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<br />Metropolitan Water Supply Investigations - Phase II Plan of Study <br />7/5/94 4:17 PM <br /> <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />Identify Denver Basin aquifer characteristics including volume of groundwater <br />per acre and production capacity in each aquifer. <br /> <br />Provide genera110cationa1 and economic criteria for development and use of <br />well fields for conjunctive use purposes. <br /> <br />b) Jlpproach <br /> <br />Perform an inventory of Denver Basin Aquifer groundwater resources: aquifer <br />characteristics, tributary classifications, quantity estimates, water quality <br />conditions. location of best aquifer materials, current levels of use, water-level <br />declines, aquifer dynamics, recharge potential, hydrogeologic effects of <br />aquifer recharge. (Should we list likely information sources to be examined?) <br /> <br />Investigate the legal framework of conjunctive use and artificial recharge of <br />Denver Basin aquifers under Colorado Water Law and Federal Law. <br /> <br />Evaluate economic issues related to groundwater withdrawal in declining <br />aquifers. <br /> <br />Identify general environmental and pennitting issues related to well <br />development and wellfield construction. <br /> <br />From the information compiled and reviewed and from analyses performed. <br />identify preferred well field locations, and potential yields of these well fields <br />and geographically portray this infonnation including general location, water <br />sources, production in acre feet per year, costs on an acre foot basis, and <br />environmental issues. <br /> <br />c) Output <br /> <br />A memorandum report presenting compiled fmdings with accompanying <br />graphs, maps and tables as needed. <br /> <br />d) <br /> <br />Sub-Task Leader: Robert TafeLski <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Sub-Task 4b: Artificial Recharge Technical Issues - <br />. , <br />Denver Basin Aquifers . <br /> <br />a) Purpose <br />Based on information reviewed, analyses perfonned and knowledge of <br />Denver Basin aquifers, examine and explain the technical issues related to <br />Denver Basin aquifer artificial recharge. <br />