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<br />Colorado mam stem .lnd succ~u'e ~.
<br />From I quantlt)' standpoint, ,;roundwlltf!r a not antic'
<br />ipated to !:If! a major Jdditlonal SOW"C~ of water. Thf! status
<br />of 'Nf!t1 SourCK .u J cheap, eXp.ldif!nt mf!thod or suppl}' is
<br />rapidly ci1anglnll, Thf! State E:lilnHr.s requirtmtnt.s re~ard.
<br />ini YltldJ from arte,nan welu and for indudin; shallow
<br />welu in the surface j:loonty system. aloni ....itb increUlni
<br />quality degradation of some uncon!:..ed Jqulfers, Jre
<br />makinlj: thLl m'Hhod of supply both mort f!x;>eruivf! Jnd les:s
<br />JttractlVf!. Thf! impact of thf!w Canon is Jlnady I!vu:!ent
<br />..vith some ;mmar). Jr" agenCI" and will aftKt ;u1 well
<br />\J.Sf!l"!Iln the fUtIUf!.
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<br />T~ated W.~r Facilitj~
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<br />The 57 supply J.lj:encill$ cU~nt!y opent' 35 tTeatmf!nt
<br />!acilitll~s for surface water. Thes.e !.Icilitles alonlj: w'lth thrf!e
<br />softeninlj jJlant.s ..nd !lumeroWl welb, the VUt majority of
<br />whIch are chlomu.ted. h.nf! a combined c:apacity of 327
<br />~IGD. ThIS com parK W1th a nux daY demand olSSO :'>IGD.
<br />Tholll! al1f!ncies OIrl!$l!ntJy dciicll!!lt ji:. t:eatment capacity to
<br />meet ma:x day demands include Df!nver, Aurora, Boulder,
<br />Wt!Stminstf!r; South AeI.-.ms County, Broomfield. ~fa}'f!tte
<br />and Erie. Trutec 'Rater storalile in over 100 tanks tow. 521
<br />:\IG .1nd j:lumplni cap;aclty totals 1.3./00 :'>tGD.
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<br />FinaneiaJ Data
<br />Tota! deprecIated system vaiue LI JptlrOXlmately
<br />$420,000,000, not mdudini wlUer riS;hu. Year!}. opt!r:llion
<br />and maintenancfl ia n..rl}' $23,000,000. Bonded Indebted.
<br />ne$S tOt.1b .3% of d~preeiated system value or
<br />.5305,000,000_
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<br />Future Senrice
<br />The proJected servlce ueu and required facilities to
<br />:nf!f!t future dflmand$ for each systf!m na..e b~en detailed in
<br />:he Pnmory .4.",c Appendix. These analyses which amount
<br />to conceptual dl'Slins. a.ssumf! that on~ ol sevf!raJ pos.sible
<br />llternat1ves .".;11 bf! adopted by each agency. They have
<br />be"n performed j:lrimarily for c~t compan$On j:lurpO!llt'S and
<br />Jre based on cntena Jdopted by the Den1'er R.elponaJ
<br />CouncIl ol Government.s.
<br />A basic uaumption on whlcr. wlter system dKiiM have
<br />bf!en ptf!mlSed is the j:lrojl!'Ctltd vowth and distobution of
<br />populatIon. Cbanlles in the j:lrOlflctfld :'ate .md loc3tlon ot
<br />,p-owth will require updatini ol thf! study,
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<br />~Ietropotibn AltflrnativK
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<br />The ';), ;:>rimary area luppliers stuelied vary in the
<br />methods of pto.ldin~ water, r.lnilng !rom shaHow wf!ILs
<br />aloni tbe South Platte Rivf!r :llluVlum to multi. mIllion
<br />dollar invl!'$tment.i ;n tr3Mmountain divel"lions. Ea.!itern
<br />slopt! water ~lU'C" ~ becomlnf leM available forcIng the
<br />acquisition CO$U of these "'atltr niht.s to rue, wbile
<br />transmountain divel'$iofU ot more distant sour~ requiTe
<br />hiihf!r initial capItal in"estments_ Th~ and other concenu
<br />suUt!St that .1lternatives to thtl continu&nce of the exatlng
<br />system should !:I~ inve:stigated. With thf! c()ntinuliltion ol
<br />multiplf! sepanHe Jit'nc:ies. termed alternath.e .~. the
<br />followmi alternatives can be compand. This is done In
<br />Tablf! 2.
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<br />...\..Iternati1't' B - Raw Water Wholl!'$aie ~ency
<br />An :area.Wldt' r3w ....aur 1uthonty oilel'$. because of Its
<br />.:ze, the lin.nc:aJ bue lor major uncerukinis. This
<br />.1..Itemative contf!mpl.JtK that such a.n aienc}' would iaocu:-e
<br />r.lW water to m"""t the needs of the prImary al"l!a 3.nd
<br />.:!is:ribute thl! raw ,,",UI!r :or rew.le to supply ag'HlCll!$. Thl!
<br />~COnomlel of SIll! sbould bf! rl!t1l!ct~d in t::t' acqulSltlon and
<br />:lmn~iI of rll.w water df!veJo~m:ent. :1o.....evl!r. l!COnOmll!S ;n
<br />:::Ol! ;)roce:sslni .lod ':!i$:nbutIOn or -:vater ....oule ::ot b..
<br />ruhzed Jnd soml! acditlonJI ~OIst .....ould b~ :nc:Jr.'"l!d:n ~:1'"
<br />....at..r :ransmlS.'iIOn .Joel Jcditlonal ad:r:ml5rration.
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<br />AJtf!mative C - Tnatf!d Water \\"olf!sale .~iency
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<br />An all~ncy which would supply Ind ~eat wlter for :h",
<br />metropolitan ate. o([,,~ COlSt !.:IVlnlls in both oC these areu.
<br />Such an alj:I!ncy would off~r the J.dv:J!\talj'es ot 3.ltematlvl! 3.
<br />but would Hill add the burdl!n of one mo~ !f!vtll oC
<br />administration to the oU''''a with resultant cost.
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<br />Alt.emath'e D - Total S~rY'ice Agency
<br />A slnlj'le a/l",ncy which .....ould handlf! .ill the water supply
<br />functionll of th", j:lomary study lU'I!a would offer the most
<br />cap.t.a.l C~t !.3Vlnlj:l of the foW" ahernativl". It is al.so thf!
<br />only ;utemati..., oltl'nr.i the poe.sibllity of a s.a~'lnp in
<br />opt'ration and maintenance costs.
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<br />Compan$On ol Alternativt!S
<br />Th, continuation of the present multIple agenC').
<br />aj:lproach to water serviCl! could supply the ne~Cs of the
<br />;mmary uI!a throulj'hout :hl' study ~rlod Other .tIter.
<br />natl"" :0 oi!e~ some bentlf!ts o"~r :hlS S~'5l1'm, how~v..r.
<br />,ucn as reduced capItal CQSU, r..duced Opl!rJtlon and
<br />malntl!nance ~ost. improved 'Natl!~ quality anc 1V;1l!abiiity
<br />and improvI!d ;I!"el or ,.rvicl! to some Cll..'Home!"S, These
<br />~ible benefits 1te comp.llrl!d In r"ble ~. It :Ihoulci oe
<br />noted that some J1t'ncle:s aire:ldy rllIO}' these bl!nl!Ciu.
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<br />SECO:-.'DARY AREA
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<br />Th.. $t'eonCJ~r .>t'-ldY .lru :or ::-.~ r"~Ort cons..sl.$ of
<br />C1l!ar Creek lnd GilpIn Coun"es and ,'he '-lourhanlzec
<br />j:lor~lor..s of .~dJrr..$. .~rapano-e. Boulder. DOUiib:l Jr.d ';..i!,n.
<br />son C0Ur.t:~_ :-he .ireJ i.re:ches ~or : ~O .~du :rom :h..
<br />ce:Hr:1/ Colorado pi;alns :0 :hl! C0r::lnl'n~.Jl ClVlce. :::~
<br />ntlons r3r:i~ ~rom .lbout 5.001) !~~t :0 ",,,n 3.00\"1' : 1.')00
<br />:'~et. Thf! ~own.5 Jnd catr:c:.s S~'-lCI~': ,nd..!:!e COll':r:1l.::t'r or
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<br />Ja.nuary 1975 - COGnOlJtlon.s - !,,j.~ J
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