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Using Regional Cooperation
to Address Water Needs
Jill E. Repella
Douglas County Commissioner
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Outline
History of Douglas County - Denver Basin
Regional Partnerships - SMWSA
Conservation Efforts
Regional Projects - WISE
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Denver Basin Aquifer CS
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History of Douglas County
Legislation – Denver Basin Rules and Regs
32 water providers – all in aquifers
9,000 individual domestic wells
Lack of regional foresight
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Regional Partnerships
South Metro
South Metro Water Supply Authority
Formed in 2004
14 water providers all dependent on GW
Members serve 300,000 residents
Purpose - developing regional renewable
water supply projects
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Water Conservation Efforts
Transition to renewable expensive
Conservation reduces the amount necessary
DC Regional Water Conservation Program
Assist in development of plans
State acceptance
98% of population with approved plans
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Regional Water Projects - WISE
WISE - Water Infrastructure Supply
Efficiency Project
• 10,000 acft/yr project
• Aurora and Denver Water
• Combining their water and infrastructure to deliver water to SM WISE members
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Regional Water Projects - WISE
SM WISE - Renewable supply - allows use
of Denver Basin aquifer for drought supply
Denver Water - Drought and emergency
supplies for Denver
Aurora Water - Continued use of facilities
for drought supply and offset Prairie Waters
cost