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'. 5. To make cost comparisons between feasible aJ.ternatives in- cluding amortization of Board costs, operation and maintenance, and fed- eraJ. damage payments. The effect of the Chatfield Project on water rights and ditches owned or operated by the Board and channel improvements below Chatfield Dam were specifically excluded from the study. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. Findings The principal findings developed during the course of this study are summarized below: 1. The Board of Water Commissioners must hsve a reasonable esti- mate of future demands on the water system and the required timing of future improvements to evaluate the damages to the water works facilities caused by the Chatfield Project and to determine a course of action. 2. Recent studies by the Inter-County Regional Planning Commission, the Denver Planning Office, and the Denver Water Board Staff reveal a slack- ening of growth in the Denver Metropolitan Area. from that estimated a few years ago. Present predictions are that the water system of the Board will serve a population of 1,042,500 by 1985. The Water Board Staff is studying the service area growth continuously and plans to review future population projections annually so that capital improvements can be scheduled to meet estimated water demands. 3. With growing population and associated development, the maxi- mum daily wa.ter demands are increa.sing annually. Water works facilities should be provided to meet estimated 1985 maximum day demands of 587 million gallons per day. 4. Existing treatment plant capacities, including recent construc- tion, are 50 million gaJ.lons per day from the Kassler Plant and Infiltration " 'J - 3 -