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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />t'\"r?~7 <br />'J.... _" J <br /> <br />2. Flood protection and liabilities should be assumed by governmental interests <br />rather than being imposed on the Companies and their shareholders. With <br />proper inter-governmental agreements in this regard, the flood routing capacity <br />of the Companies' reservoirs can be factored into the 100 year flood planning, <br />substantially reducing the magnitude and expense of channel improvements. <br /> <br />Conclusion <br /> <br />It is certainly important that the Barr Lake Plan generates over 100,000 acre feet of average <br />annual diversions and over 150,000 acre feet of storage for municipal use. However, the Plan <br />is unique for reasons other than its supply and storage volumes. The Barr Lake Plan does not <br />dry up agricultural lands. In fact, the Plan protects and sustains those lands with effluent that <br />would otherwise escape downstream, unused by municipal entities. The Plan is flexible <br />enough to address many environmental concerns, including the preservation and enhancement <br />of Barr Lake State Park. The Plan requires and provides a viable, cost effective improvement <br />in water quality, not only for Barr Lake and its agricultural users, but also for the South Platte <br />River system. Finally, the Plan solicits the cooperation of municipal entities between one <br />another, and with environmental and other community groups. This cooperative effort will <br />foster the resolution of numerous South Platte water exchange and water quality issues and <br />increase the efficiency of metropolitan water use, while eliminating the need to construct new <br />dams or other facilities. <br /> <br />25 <br />