WSP04962

• File Number: 8050.100
• Description: Section D General Statewide Issues - State Policies - General
• State: CO
• Date: 1/1/1997
• Author: Colorado Farm Bureau
• Title: Agricultural Water Policy Development - Reference Materials - Colorado Water Development Study-Sections 5,8, and 9 From Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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I\tunicipal and Industrial Water Use

Population projections from Section 3.0 were used to project
future municipal and industrial (M & I) water requirements.
1\.1 & I water usage was estimated based on the assumption that 1
acre-foot of water ""ill suppan four persons for one year. Table 5
and Figure 14 show projected M & I water requirements by Wa-
ter Division through the Year 2100.

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Figure 14
Projected Municipal & Industrial Water Requirements
to Support Colorado Population

The 1996 Colorado 'Vater Needs Survey solicited information
on historical and projected M & I water uses. Only about 26
percent of the survey respondents provided information on pro-
jected water demands through 2100. Based on this limited infor.
mation, a comparison was made between M & I demand projec-
tions based on the state'Wide population projections and those pro-
vided by the water users themselves. Figures 15 to 20 show this
comparison for several Water Divisions. In these figures. water
demands for agencies not responding to the surveyor not provid.
iog water demand projections were estimated based on a 0.25 ac-
ftlyr per capita water demand. Figures 15 to 20 indicate that in
general the water providers have ~1 & I demand projections which
agree \\ith projected population increases developed by the State,

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