WSP04188

• File Number: 8449.800.A
• Description: Metro Study SB 96-74
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 4/1/1998
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Denver Basin and South Platte River Basin Technical Study, Senate Bill 96-074
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Chapter 11 - Overview of the Scope of Participation by the State of Colorado in
Processes Associated with the Implementation of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 with Respect to the Water Resources of the South Platte River Basin and
Denver Basin (Technical Addendum No, 3)

This chapter summarizes several options to fund actions by the State of Colorado
and Colorado water users to fulfill commitments identified in the recently signed
Cooperative Agreement for the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program. It
also describes some options for administrative structures for managing the funds.

The successful implementation of the Platte River Basin Endangered Species
Cooperative Agreement is crucial to the ability of Colorado water users to meet the
increasing demands for water resulting from population growth. In turn, successful
implementation is dependent upon sufficient funding to accomplish the objectives of
the Agreement.

Chapter 12 - Assessment of Opportunities for Local and Regional Water
Management to Enhance the Reliability and Yield of Water Resources in South Platte
River Basin and Denver Basin Aquifers (Technical Addendum No, 1, Chapter 7)

This chapter assesses opportunities for the application of local and regional water
use efficiency and reuse technologies and methods, in conjunction with additional
water sources, to enhance the reliability and yield of water rights associated with the
water resources of the South Platte River Basin and Denver Basin aquifers,

Future water demands in the metro Denver region most likely will be met from a
combination of six possible water supply sources, These are listed below:
1. Water use efficiency measures
2. Reuse and exchanges
3, Water imported from other basins
4, Denver Basin ground water
5. Expanded utilization of South Platte water supplies
6. Conversion of in-basin agricultural water rights

The positive and negative impacts on competing resources resulting from using these
six potential sources are shown in Table 12-2, page 12-6.

These sources have been combined to formulate two possible future scenarios
(shown in Table 12-1 on page 12-2) to meet a demand of 1,014,000 acre-feet. These
two scenarios underscore the importance of water use efficiency measures and water
reuse,

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