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<br /> <br />Executive Summary <br /> <br />The Metropolit~n Denver ~nd South PI~tte RIver ~nd Trlbuterres <br /> <br />Study (Metro Denver Study) Is a multidisciplinary study of tha .ater <br /> <br /> <br />supply, woter quellfy, 1lood control~ end re'eted r-ecreetlon end 11~h <br /> <br /> <br />end wlldlr1e problems, needs, and opportunities 01 the South Piette <br /> <br />River basin In Colorado ond WyomIng_ <br /> <br />P~rtlculer emphes1s hes been <br /> <br />placed o"n the Front Renge where most of the crrtlc~d welter end reht1"ed <br /> <br /> <br />lend resource prob lems exl st. The study was condUCTed by the Corps of <br /> <br />Engineers In cooper-etron with locel, regional, Stete, end other Federal <br /> <br />Government entities .fn response to resolutIons adopted by the U.S. <br /> <br />Congress In 1956 t1nd 1971. The results of the .study ere brIefly sum- <br /> <br />mer I zed I n the to J low I og .gect lons. <br /> <br />More ,dated '-ed Infor-maflcn Is <br /> <br />contained In the m81n summery -wh Jch follows. <br /> <br />WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />The water supply needs of the South Piette River b~sln ere expected <br /> <br />to Increase In the future ~s the population Increases. The Increllses In <br /> <br />demand could exceed 600..000 aCI"'"e-feet by the yea,.. 2020. Most of the <br /> <br /> <br />Increase F n water needs wi J I be from the mun I c f pel sector fll though the <br /> <br />energy production sector wf II account for some 'ncrease. Little oppor- <br /> <br /> <br />tunfty exIsts for addltlonel development of netfve water supplies to <br /> <br />serve these needs bec8use the ex 1 st1 ng supp1 y 1 s al reedy hellv 11 y deve l- <br /> <br /> <br />oped. Surpluses are prlmerlly located In the lower basin where they lire <br /> <br /> <br />un8vall~ble for municipal use along the Front R~nge. Most of the oppor- <br /> <br /> <br />tunIties to Increase supplfes would require additional Importation from <br /> <br />the Colorado River bestn. <br /> <br />Any Increases In West Slope diversions, <br /> <br />however, would necessitate provision of roore East Slope storage. The <br /> <br />", <br /> <br /> <br />" '~ <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />.' ,. <br /> <br />j,;:"" <br /> <br />',', <br />" .~. ~ ,:.:;, .~' :". <br /> <br />.,: <br /> <br />.,. <br />