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<br />'9. <br /> <br />Document No. SO! the Blue River Decree, and Section 11 of PL-485 for <br /> <br /> <br />some aspects of phase 2. Also, if the exchange involved the joint-use <br /> <br />reservoir, there would be issues related to site selection, acquisition <br /> <br />of water rights, and permits. <br /> <br />GROUND WATER - SATELLITE WELL FIELD <br /> <br />To examine the feasibility of using ground ",ater from the Denver <br />basin aquifers as a source of water, a hypothetical layout of a large- <br />capacity well field ",as modeled. The ability of the well field to <br />deliver water for the 1985 through 2035 study period was tested by <br />using a model developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. <br /> <br />The hypothetical well field was located in a 36-square-mlle ares <br /> <br /> <br />immediately east of the town of Parker, Colorado. This location was <br /> <br />selected because there is relatively little non tributary ground water <br /> <br />development in the general area; all four Denver basin aquifers are <br /> <br /> <br />present; sand thicknesaes and aquifer pressures are relatively high; <br /> <br />and the area is relatively close to Denver, thus minimizing development <br /> <br />costs. The well field could be located in other parts of the basin and <br /> <br />developed more or less for municipal water uses. <br /> <br />Ground water that would be available from the four aquifers was <br /> <br /> <br />estimated in accordance with the provisions of Senate bill 213 and <br /> <br />Senate billS. Ground water estimated to be available from the four <br /> <br /> <br />aquifers totaled approximately 30,000 acre-feet per year. <br /> <br />New Safe Yield <br /> <br /> <br />A single satellite well field could contribute to the yield of a <br /> <br />municipal supply as (I) a sole supply; (2) a peaking supply; or (3) an <br /> <br />integrsted part of a combined surface and ground water supply system. <br /> <br />34 <br />