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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ODn3 <br /> <br />Quest ion 5: <br /> <br />DOES STORAGE OF 102,000 ACRE FEET AT NARROWS INSURE BETTER RECHARGE OF THE <br />AQUIFER THAN A NO-DAM ALTERNATIVE? IN OTHER WORDS, WITHOUT NARROWS, WOULD <br />THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER RECHARGE THE AQUIFER? DOES THE SAME AMOUNT OF SUR- <br />FACE WATER LEAVE THE STATE WITH OR WITHOUT THE DAM? <br /> <br />Answer 5: <br /> <br />Narrows will provide for better and more efficient recharge of the aquifer than <br />a no-dam alternative. <br /> <br />Without Narrows, the aquifer recharge would be less. <br /> <br />There will be less surface water leaving the State of Colorado with Narrows <br />than without the dam. <br /> <br />The 102,000 acre-feet are not currently used for recharge of the aquifer. It <br />is, in effect, unused water. <br />