More and more people are moving to the state of Colorado and increasing the demand for water, while less and less water is available due to a sustained drought. The population has grown from 1 million in 1930 to more than 5 million today, and is expected to continue growing at an increasing rate.
In an effort to close the gap between water supply and demand, and to prevent a significant shortfall in the near future, the state has put together an aggressive plan, Colorado’s Water Plan, to conserve water more proactively than ever. One goal of the initiative is to increase water storage, and Denver Water, water supplier to Denver and its surrounding suburbs, is exploring the feasibility of storing excess water in the Denver Basin aquifer system during wet times to pull from during dry times.