Colorado Water
Colorado needs more water projects to cover anticipated growth, according to the Denver Post [July 22, 2004, "Water projects forecast to fall short of needs"]. From the article, "Projects already in the works could supply most of the water Colorado needs for another 2.8 million residents expected by 2030, a state study has found. But the state will run short, even under the best of circumstances, according to the Statewide Water Supply Initiative, a $2.7 million study funded by the legislature in 2003. If all the projects are built and deliver what planners expect, the state could get 90 percent of the water needed for growth. Agriculture, however, will pony up much of that supply, Rick Brown, project manager for the study, said after presenting the latest findings to the Colorado Water Conservation Board on Wednesday in Delta...Under the best of circumstances, the state will have a gap of 15.6 billion gallons between supply and demand by 2030, according to the study. Nearly two-thirds of the shortfall is in the South Platte River basin, which includes Denver, Aurora and most of the fast-growing Front Range. The Arkansas River basin, which includes Colorado Springs and Pueblo, shoulders 24 percent of the shortfall." Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [July 22, 2004, "Study: Greater efforts needed to preserve water"].
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