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<br />economic repercussions may not be as harmful as Two Forks, EagLe-Piney,
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<br />East Gore, etc."
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<br />E. A Program Mix of Alternatives , Including A Small Storage Facility, Con-
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<br />servation, and Reuse Can Meet Future Needs (League of Women Voters of
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<br />Colorado, Hester McNulty)
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<br />"Only single action alternatives were seriously considered rather than
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<br />multiple action alternatives. An innovative approach to water supply can have
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<br />the flexibility necessary to implement land use decisions and have less impact
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<br />on long term environmental resources. The following is an outlining of some
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<br />possible alternative courses of action for water supply for the Denver Metro-
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<br />politan Area. . . .
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<br />"In 1968 (neither an extremely wet nor dry year) average use of water in
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<br />the metropolitan area was 206 Gallons per Capita per Day (G.CD) or .231
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<br />Acre Feet per Capita per Year (AF /C/YR). This is an adequate amount of water
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<br />for all uses, including lawn watering, except in very hot dry years. Main-
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<br />taining water consumption at this level would entail no drastic rationing
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<br />except for excessive irrigation. The 250 GCD (.280 AF /C/yR) used by the
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<br />Bureau of Reclamation for planning is based on the assumption that water use
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<br />will automatically increase and that excessive demand must be met at all
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<br />costs. This is the reasoning that led to the energy shortage, "
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<br />"Since 1968 GCD has decreased in some of the metropolitan area and seems
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<br />to have leveled off in the service area of the Denver Water Board. This could be
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<br />due to the mix of housing that has been built in the metropolitan area in the
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<br />last six years--more multiple family complexes and fewer single family dwellings.
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<br />Boulder, which is probably typical of the new mix dropped from 200 GCD in
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<br />1968 to 158 GCD in 1973. Aurora dropped from 138 GCD in 1968 to 100 GCD
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