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<br />0", 2Ci!::') <br />. iJ u l.; <br /> <br />~'~~:S4tf~ <br /> <br />. -. .-' <br /> <br />. '" <br /> <br />3. Metropolitan Denver Growth Stimulation (Sierra Club, Enos Mills, <br /> <br />John L. 1. Hart). <br /> <br />"The Bureau of Reclamation has announced its support for 'Two Forks <br /> <br />Reservoir. Its feas lbility study for this reservoir, publis hed in August <br /> <br />1972" states that if this reservoir is built the Denver Water Board would be <br /> <br />able to supply water to a population in the Denver metropolitan area of <br /> <br />2,700,000, assuming 250 gallons per person per day... . <br /> <br />A more reasonable figure of gal Ions per person per day could obviously <br /> <br />supply more than 3,000,000. Figures introduced in this proceeding indicate <br /> <br />the possibility of reducing this figure to 230 or even 200 gallons per person <br /> <br />per da y ..., <br /> <br />The Denver Regional Council of Governments' official plan states as <br /> <br />follows: "A population level below 2,350,000 should be encouraged for the <br /> <br />Denver Metropolitan Statistical Area by the year 2000". At a recent public <br /> <br />hearing conducted by DRCOG, one item on the agenda was a proposal to adopt <br /> <br />2,350,000 as an official estimate of the population of this area for the year <br /> <br />2000 ... . <br /> <br />"Tt is obvious from what has already happened to the Denver area that it <br /> <br />would be completely ruined by a population around 3,000,000. This might bring <br /> <br /> <br />temporary profits to promoters, but over the long run this uncontrolled growth <br /> <br />- .:~~:~ <br />- ',' <br /> <br />would result in much of the population leaving the area, as they have recently <br /> <br />left southern California under similar circumstances, and that industries would <br /> <br />leave or cease operation. This would be extremely bad for the existing utility <br /> <br />companies, banks, manufacturing companies, etc. -- quite aside from making <br /> <br />the region an unhappy place to live for those who remain here. One way of <br /> <br />avoiding this unbridled growth would be to make sure that no additional <br /> <br />-18- <br />