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<br /> DlJlUJ2 <br />i <br />. Section 8 The primary findings of the Colorado Water Development Study <br />are listed below, <br /> Findings 1. Statewide population projections were extended from 2020 <br /> to 2100, Colorado's population is projected to increase by <br /> 240 percent to nearly 9 million over the next century. <br /> 2. Agricultural water use has decreased by about 15 percent <br /> statewide over the past 15 years, despite little net change in <br /> total irrigated acreage. Agricultural water use is not projected <br /> to increase from the present to 2100, <br /> 3. M &1 water demands are projected to increase to 2,200,000 <br /> ac-ftIyr by 2100 (240 percent increase over 1995 demands) <br /> assuming present per capita use factors, <br /> 4. Additional municipal water supplies will be required to be <br /> developed. ' .' <br /> 5, Projected additional M & I water requirements by the year <br />j 2100 are in the range of 500,000 to 1 million acre-feet per <br /> year statewide, <br />~ 6. Interstate compacts limit the water supply available for de- <br />l velopment. Instream flows for endangered species may limit <br /> when future water development can withdraw water from the <br /> stream system, but should not limit the amount of water avail- <br /> able for development under the compacts. <br /> 7. Over 50 major water development and enhancement projects <br /> are currently being considered by Colorado's water agencies. <br /> TIris is considered to be a very conservative estimate. The <br /> majority of these projects will require inter-agency and often <br /> inter-regional coordination, planning and funding to become <br /> a reality. <br /> 8, A major current emphasis of state water agencies is on de- <br /> veloping computerized databases and decision support sys- <br /> tems to improve the ability to manage available water re- <br /> sources, <br /> 9, Over 15 types of threats to existing water supplies or planned <br /> water development projects have been identified, Opportu- <br />. nities for one category of users are often seen as threats by <br /> another category of users, <br /> ......... <br /> 8-1 .. CCLCJraCO <br /> _. Farm Bureau <br />