Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Denver Water 3rd Floor Board Room
Municipal water providers currently relying on Denver Basin ground water are pursuing renewable water resources to supplement or replace their existing non-renewable supplies. The transition to renewable water is driven in part by the escalating long-term cost to develop and operate Denver Basin well fields due to declining ground water levels, decreased well yield and high well density. Economic models are used to address the timing for new water supplies by incorporating variables such as current and future well yield, proximity to surface water supplies, availability of senior water rights, water quality and need for reservoir storage. The economics of several example water supply planning scenarios will be presented.
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