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<br />... <br /> <br />and new transbasin diversions. In addition to the projects identified <br /> <br /> <br />by other water providers, there is the potential opportunity for water <br /> <br /> <br />providers to participate in existing non-Denver Water Department (DWD) <br /> <br /> <br />projects; specifically, the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Dis- <br /> <br />trict's (NCWCD) Windy Gap project. <br /> <br />Joint System Operation <br />Joint system operation to enhance the water yield for municipsl <br />use in the Denver metropolitan area would consist of conjunctive <br />operation of facilities owned by more than one water provider. The <br />joint system considered to have the most potential for increased yield <br />is the conjunctive operation of Aurora's Spinney Mountain Reservoir and <br />Denver's Antero Reservoir. <br /> <br />New Safe Yield <br />Projects of Other Water Providers. By the year 2035, the maximum <br />potential new s~fe yield resulting from projects of other .water provi- <br />ders could be 48,000 acre-feet per year from the projects identified. <br />This maximum potential safe yield does not ~nclude the yIeld from <br />Thornton's Tarryall Reservoir, which may not be constructed if new DWD <br />South Platte River storage is constructed. The maximum potential new <br />safe yield by the year 2000 could be 3,000 acre-feet per year. <br /> <br />Approximately 9,000 acre-feet of safe yield could be provided from <br />the Windy Gap project to the demand area. An additional 22,000 acre- <br />feet may be available for short-term lease, but the actual time period <br />for a lease has not been specified. <br /> <br />Joint Syatem Operation. Under certain conditions, the conjunctive <br />operation of Spinney Mountain Reservoir and Antero Reservoir may result <br />in an increase in total yield. However, Antero Reservoir's small <br />catchment area, Denver's priority in filling its South Platte River <br /> <br />37 <br />