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<br />Page Nine <br /> <br />C. <br /> <br />Groundwater Development in a Remote Location within the Denver Basin <br /> <br />A major well field in a remote location selected in the most productive parts <br /> <br />of the Denver Basin bedrock aquifers may provide a useful additional source of <br /> <br />supply of municipal water. Control of large quantities of groundwater may <br /> <br />require the purchase of overlying land and remote locations may offer land <br /> <br />cost benefits. Surface land use conflicts could be minimized. The cost of <br /> <br />transmission to customers would, of course, be higher than for wells drilled <br /> <br />in developed areas. <br /> <br />D. Storage and Recharge <br /> <br />The Denver Basin bedrock aquifers may provide opportunities for storage as <br /> <br />well as supply. Once water is withdrawn from an aquifer, that space can <br /> <br />later, in theory, be refilled for subsequent use. Underground reservoirs are <br /> <br />not subject to evaporative losses. Surface impacts from subsurface storage <br /> <br />may be less severe, and shorter lead times for development of storage capacity <br /> <br />might be experienced. <br /> <br />IV. Economics <br /> <br />The cost of bedrock groundwater recovery is a key element in determining its <br /> <br />usefulness in meeting metro Denver's water needs. That cost is influenced by <br /> <br />many factors. The most important of these are the cost of installing and <br />