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<br />tLo <br /> <br /> <br />Requi......ents for Additional <br />Avater Supplies <br />~equircments for adduionaJ statC\\1de \\'3ler <br />supplies will be prunarily generated from the <br />following: M&I demands from an mcrcasmg <br />instate population and Ulw..'ascd agricultural <br />use and :-'1&1 demands 10 clO\\TIstR-am <br />compact states utilizmg Colorado River, <br />South Platte Rj.:er and Arkansas Rj\'cr flows. <br />Impacts on future Colorado water <br />development potencial under mtcrstalc <br />compacts and cnnronmcnr:1l programs <br />currcruly being negotiated can not he <br />estimated at present, but could prm'c to be <br />significant cOOstr:llnts on water development <br />In the next cemury. <br /> <br />'Ine need for adduional :\1&1 water was <br />estimated by State \'(later Dtvislons based on <br />the projl.-"Ctcd population, water demands, <br />and the 1996 Colorado Water r-..:ccd" $un:cy <br />results. .\ range of dry-year pelds for <br />existing water supply projects was dc\'e1opcd <br />based on In\\."- and high.)icld estimates for <br />\\"ater agl'noes not prO\iding this <br />"formation in rt.'turned sun:cys" <br /> <br />~lthough It L" not possible to <br />de\"elop precIse proJecnons of <br />future regional or stafl'wide water <br />requirements, the fullowing <br />obsernDons can safely be made" <br /> <br />HOUD' <br /> <br />B'Unt <br /> <br />238000' <br /> <br />1. .:\n addirionall,O(M),OnO to <br />l,450,OOOacre-feet \nIl bt: <br />needed to meet grOWIng .\1&1 <br />demands in Colorado by the <br />year 21 00" <br />2. Agricultural demands arc nOI <br />eXJX'cled [0 increase through <br />the year 2100. <br />3. Denunds for co\-tronml'nral <br />programs (e.g., endangered fish <br />reco\"ery programs) may impact <br />when and where future water <br />dC'o"c1opmemcan occur. <br />4" Increasing denunds 111 <br />downstream states may put <br />addlOonal stress on Colorado <br />. water resoun:t.~. particularly m <br />the Cppcr Colorado Rj.,er, <br />South Platte Ri\"er and <br />.:\rbnsas RI\"cr BaSIns.. <br /> <br />2.I,gOOI <br /> <br />1,9IBOIll <br /> <br />11.100001 <br />.e <br /> <br />~ IJt/lDOI <br />;g <br /> <br />mooD, <br /> <br />1.100001 <br /> <br />..... <br /> <br />"'''' <br />"" <br /> <br /> <br />5" \'X':Her coo:.;er....:l.Don pracnces, while important. arc not CXpcctL-d to <br />sati..;f)" future water supply needs alone, <br />(I. ProJcctt.-cl demand will exceed currently dcyclopcd supplies m some <br />reh'1ons In the next 20 years, Given the rune rCtlUlrcd to implement <br />water de,"c1opmcnr projects, efforts arc warranted to expedite currently <br />proposed projects and encourage planning of ncu" projects.. <br /> <br />The Colorado \X'ater :\eedo; Sun"ey IdL'1lufied o'"er SO significant water <br />dL.....c1opmem projects or strategies which arc currently being considered <br />by the SL'lte's water agenol's.. These mclude opaons from consrrucring new <br />re:;.en:01rs to enhancIng v.-astewatcr reclamaaon opportunitics. The <br />majority of these proJecb; ",ill n.'t.)wre l11tce-agency and often inter- <br />r<.-gional coordinanon. pbnrung and fundmg to become a Ct..aJity. <br /> <br />"Ihe curren( trend is toward dc\"Cloping mulnple sm.aller projects for <br />ml'ering future demands rather than a few large projects (such as Two <br />Forks Dam). Funher resL'arch into SpL'Clfic projects is rccommended to <br />assess which ha'"c the most potennal for furthenng the goals of the Farm <br />Bureau and its COnSnnK'1ltS. <br /> <br />Another trend is towan! denlopmg u.'ltabases and decision support <br />systems to better understand and manage rl':-;oun:es on a watershed basis.. <br />State agcnoes arc currently using or developing these tools now, including <br />the Colorado Rt\"er Oeasion Support System, the Rio Grande Decision <br />SuppOrt System. the South Platte \'('ater Rights ,\lanagemem System, and <br />HydroHase. The Colorado \X/atcr Consen'auon Board and the Di...ision <br />of Watl'r Resources plan to integrate dlcse tools into one state",ide <br />"Colorado Water Decision Support System:' .:. <br /> <br />b{l..~na" <br />old. <br />'ftllr)'llil <br /> <br />.-.-,,- <br />/ <br />/ <br />/ <br />/ <br />/ <br />/ <br />. <br /> <br />-.- PIOJlKftd Demand 8o}td <br />on Popu..IKHI PfO,,(IOfI~ <br /> <br />Pro,ecltdAddiliolal <br />SlJIdy hqgirld ~ <br />I.DOO.OOOllC.fI <br />. <br />1.450.000IX.fI <br /> <br /> <br />_L <br /> <br />..WNIBOIt <br />old. <br />ytlIrpi:f <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />911.101 <br /> <br />". <br />/ <br />. <br />/ <br />. <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />'Ill <br /> <br />,,,, <br />Yoo, <br />Stalewide Projected M&I Demond versus Dry.'teor Yield <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />!1M <br />