Should Denver Water share unused water with other Front Range water authorities? Since Denver Water's facilities are near build-out (they have enough to serve present and future customer needs) the other utilities are hoping to buy water from Denver. Here's a short article on the subject from the Rocky Mountain News [June 24, 2005, "Denver may open faucet for others"].
From the article, "New projections based on 2000 figures, which include the effects of modern water fixtures and metering and conservation programs, show water use at about 165 gallons per person per day. Older projections, based on 1980 water use, placed per capita usage at about 235 gallons daily. The difference may mean the utility, the state's largest, will have as much as 96,000 acre-feet of extra water in its system when it's fully built, according to chief planner Greg Fisher. That would be enough to serve up to 192,000 urban families for a year. How much of that extra water should be kept for emergencies and unanticipated growth is a tough question that will be answered in the coming months as the five-member volunteer board re-evaluates its system in light of the drought and other factors."
Category: Colorado Water
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