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. Other practices proposed to improve water conservation in the basin include the lining of the canals and combining the operations of the Pleasant Valley and Lake, New Mercer, Larimer County No.2, and Arthur Ditch systems. These four systems are located in the vicinity of Fort Collins, Field studies conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation during the summer of 1964 led to the conclusion that both proposals--canal linings and combining operations--had merit, but were improvements which could be accomplished to greater advantage by local entities rather than through Federal development, Municipal and Industrial Requirements In 1964, projections of future population growth were obtained from the cities of Fort Collins and Greeley, They are presented in table 7, Table 7.--Population Projections Year Fort Collins Greeley . 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2025 26,300 48,100 61,600 77 ,000 94,000 113,000 135,200 150,000 25,000 48,000 80,900 114,000 148,000 192,000 250,000 283,000 Municipal water use in Fort Collins and Greeley was 260 and 292 gallons per capita per day, respectively, for the years 1959 and 1960. As a comparison, in Denver du~~ng 1959 municipal use averaged 197 gallons per capita per day ~. The lower use rate by Denver reflects, among other things, the influence of water meters ,and a higher population concentration, In projecting the future M&I water requirements for Fort Collins and Greeley, the daily per capita use rate was estimated to be 250 gallons, This estimate reflects anticipated greater population concentrations and improved water management through the use of water meters, 11 Water consumption data for all three cities obtained from "Public Water Supplies of Colorado, 1959-60", prepared by U. S, Geological Survey in cooperation with Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station. . 20