn ('aunllr., and Ih.. unurballlZl'd
<br />portion" ..f AdanL~, Ar"pahf)~, Bnuld,'r. nOUt:tl~ ,lnd J..fr"r.
<br />Stln Coul1li,,~, 111<' ,If..a slr",..h"" for I 20 mil,,~ from tilt"
<br />.."nt.al C"lor;;tdu pi""" to In.. Contin...ntJI [)I\'id.. Ell"
<br />\iltioll,S ran;!" from 3hnut a,VOO f{'o'l I" w..ll aho\.' 11.000
<br />r....t. TIlt' town" and dl~ln.'''' swdi..d Induu" c(.mmult"r or
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