WSP08166

• File Number: 8449.850
• Description: Metro Water Supply Investigation - MWSI
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 8/16/1994
• Author: Hydrosphere
• Title: Phase II Plan of Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

I. INTRODUCTION ,..........,......".."""..........."....,..,,,........,,...,................."...."................................."........2

A. OVERVIEW...................................................................................... ........................ ....................................2
B. PROJECT OSJECTtVES ... .......,............................................................... ......................... ........................... ....3
1. Conjunctive Use ...................... .................................... .......................................... ...3
2. Effluent Management................................ ...................................... ................................................3
3. lnterruplible Supply............. ............ ..... .......... ............... ............. ...... ........ ..........................4

4. Systems lnlegralion...... ........................ ........................ ..........................................................4
C. GENERAL STUDY ApPROACH .................... .......... .....................,.. ................................................................5

n. STUDY MANAG EMENT ..........;......~......."..............................,..........."...........................,."...........,.....5

A. GENERAL............................................................................ .................................. .............".......................5
B. STUDY ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSlBILlTIES........................................................................6

C. REpORTING.. ............................ .."..............................,....... ............. ........... .......................... .......................7
D. SCHEDULE...................................... .................................................................. .............. ............................7
E. Bu DGET ALLOCATION....................................................................... ........... ............. ..................................7
F. STUDY PRODUCTS........ ...................................................... ...................... ............. ............ ...................... ....8

ill, DETAILED WORK PLAN,,,,,..................................,,....,,...,,...........,,,...........,...................,......."".......8

A. TASK. 4: INVEN10RY OF EXlS'TING INFORMATION .........."....................................................................".....8
1. Sub-Task 4a: Resource Assessment of Denver Basin Aquifers ........................................... ........9
2. Sub-Task 4b: Artificial Recharge Technical Issues - Denver Basin Aquifers.......................................lO
3. Sub-Task 4c: Resource Assessment of South Platte Alluvial Aquifers ............ ................... ..10
4. Sub-Task 4d: Artificial Recharge Technical Issues - South Plaue Alluvial Aquifers...... ..........11
5. Sub-Task 4e: Background Analysis ofCrilical Surface Water Issues..... ............................... .............l2
6. Sub-Task 41 ldentify Potential Effluenl Demands................... ..................... ...........l4
7. Sub-Task 4g Invesligate Effluent Use Water Quality Thresholds ........................ ....................15
8. Sub-Task 4h: Assessmenl oj Treatment Technologies.... ........................ ........................ ......l6
9. Sub-Task 4i: Analysis of Surface Slorage Opportunilies ....................... ............"....... ............17
10. Sub-Task 4j: Chatfield Reservoir Analysis............. .......................... ................... ..18
ll. Sub-Task 4k: Water Supply Inventory/Accounting..... ............... ....................... ................... ..18
l2. Sub-Task 41: Systems Integration Map............ ............. .......................... ..................... .19
13. Sub-Task 4m: Waler Markel Bul/elin Board....... ...................... .............. ................. ........20
14. Sub-Iask 4n: Inventory oj Available Tools ............................... .............. ........21
B. TASK 5: INITlAL IDENTIFICATION OF OPTIONS ..........................................................................................21
1. Sub-Task 5a: Conjunctive Use Oplions and Summary Report.. ..................... ........................... .........22
2. Sub-Task 5b: Effluenl Management Options and Summary Report.. ............... .......................... ........24
3. Sub-Task 5c: Interruptible Supply Framework Report............................. ....................... ........26
4. Sub-Task5d: Phase 11 Systems lnlegralion Summary Report......... ................... ................. ........29
5. Sub-Task 5e: Phase 11 Screening................................ .................... ................ ............................ ..29
C. TASK 6; PHASE III PLAN OF STUDY ..........................................................................................................30
D. TASK 16: ONGOING PROJECT ADMIN!S1RATlON AND OVERSIGHT ............................................................30