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<br />Page Sixteen <br /> <br />XI. Recommendations <br /> <br />The need exists for an extensive study of the groundwater resources in the <br /> <br />Denver Basin. This study should include the following: <br /> <br />A. Engineering, reconnaissance-level, evaluation of groundwater development <br /> <br />alternatives, particularly considering the integration of the alternatives <br /> <br />into the total surface groundwater supply system for base load, peaking <br /> <br />and dry year supply. <br /> <br />B. The economics and feasibility of various groundwater systems should be <br /> <br />evaluated with particular attention given to cost per unit of water of the <br /> <br />total integrated water supply. This study should take into account well <br /> <br />replacement capital costs, energy capacity requirements and operating and <br /> <br />maintenance costs. <br /> <br />C. The environmental considerations of large-scale groundwater development. <br /> <br />D. The possibility, magnitude and timing for demands of groundwater users to <br /> <br />be included in the surface supply system. <br />