WSP08165

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/24/1992
• Author: USGS
• Title: The Barr Lake Plan
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction................ .........,...................................... ................................... ..... 1

Unification ofthe Companies' Systems .............................................................. 3
Cooperative Water Development ......................................................................,4

Water Supply ....................,................................................................................. 6

First Use of the Companies' Water.......................................................... 6
Examples of Municipal Use..................................................................... 8

Municipal Storage....................................................... .......... .....,...................... 10

Barr Lake and the Henrylyn Reservoirs ................................................ 10

Beebe Draw Alluvium ............,.................. ... ................................,......... 12

Water Quality..,. ........... ..... ............ ......................,............................................ 14

Preservation of Agriculture and Wildlife Habitat .................................,......... 21
Flood Plain Management.....................................................,............................ 24

Conclusion..,........ ..... ...... ........,.. .... ..... ..... ........................................,... .............. 25

Facilities. .......,....... ...,...........................,.. .................. ."..... ................ Appendix A

Barr Lake Diversions and Releases.................................................. Appendix B
Yearly Summary of Montlly Diversions and Release Data.................. B-1
Average Monthly Diversions Graph ........""".."...""...."..""......."".... B-2
Average Monthly Releases Graph ......."..."....."."""."""........""...."" B-3
Diversion and Release Data by Month ................."""."""..""",......", B-4
Rapid Sand Infiltration....."..".".."..".""""."..."""".".....""",.,,,.,,,, Appendix C
Metro Nitrification Alternatives Study."...........""."".."",,,,,,.,,....,. Appendix D
Partial List of Metro Violations .".."..,....""......"......."............."".., Appendix E