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<br />41:........8 <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado Water Development Study - <br />.. 999 Update <br /> <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />Project Goals <br />In t 996 the Colorado farm Bureau <br />1n1tJMeJ the Colorado \'('atef Dc\"c1opml.'nl <br />Snldr to pcm-ide an un'nOll'\\" of current <br />and pWJI:cted water resources conditions <br />in the State of Colorado. The mformatlon <br />rcm-ided in chis study will assist Colorado <br />water mtercs[s and the public 10 c\"alu3ung <br />proposed Colorado water prolC'crs, <br />prionti7ing those pro)t:cts. and <br />formulating reconuncndatlons and <br />strategics for fundmg and Implementing <br />preferred projects. This 1999 L:pdalc <br />reflects current poputanon trends and <br />emerging water development Issues. <br /> <br />The project scope IIlcludt'd: <br />. Projl'cr Coloradu water supply needs <br />. and uses ro the year 2100. <br />Prepare an o\"crncw of eXistIng <br />Colorado water supply" <br />. Invenrory warer dC\Tlopment agcncIcs, <br />growth projectIons and water supply <br />projccrions. <br />. Im"cntory propmed watcr dc\"c!opment <br />and storage Proll'C(S. <br />. Prepare a rcp(Jrt summanzmg the <br />ftndings of the srudy. .:. <br /> <br />. <br />7 <br /> <br />lxisting Colorado Water Supplies <br />_ \0 oven"jcw of eXJScing Colorado water supplies was prepared based on <br />the bt'st mtormanon available from Staw watl'r resourc('S agenCIes. .\Iost <br />evaluanons arl' based on 1970 and 1 fJR5 data. <br />The Colorado \X'atcr CIlIlSen"arion Board h3s esnm31ed the tot:tl :l\'allab\c <br />state watcr supply tu be 15,(, nullion acre-fl'ct" Curn:m annual <br />consumptn"c use IS :tboU! 6.1Im\hon :l.cre-fl'clln an :l.\"Cragl' ~'l-:.lr. <br />Interstatc compacts IT1.'lY limit Increases III furun: (onsumpU\'c use to as <br />httlc as 450,OlKl acre-teet. <br /> <br /> I.... <br /> 1l1li.. <br /> ... <br /> I........ <br />-! 1....... <br />.. ... <br /> .... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br /> <br />112100.11 <br /> <br />, <br />) <br /> <br />(olorado Hislori(Avetoge Annua[ <br />Stream Flows by Woler Divi~on <br /> <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />+- llIdIlttlliMfl ...ltr ......... ""01 <br />1t'iotrtlf"llIllJ,."a.r.. <br /> <br />Oft"" IInr 0.....11 <br />. PlnIJI AI. CMY.~ <br /> <br /> <br />PresenlandFutureSlate <br />Waler(ansumplion <br /> <br />II Tf <br />U <br /> <br />~ <br />_~._1 .....,~._l _0._1 <br /> <br />Ari",ft <br /> <br />_"._4 .....Do.-S """"Do....... _~....I <br /> <br />:Seven basllls arc currentl" nt-:.lr the lnmts of <br />deplcuons or consumpn\'l' use on the baSIS of m- <br />state use or mtlTstate compacts; <br /> <br />. _~Ri"'t:rBa.'iDl <br />. 1.<1. Platt Rr.-cr Ba.'iDl <br />. RLp.iliI>= Rnu Ba"" <br />. IM.JITUC"Rr.crlh-m <br /> <br />. RloC;r.mRnuHa.'itt1 <br />. G d:i Cn..-d; B.l.~l <br />. ~uth Plane Ri...cr Ih'iDl <br /> <br /> <br />"--. <br /> <br />TheCok,radoRln-rBa.'U1 and~th Plme Rnu Ha..;tfl <br />hl,-c dle potl"f1na1 (("Jf ackhoon:\1 ckplC'tlOll1> oo.';l-d on <br />e;nm;'ut'S oj cunt'nl u."'C' under dlC' cOrTlfXlcts. llr"'\l.'\"l-r.. <br />future W;ltt"T n'J'.l1rcrm.nt:< il'" l''I1dangcn:d ,,~ IttOHTY <br />P">grnrru' manducd by dll' I:>t:panmc'I1I ojUlt" ulTtnnr tn <br />b: IIh oo.';U1.'; may arft"Cf Whln m....". w:l!er dt....C'klpITK"l1llJl <br />the;(.' oo..'\U1.'; em ocrur. \'atl.'%" ~'ffiUlts tOr these- <br />l11'1I'OllCllffit:1l prngnm..; are cum.ntly bang negon.1tl'1.l by a <br />con..;;ornum oj alTed:lU mtctl.-sl5. ':' <br />