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Title: A report on water diversion projects in El
Paso County, Colorado since 1950, water use and population growth in El Paso
County since 1985 and housing growth since 1993 Author: Lukas Strandberg Abstract:
The objective of this study was to quantify the impact that the growing
population of El Paso County, Colorado has on the water supply and diversion
projects that have been constructed by the public supply entities in El Paso
County. This study utilized data
from the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water Use Estimate program,
housing data from the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department on single
family detached housing for 1993-1994 and 1996-2005, and numerous water
resource papers by USGS scientists describing water use in El Paso County,
the State of Colorado and the western United States at large. This study found that it did not
acquire adequate data to assess the impact of single-family detached houses
on public-supply water use. This
study confirmed the trend occurring throughout the west that while irrigation
still uses more water than public supply, public supply is growing faster
than irrigation supply is because of the increasing urbanization of the
western United States. Key References: John C. Halepaska and Associates, Inc. & Knight
Piésold and Co. (2002) El Paso County Water Authority: El Paso
County Water Report: Draft Final.
Colorado Springs, CO; El Paso County Water Authority. Retrieved March 18,
2006 from http://adm2.elpasoco.com/planning/water_report.asp Konieczki,
A.D. & Heilman, J.A. (2004) Water-Use Trends in the desert Southwest- 1950-2000. United States Geological Survey Scientific
Investigations Report 2004-5148. Retrieved April 8, 2006 from http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2004/5148/ Litke, D. W & Kuaffman, L. F. (1993). Analysis of
Residential Use of Water in the Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado, 1980-87. Retrieved March 18, 2006 from http://onlinepubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/WRI/wrir_92_4030.djvu Livingston, R.K., J.M. Klein, and D.L. Bingham. (1976).
Water Resources of El Paso County, Colorado. Colorado Water Resources Circular 32. State of Colorado. Return to Water
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Date: May 2006
Student: lstrandb@willamette.edu
ENVR 327: Water Resources
Instructor: Dr. Karen Arabas
http://www.willamette.edu/~karabas/courses/envr327w