ANNUAL REPORT
DIVISION NO 1
1978 IRRIGATION YEAR
NO V 1 1977 OCT 31 1978
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JAMES R CIARK DIVISION ENGII ER
DONAID L BRAZELTON ASSISTANi DIVISION ENGINEER 0
J1 Richard D Lamm PQ C J KUIPER Governor O State fngineer 1 z li 6
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES JAMES R CLARK IRRIGATION DIVISION ENGINEER ROOM 208 8rh AND 8rh OFFICE BLDG GREELEY COLORADO 80631 OF FICE 352 8712
January 10 1979
Mr C J Kuiper State Engineer Division of Water Resources Room 818 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver Colorado 80203
Dear Mr Kuiper
PZease find submit ed herewith the annual report of Irrigation Division No 1 for the 1978 water year Due to the fact that some of the information presented is based upon preliminary tabulations and calculations there may be some subsequent modification of such information upon finalizing the basic data Such modifications are expected to be minor in nature
The encouragement guidance and assistance that we have received from you and your staff as well as the outstanding efforts of my own staff have been greatly appreciated
Very truly yours
mes R Clark Division Engineer
JRC slw INDEX
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ntroductory Statement
South Platte River 1 3 Republican River 4
Laramie River 5 Comparative Stream Flows 6
Personnel 7 8
Water Supply
Snow Pack 9 Precipitation 10 Floods 11 Underground Water 12 Hydrographic Report Harold Coffer 13 19 Transmountain Diversions 20 Reservoir Storage 21 33
Agricultural Crop Report 34 51
Compact Court Stipulations
South Platte Compact 52 Republican River Compact Laramie River Compact 53 Court Stipulation and Litigation 54
Dams Reservoirs
Plans and Specifications 55 57 Inspections 58 59 Livestock Water Tanks Erosion Control Dams 60
Water Rights
Tabulation and Abandonment 61 Water Division 1 Cases Filed 62 Water Division 1 Cases Decreed 62
Organizations
Conservancy Districts 63 Groundwater Management Districts 64 Water User Organizations 65 Ditch and Reservoir Companies 66 88
Water Commissioner Summary
Direct Flow Diversions and S orage Report 89 Annual Summary 90 1978 Calls on South Platte River 91 92 Page Suggestions and Recommendations
Personnel 93 Enforcement 93
Water Court 94
Miscellaneous
Water News 95 103 Newspaper Clippings 104 115 1978 ANNUAL REPORT
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
Division I covers an area of some 28 068 square miles or approximately the northeast one fourth of the State of Colorado Of this approximately 19 500 square miles is in the South Platte River Basin 8 165 square miles in the Republican River Basin and 403 square miles in the Laramie River Basin
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
The South Platte River starts at the Continental Divide flows throuqh South Park down mountain canyons out onto the plains in the Denver area thence northeasterly and into Nebraska near the northeast corner of Colorado The flow of the South Platte is augmented by a number of tributaries in the South Park area the principal ones beinq the Middle and North Forks of the South Platte and Tarryall Creek After leaving the mountains the South Platte is further augmented by several major tributaries arising at and east of the Continental Divide and flowing to the South Platte from the north and west These major tributaries entering the South Platte in the Denver to Greeley area are Bear Clear Boulder and St Vrain Creeks and the Big Thompson and Cache la Poudre Rivers Only normally minor and intermittent streams sup plement the river flow from the south and east However some of these such as Plum Cherry Boxelder Kiowa Bijou Badger Beaver as well as Lone Tree Coal Wild Cat and Pawnee Creeks from the north and west are each capable of producing a major flood due to the extent and topography of their individual watersheds when subjected to intense precipitation
In addition to the obvious tributary streams the South Platte River is further suppZemented very extensively as are the tributaries themseives by what is commonly referred to as return flow This is water from springs waste ditches drains seepage etc resulting generally from diversions for various uses precipitation and high water tables Although the return flows resulting from the initial use of transmountain water have historically been considered a part of the natural stream subject to distribution under the priority system the City of Denver continued the operation that they insti tuted in September of 1976 at which time they invoked the provisions of 37 82 106 CRS 1973 relating to the right of reuse of imported water Through a detailed accounting system they are able to identify that portion of the effluent from Metro Sewer which is attributable to their current importation of Blue River water through the Roberts Tunnel Denver then diverts by ex change at their intake as much of this calculated Blue River water return flow as the river flow at intake will support without injury to intervening water rights in that section of the stream between intake and sewer discharge Denver also continues to study the treatment of wastewater for reuse as potable water through the operation of a pilot treatment plant Denver has requested permission to initiate re use of water through Moffat Tunnel be qinning January 1 1979
The City of Aurora also claimed the reuse of their Homestake imported water to the extent that it couid be identified and exchanged back up to their intake This exchange was quite limited due to the lack of available stream flows to support the exchanqe in addition to supplying intervening water rights and the
1 Denver exchanqe previously discussed During those periods when Aurora could not nake its own exchange they did realize some monetary benefits from the sale of their transmountain effluent to the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District to be used as augmentation water in support of the Central member wells
The elevations in the South Platte Basin vary from 14 000 feet at points along the Continental Divide to 3 400 feet at the Colorado Nebraska line The westexn one third of the basin is mountainous in character and pro vides the principal source of water as the result of precipitation
Of the 12 481 000 acres in the South Platte Basin 9 469 470 acres are in farms and ranches The balance of the area is owned by federal and state governments public aqencies or included wfthin municipalities Within the farm areas are 1 137 000 irrigated acres and 7 557 000 acres of dry land according to the 1974 Agricultural Census
The principal use of water in the mountain valleys is for meadow irri gation Larqe volumes of water are released on meadows adjacent to the streams and of this volume a major proportion returns to the stream for reuse at lower elevations The largest area of mountain valley irrigation is in South Park at elevations up to 11 000 feet Other uses in the moun tain areas include those of small municipalities domestic stock power mining commercial and recreation needs
The greatest use of water by far in the South Platte Basfn is for agrf cultural purposes in the plains area at elevations between 3 500 and 5 000 feet The water here supports a well developed diversified agricultural economy that ranks high nationally in pzoductivity Much of the demand for water in areas downstream some 40 50 miles from the mountains is supplied from wells and by return flow from uses further upstream
Some 5121 wells operating under auqmentation plans and as alternate points of diversion for surface riqhts withdrew an estimated 521660 acre feet of water for irriqation from underground sources Wells operatinq in approved augmentation did so either by replacing water to the stream to at least partislly offset the stream depletion they were causinq or by operatinq under decreed priorities which were legally entitled to be used in that manaer The two major augmentation plans for irriqation wells were G A S P with a membership of 2841 wells and Central Colorado Conservancy District with a membership of 864 wells Combined membership in these two plans accounts for some 76 percent of the protected wells Additionally in the Cache la Poudre Drainage 9 percent of the protected wells operate as alternate points of diver sion and 11 percent have been decreed as nontributary
The amount of replacement water required from plans coverinq wells diverting out of priority was based upon the anticipated pumping of those wells The pumpinq was first distributed on a monthly basfs over the irrigation season and a 5 percent replacement of that pumping diver sion occurring during periods of senior demand was made on a concurrent basis A total replacement 26083 Ac Ft was made to the river Maxim n replacement was at the rate of 140 cfs on August 14th
2 Wells operating as alternate points of diversion are not regulated as long as the decree to which they are attached is entitled to receive water
Although several thousand proposed small capacity domestic and in house use wells have been included in decreed augmentation plans the actual construction and use of such wells is as yet comparatively minimal
As a result of the inability in the summer of 1976 to move replacement surface water down the South Platte River in the reach between Harmony No 1 and the South Reservation Ditches G A S P constructed three wells upstream from the South Reservation headgate near Ovid with a combined capability to pump 16 cfs n 1978 pump sizes on these three wells was increased to 40 horsepower from 25 This increased production to 22 cfs G A S P reserved the first use of these wells to supply the replacement water for which they were responsible in that area Any remainir g capacity was then made available to those water users in that general area who could make use of the water either directly or by exchange The right to use the additional capacity was on the basis of priority of ditch rights with the user paying the proreted operation and ownership costs
A problem which has developed in recent years and which appears to be acceleratinq in magnitude is that of expanded use The principal tool for expanding the use of water is the sprinkler system Due to the greater efficiency of sprinkler application as compared to flood or row irrigation only some 50 percent to 70 percent as much water per unit area is required by the sprinkler to satisfy crop requirements Conse quently with a given amount of water a farmer can increase his crop acre age 50 percent to 100 percent by converting to sprinklers Althongh the individual farmer making this expanded use benefits from increased total yield the whole river system supply is reduced by the amount of the consumption on the increased acreage Crop water requirements remain sub stan ially constant regardless of ineans of application so sprinkler irri gation over increased acreage reduces the net return flows to the stream system thereby depriving downstream users of water upon whQCh they have historically depended for their needs
The net effect of such expanded use is a reallocation of benefits with out an appreciable overall increase in production but with increased pro duction costs mainly due to the energy requirements for operating the sprinklers
In the absence of formal complaints to the Water Court by water users who may have suffered material injury as a result of the expanded uses of old direct water rights no administrative regulations have yet been made to control them It appears that litigation by the affected parties will be necessary to determine the legal limitations of beneficial use which may be made of old water rights
3 REPUBLICAN RIVER
The Republican River Basin in Eastern Colorado covers 5 226 000 acres Of this area 4 350 770 acres are in farm and ranch land with 226 109 acres under irrigation and 4 124 661 acres of dry land as reported in the 1969 Agricultural Census
This area is relatively dry and the surface streams many of which are intermittent provide only enough water for some lands adjacent thereto The normal precipitation in this area is about 17 1 inches of which 13 6 inches or 80 percent falls during the April through September period
Supplies from surface streams continued to decline in spite of the in creased rainfall This decline is generally attributed to the operation of wells in the designated ground water basins where the regulatory guide lines provide for the 40 percent depletion of available supplies in the Ogallala formation within a 25 year period S udies indicate that the Ogallala has hi to ically provided a substantial portion of the surface flows and consequently as those aquifer levels drop the normal outflow from them is di minished
4 LARAMIE RIVER
The Laramie River Basin in North Central Colorado contains 258 000 acres of which 4 800 acres are irrigated and 15 000 acres are nonirrigated ranch land according to the 1964 Agricultural Census
This basin is a mountain valley with the principal water use being for meadow irrigation and livestock purposes There are no municipalities or villages in this basin so the domestic uses are minimal
The Laramie River and its tributaries did not produce enough water during the 1977 irrigation season to satisfy the allotments in Colorado under the Laramie River Agreement and the 1957 Federal Court Order The said court order provides that 19 875 acre feet of Laramie River water or its tributaries in Colorado may be annually diverted for use outside of the Laramie River Basin and that an additional 29 500 acre feet may be annually diverted for irrigation use within the Laramie River drainage with not more than 1 800 acre feet of such amount to be used after July 31 of each year The Laramie River Agreement between the users of water in Colorado being the meadowland users and the transmountain diverters further pro vides for volumetric allotments to designated lands within the basin This amounts to 6 0887 acre feet per acre for the season of which only 0 3715 acre feet may be diverted after July 31
The 1978 meadowland diversions totaled 23 661 feet and transbasin diversions to Water District No 3 totaled 20 890 acre feet from those sources subject to the Federal Court Order
The continuing high cost of agricultural production and reduced income have forced the sale of some ranches in the Laramie River Valley
At the present time there is consideration being given to the sale of Colorado water rights to interests in Wyoming Such a sale would no doubt require consideration of the federal court decree involving the division of water between the states Some Colorado users are also con
sidering changes in use from irrigation to storage recreational and domestic uses Such changes might also require some modification of the agreement between various meadowlands and transmountain water users with in Colorado
5 The following tabulation reveals the precentage of the stream f lows for 1977 as compared with the previous 10 years both for the entire water year and for the April throuqh September irrigation aeason at several of the principal stream qaginq stations Stresm flor s for 1978 are from preliminary records
COMPARATIVE STRFAM FLdWS WATER YEAR 1967 THRU 76 APRIL TT tU SEPT AVERAC 1978 1978 67 Ti tU 76 1978 1978 STATION AC FT AC FT AVG AVG AC FT AC FT AVG SOUTFI PLATTE @ DLNVER 272 620 99 870 37 220 478 68 450 31
SOUTH FLATTE @ I IIDERSON 388 350 193 800 50 284 090 128 900 45
SOUTH PLA 1TE @ FT LUPTON 186 132 193 500 104 134 262 118 300 88
SOiTPH PLATTE @ I RSEy 769 320 458 700 60 493 520 271 220 55
SOi1rH PLATTE @ WEI DONA 530 950 217 700 41 344 600 147 400 43
SODTH PAATTE @ BALZAC 418 750 90 190 22 301 060 80 630 27 sovrx Pr rr JULESBURG 454 740 71 230 16 274 190 24 690 9
CLEAR K @ pI gN 155 480 134 600 87 133 000 120 500 91
CLEAR CRSEK @ DERgy 73 080 39 130 54 59 520 35 900 60
BOVLUER CREER @ ORODELL 58 000 47 860
ST VRAIN C tEEIC @ LYONS 86 230 101 3Q0 117 79 520 96 520 121
ST VRAIAI CR EK HIt PLAZTEVILI E 176 840 147 200 83 121 1U0 111 500 92
BIG THOMPSON @ CANYON 59 820 78 270 131 48 880 74 470 152
BIG THOMPSON NR LA SALLE 74 350 63 480 85 47 140 44 360 94
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8 rx WATER SUPPLY
A SNdW PACK
December and January brouqht good snow to the mowntains along the COntinental Divide An excellent snow pack existed at the beginning of February and water supply outlook was generally rated as excellent in the upper South Platte Watershed and excellent to av rage in the Lower South platte Watershed Aver age to beZow averaqe snowfall durinq February March and April reduced the snowpack to just about average at the beginning of May Well above average precipitation for May improved the overall outlook Following are tabulations of water supply outlook and sno r measurement summaries as of May 1 1978
WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK
STRFAM OR AREA SPRING SEASON LATE SEASON
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Expressed as POOR FAIR AVERAGE EXCELLENT with respect to Usual Supply
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10 No severe flooding occurred in Division One durinq the 1978 Water Year
The following tabulation sha rs the annual f lows in acre feet at the major contzol gaging stations in the Division and the highest instantaneous peak flow durinq the period
Nost figures are preli ainary reports and subject to revision
INSTAAPrA1 0US WATER YEAR A F PEAK FIAWS STATION Oct l 1977 to Sept 30 1978 DATE C F S
South Platte beloa Cheesman 43 510 July 2 558 North Fork at South Platte 188 200 June 30 806 South Platte at South Platte 244 500 July 3 1170 Bear Creek at Morrison 11 800 May 17 107 Bear Creek at Sheridan 9 700 May 17 267 South Platte at Denner 99 870 May 17 1730 Clear Creek Nr Golden 134 600 June 16 1370 Opper Station Clear Creek at Derb r 39 130 June 26 764 South Platte at Henderson 193 800 May 1 4170 Middle Boulder Creek at Orodell South Boulder Creek at Eldorado 45 310 June 27 366 Coal Creek at Plainview 1 160 May 10 46 St Vrain Creek at Lyons 101 300 May 17 1560 St Vrain at Platteville 147 200 May 18 2980 Biq Thompson at Canyon 1 78 270 Hay 17 1120 Big Thompson at LaSalle 63 480 Ma 7 18 1300 Cache la Poudre at Canyon 271 200 May 16 3760 Cache la poudre at Greeley 92 20 June 12 2130 South Platte at Kersey 458 700 June 12 5080 South Platte at Balzac 90 190 June 14 1770 South Platte at Julesburg 71 230 June 19 581
1 Does not include 73 100 A F which was diverted via Foothilla Canal and Dille Tunnel and returned to the river below stati on
11 WATER SUPPLY
Jt IDLRGROiJI WATER
The activity of the Groundwater Section of the State Engineer s Office continues to increase The following tabulation ia fndicative of the raaqnitude of this activity
EXTENSIONS
APPLICATIONS PERMITS DENIALS TOTAL RECEIVED ISSUED MISC TRANSACTIONS
EXEI T 5023 4091 235 10 040 NON EXEMPT 396 295
These figures are for the period January 1 1978 to November 30 1978 Total transactions for 1978 were 112 percent of the 8977 for t2te com parable el ven month period in 1977
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12 HYDROC tAPHZC REPORT DIVISION ONE 1978
NERAL
The I978 Water Year was ore nearly a normal one than were the previous two yeara Some residual repair activity carried over from the 1976 Big Thompson Riv r Flood but for the most part this Nas minor We continue to have prob lems with inlets and with stability of gaging sections in the Big Thompson Canyon because of movement of silt sand and rock in the river channel Thi a problem oriqinally caused by the flood is acentuated by continued construction activity
As ever year a considerable amount of effort was devoted to routine main tenance and repair as well as upgrading of stations and equiptaent For example diqital recorders have been installed in several stations in the past two years requiring atation modifications such as movinq flush tanks and rebuildinq shelves
a By far the major part of the hydrographic activity was devoted to the normal functions of discharge measurement and record processinq Administrative measurements and spec al studies are occupyinq an ever increasing share of the hydroqraphic work load Gain Loss study measurements were made on the Lower South Platte River twice during the irrigation water year The same type measurements were made three timea in the Boulder Creek Coal Creek drainage basin as a cooperative effort with the Geological Survey These efforts consumed twenty four man days of field time as well as considerable office time for planning and preparation of results The necessity of pro viding monthly stream flow figures for the Drouqht Conmaittee Report also increased the work load
13 HYAROf iAPHIC REPORT
0 DIVISION Ot 1978 n LJ
HYDROCl2APHIC ACTNITY
STRFAM FLOW MEASUREI NTS 1978 WATER YEAR
The followinq messurenients mere made by Division pne Hydrographers
HYDROC tAPHER NU lBER MONTHS NUMBER OF 1 ASUREMENTS
Asb D R 3 Allison W 3 75 Appelgren P S 3 Bell T S 12 235 Coffer H R 12 190 Cooper R E 12 257 David C G 8 162 KldmBnn R M 3 Largent G E 8 173 Liuz i M J i i a Z o McDanold J C 12 326 TOTAL 1688
Total hydroqraphic mileaqe was 100 366 Significant contribution to the total hydrographic effort was n ade by the three sumn er employees who n de soiae of the airove measurements Measurements or mileage by Ga n Brees or Bud Walcher in Division One are not included above
14 SUPPLEI NTAL HYDROGEtAPHIC REPORTS
ANNW L REPORT COLORADo BIG THOMPSON PROJECT 1978
The Colorado Biq Th npson Project is a cooperative effort between the p s Bureau of Reclamation the Northern Colorado water Consernancy District and the Divis ion of water Resources Water is diverted from the Western Slope throuqh Alva B Adams Tunnel power is generated in a series of five power plants by the Bureau then the water is distrib uted to East Blope users by the Conservancy District
ACTZVE PROJECT STORAGE
Western Slope Nov 1 1977 Nov 1 1978 Diff
Green Mountain 58 370 103 880 45 510 Willow Creek 7 750 8 170 t 420 Granby 138 500 199 920 61 420 Shadow Mountain Grand Lake 1 220 1 210 10 Total Acre Feet 205 840 313 180 107 340
Eastern Slope
1 Wxys Estes Pinewood and Flatiron 4 950 4 570 380 Carter 13 190 49 330 36 140 Horsetooth 20 51 720 51 700 Boulder 2 280 2 160 120 Total Acre Feet 20 440 107 78U 87 340
Total active storage total reservoir storaqe less dead storage was 420 960 acre feet on November 1 1978 This compares with 226 280 acre feet on November l 1977 and with 623 350 acre feet total active project storaqe capacity
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15 DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECT WATER
TOTAL WATLR DISTRICT CAI2RIER ACRE FEET i
1 Hansen Feeder Canal via Big Tho npson 3 250
3 Hansen Supply Canal via Cache la Poudre 61 80 Direct Delivery 12 700
4 Hansen Feeder Canal via Big Thompson 32 340 St Vrain Supply nia Little Thompson 8 520 Direct Delivery 7 620
5 St Vrain Supply Canal via St Vrain 8 520 Direct Delivery 14 060
6 Boulder Cr Supply Canal via Boulder Cr 14 930 Direct Delivery 5 660
Total to all districts includisq replacement 169 480
Qnota Water declared available 60 1 or 185 660 ac ft Replacement water 4860 ac ft
I WTERIAL BALANCE PR0 7ECT WATSR DISTRIBDTION
ESTES PARK AREA
INFLOiW NaV l 1977 NOoV 1 1978 TOTAL ACRE FEET
WESTERN SIAPB WATER
A lva B Adams Ttt e 1 268 210
EASTERAI SLOP WATER
Wind River 1 150 Biq Th pson River 112 590 Fish Creek 790
Storage November 1 1977 3 170 i 385 910
16 p 1gypW I1W 1 1977 NOV 1 1978 TOTAL ACRE FEET
Estes Park Water District 330 Town of Estes Park 490 Estes Foothills Canal 345 630 Big Thoc pson River 48 040 Storage Nov 1 1978 3 260 397 750
Apparent Gain 11 840 acre feet
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Estes Foothills Canal 345 630 Storaqe Pinewood Flatiron Nov 1 1977 2 230 storage Carter Nov 1 1977 16 500 Dille Tunnel 5 150 369 510
O 7TF LOW
Hansen Feeder Canal 136 530 Big Thompson River 99 920 St Vrain Sapply Canal 60 070 Direct Diveraion 4 750 Storage Carter Nov 1 1978 49 330 Storage Pinewood Flatiron Nov 1 I9 8 2 300 352 90Q
Agparent Loss 16 61A acre feet
HORSET00 PH AREA
IP LOW
Aaasen Feeder Canal 134 350 Storaqe Nod l 1977 8 290 142 640
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Hansen Supply Canal 62 490 Direct Delivery 12 090 Storage Nov 1 1978 59 980 134 560
Apparent Loss 8 080 acre feet
17 BOULDER AREA
IP1F I OiW NOV 1 1977 NO V 1 1978 TOTAL ACRE FEET
Boulder Feeder Canal 21 470 Storaqe Nov 1 1977 2 280 23 75
OUTFLOW
Boulder Creek Supply Canal 20 590 Dxy Creek Replacement 1 130 Storage Nov l 1978 2 160 23 880
Apparent Gain 130 acre feet
SZJI II IATIONS
Estes Park Area 11 840 Carter Lake Area 16 610 Horsetooth Area 8 08Q Boulder Area 130 12 720
Total Apparent Project Loss 12 720 Acre Feet QPERATION SKIM
In conjnnction aith the Colorado Biq Thrnapson Project Operation Skim diverts Big Tho pson River water for power generatioa purposes and returns it to the river Upper Bfq Thompsoa River water is diverted throuqh Estes Foothills Csnal into Olympus Tunnel for power qeneration at polehill and Flatiron Power Plar ts Near the mouth of Sig Thompson Canyon river water is diverted throuqh Dille Tunnel River water from both diversions is then returned to the river through the Biq Thompson Power Plant Skim operations for the 1978 irrigation water year were as follows
WATER DIVERTED MONTH ACRE FEET
November 1 440 December 840 January 760 February 590 March 830
April 70 May 11 860 June 29 850 July 21 310 l ugust 3 230 September 490 october 0 71 370
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AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Empire South Platte 6155 34126 5043 Riverside South Platte 8817 60110 12692 Jackson South Platte 9460 32940 11343 Bijou No 2 South Platte 0 4780 0 North Sterling South Platte 11930 72015 17360 Prewitt South Platte 6610 27250 7460 Klug Boxelder Creek 0 0 0 Bootleg Boxelder Creek 0 0 0 Heart Little Crow Creek 316 21 0 Giffin No 1 Lone Tree Creek 23 15 0 Giffin No 2 Lone Tree Creek 0 14 0 Adams Bunker No l Little Crow Creek 78 207 25 Adams Bunker No 2 Little Crow Creek 0 84 0
TOTAL 43389 231562 53923
21 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT N0 2
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Barr South Platte 1396 21927 2664 Horsecreek South Platte 880 8570 280 Prospect South Platte 1310 1125 626 Lord South Platte 0 0 0 Milton South Platte 978 13221 2314 Lower Latham South Platte 3155 5853 4325 Standley Clear Creek 16167 23068 24570 Behrns South Platte 12 7 37 Beulah South Platte 7 25 25 Bowles No 1 South Platte 30 0 15 Bowles No 2 South Platte 40 25 45 Brantner No 2 Brantner Gulch 11 11 11 Carlin South Platte 0 0 0 Church Lower Lake Dry Creek 33 34 68 Coal Ridge Little Dry Creek 453 331 369 Fulton Waste South Platte 420 400 315 German No 2 Big Dry Creek 28 80 80 German No 3 Big Dry Creek 2 2 3 German No 4 Big Dry Creek 32 30 30 German No 6 Big Dry Creek 14 4 16 German No 8 Big Dry Creek 27 15 27 German No 9 Big Dry Creek 9 4 9 German No 12 Big Dry Creek 83 70 70 H A Smith South Platte 30 40 40 Great Western Clear Creek 1230 544 1745 Henry South Platte 0 0 0 J B Smith Todd Creek 75 120 120 Ireland No 1 South Platte 5 35 3 Ireland No 5 South Platte 0 0 0 La Dore Seepage 360 367 367 Loloff South Platte 109 145 72 Marshall Brantner Gulch 30 30 30 Maul First Creek 33 33 20 Meek No 1 South Platte 20 10 35 Meek No 2 South Platte 6 1 8 Mose Davis No 2 South Platte 92 120 72 North Star Big Dry Creek 0 116 116 Olds South Platte 0 0 0 Parson Holms Second Creek 0 0 0 Thompson Big Dry Creek 203 200 200
22 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT NO 2 CONTINUED
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE ZO 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Matison Big Dry Creek 9 1 8 Karsh Big Dry Creek 2 2 2 Hamilton Seepage 0 1 1 Francis Gulch 0 2 1 Brunner Seepage 0 53 1 Burnett Deisher Seepage 17 11 17
TOTAL 27308 76633 38757
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AMOUNT A F u NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Fossil Creek Cache La Poudre 4776 6012 1322 Halligan N FK Cache La Poudre 571 1103 465 Clarks Lake N FK Cache La Poudre 465 642 568 Indian Creek N FK Cache La Poudre 1339 1239 1399 N Poudre No 2 N FK Cache La Poudre 1776 2563 1898 N Poudre No 3 N FK Cache La Poudre 881 7I 0 N Poudre No 4 N FK Cache La Poudre 364 915 573 N Poudre No 5 Cache La Poudre 0 0 2828 N Poudre No 6 Cache La Poudre 1703 2279 0 N Poudre No 15 N FK Cache La Poudre 2104 2465 1284 Park Creek N FK Cache La Poudre 4241 5298 2051 N Poudre Minor N FK Cache La Poudre 819 Cobb Cache La Poudre 0 0 3535 Douglas Cache La Poudre 3382 3584 5337 Res No 8 Cache La Poudre 4752 4410 5597 Res No 8 Annex Cache La Poudre 1499 1368 1837 Windsor Res Cache La Poudre 3121 8307 5516 Chambers Wright Trap Fall 3919 3864 4579 Long Draw Long Draw 6765 6320 7224 Black Hollow Cache La Poudre 3197 3517 3409 Curtis Cache La Poudre 585 464 629 Kluver Cache La Poudre 793 640 751 Lindenmeier Cache La Poudre 0 0 330 Long Pond Cache La Poudre 1948 2575 2795 Richards Cache La Poudre 495 531 219 Rocky Ridge Cache La Poudre 3203 3403 2973 W S S No 3 Cache La Poudre 0 110 2256 W S S No 4 Cache La Poudre 497 456 739 Terry Lake Cache La Poudre 3477 5367 4639 Worster Res Sheep Creek 0 519 93 Timnath Res Cache La Poudre 3302 7438 4482 Windsor Lake Cache La Poudre 866 636 969 Barnes Meadow Barnes Meadow 1682 1360 2084 Big Beaver Big Beaver Creek 0 0 0 Comanche Big Beaver Creek 0 0 0 Peterson Unnamed Creek 0 0 0 Seaman N FK Cache La Poudre 1163 2709 1046 Twin Lake Trib of Pennock 0 0 0 Claymore Cache La Poudre 0 436 529 Dowdy Pine Creek 34 12 595 Joe Wright Joe Wright Creek 0 0 Eaton Law Res Cache La Poudre 0 0
24 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT NO 3 CONTINUED
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Gray Lakes Boxelder Creek 509 1021 Panhandle Creek Panhandle Cre k 841 841 841 Portner Fossil Creek 69 192 284 Seeley Cache La Poudre 865 986 740 Warren Lake Cache La Poudre 1269 978 277 Woods Lake Cache La Poudre 210 661 1474 Horsetooth Colo Big Thompson 8266 67856
TOTAL 75748 153148 78167
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25 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT NO 4
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Boulder Larimer Little Thompson 2098 1953 1586 Boyd Lake Big Thompson 16126 15801 33498 Carter Colo Big Thompson 16505 98908 52509 Cemetary Lake Big Thompson 336 303 359 Donath Big Thompson 601 512 373 Fairport Big Thompson 52 18 185 Geo Rist Buckingham Big Thompson 0 0 269 Hertha Res Dry Creek 577 I456 454 Horseshoe Res Big Thompson 5275 6510 4008 Lake Loveland Big Thompson 11772 9307 3214 Lawn Lake Roaring Fork 0 0 817 Lon Hagler Big Thompson 5108 4912 2448 Lone Tree Res Big Thompson 5063 7575 1844 Loveland Lake Big Thompson 369 872 648 Mariano Big Thompson 1977 4657 1088 Oklahoma Big Thompson 224 210 274 Rist Benson Res Big Thompson 0 0 341 Ryan Gulch Res Ryan Gulch 300 504 543 South Side Res Big Thompson 271 206 294 Welch Big Thompson 4446 4002 3514
TOTAL 71100 157706 108266
26 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT NO S
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Beaver Lake Beaver Creek 857 1026 679 Foothills St Vrain 1163 2077 960 Highland No 1 St Vrain 741 745 497 Highland No 2 St Vrain 2270 2245 2377 Highland No 3 St Vrain 637 637 503 McIntosh St Vrain 257 31 482 Pleasant Valley St Vrain 2002 2309 2079 Oligarchy No 1 St Vrain 1621 1669 1358 Union St Vrain 8864 10188 10645 Left Hand Park Left Hand 1499 1499 685 Left Hand Valley Left Hand 225 1275 2422 Button Rock N St Vrain 10680 10373 12319
TOTAL 30816 34357 35006
27 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT N0 6
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Marshall South Boulder Creek 60 3306 2636 Great Western Clear Coal Creeks 1232 530 1746 Baseline S M Boulder Creek 2144 2206 2839 McKay South Boulder Creek 125 72 211 Albion Albion Creek 1003 1111 554 Barker M Boulder Creek 4998 2991 8762 Boulder Big Thompson Project 3584 4984 3461 Goose Lake North Boulder Creek 1036 1036 1036 Gross S M Boulder Creek 19219 13684 23109 Hillcrest S M Boulder Creek 1793 1591 1701 Leggett S M Boulder Creek 1292 1145 1225 Valmont S M Boulder Creek 6471 5989 6253 Six Mile Middle DouZder Creek 0 1077 794 Silver North Boulder Creek 3781 365 3086 Panama No l Middle Boulder Creek 1827 3267 3765
TOTAL 48565 43354 61178
28 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT NO 7
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Maple Grove South Clear Creek 530 375 489 Ralston Moffat via Gross 10016 6617 7018 Tucker Ralston 161 376 293 Long Lake Ralston Creek 1008 638 688 Standley Clear Creek 15953 22855 24309
TO TA L 27668 3086Z 32797
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29 RESERVOZR STORAGE DISTRICT NO 8
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 7 4 30 78 10 31 78
Aurora Rampart South Platte 766 384 114 Chatfield South Platte 8635 9303 8803 Cherry Creek Cherry Creek 13236 13252 11900 Marston South Platte 16377 15413 13368 McLellen South Platte 3506 3276 3058 Platte Canyon South Platte 920 913 917
TOTAL 43440 42541 38160
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30 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT NO 9
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 0 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Soda No l West Bear Creek 0 0 0 Soda No 2 East Bear Creek 308 194 40 Kendrick Bear Creek 50 190 50 Patrick Bear Creek 495 520 495 Deane Turkey Creek 225 225 107 Bergen No l East Turkey Creek 328 277 240 Bergen No 2 West Turkey Creek 423 490 490 Ward Bear Creek 480 550 455 Henry Lake Bear Creek 100 109 87 Harriman Bear Creek 305 575 245 Bowles Bear Creek 1194 1738 750 Johnston Bear Creek 120 160 222 Tule No l Upper South Platte 63 63 84 Tule No 2 Lower South Platte 74 74 90 Grant A West Bear Creek 30 58 0 Grant B South Bear Creek 105 105 105 Grant C East Bear Creek 35 35 34 Kingfisher Lake Turkey Creek 0 30 5 Willow Sp No l Turkey Creek 35 20 10
TOTAL 4370 5413 3509 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT NO 23
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Antero So Fk South Platte 13815 14960 13365 Eleven Mile So Fk South Platte 82300 82328 89961 Jefferson Jefferson Lake 165 0 0 Montgomery Md Fk South Platte and Hoosier Tunnel 4066 725 3948
TOTAL 100346 98013 107274
32 RESERVOIR STORAGE DISTRICT N0 64
AMOUNT A F
NAME SOURCE 10 31 77 4 30 78 10 31 78
Julesburg Res South Platte 9186 22814 5198 North Sterling South Platte 1Z930 72015 17360 Prewitt South Platte 6610 27250 7460
TOTAL 27726 122079 30018
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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT
he Colorado Nebraska Compact on the South Platte River provides that Colo rado shall have the full use of the river water between the fifteenth of October of any year and the first day of April of the succeeding year but that between the first day of April and the fifteenth of October of each year Colorado shall not permit diversions from the river below the Wash ington Morgan County line to supply water rights having priority dates junior to June 14 1897 to the extent that they would diminish the flow of the river at the Julesburg gaging station below a daily mean flow of 120 cfs
Normally it is not necessary to curtail any surface diversions in Colorado to honor the compact because stream flows are inadequate to satisfy all the water rights senior to the compact date
During the 1978 irrigation season as in most other years the flow of the river at Julesburg did drop below the 120 cfs level however during those periods of low flow many of those water rights with priority dates senior to the June 14 1897 cut off date were curtailed due to insufficient water in the river
Preliminary flow data for the Julesburg station indicates that during the 197 day period from April 1 to October 15 1977 the mean daily flow dropped below 120 cfs on 160 days The daily flow for the 197 days averaged 65 9 cfs
The following tabulation summarized the monthly South Platte River flows at the Julesburg Gage
TOTAL FLOW DAILY MAX DAILY MIN AVERAGE DAYS LESS
FOR PERIOD FLOW FLOW DAILY FLOW THAN PERIOD AC FT CFS CFS CFS 120 CFS
1 2 3 4 5 6 April 4410 129 30 74 26
May 3610 160 26 59 27
June 13170 568 32 221 9
July 1670 43 18 27 31
August 1020 25 9 17 31
September 811 22 11 14 31
October 1050 117 20 38 14 1 14 incl
52 REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT
The Republican River Compact a Iocates water to the signatory states Colo rado Kansas and Nebraska on the basis of beneficial consumptive use Colorado s total allocation of 54 100 acre feet is broken down as follows
North Fork of the Republican River Drainage Basin 10 000 ac ft Arikaree River Drainage Basin 15 400 ac ft South Fork of the Republican River Drainage Basin 25 400 ac ft Beaver Creek Drainage Basin 3 300 ac ft
and in addition for beneficial consumptive use in Colorado annually the entire water supply of the Frenchman Creek River Drainage Basin in Colorado and the Red Willow Creek Drainage Basin in Colorado
The computed annual consumptive use in Colorado in the Republican River Basin for the 1977 water year the last year for which official figures are available was as follows
STREAM CONSUMPTION o OF ALLOCATION
North Fork of Republican River 5390 Ac Ft 53 9 South Fork of Republican River 8550 33 7 Arikaree River 3930 25 5 Beaver Creek 0 0 17870 Ac Ft 33 Oo
LARAMIE RIVER COMPACT
The 1957 decree of the United States Supreme Court limits the diversions from the Laramie River and its tributaries to 49 375 acre feet annually for the State of Colorado Of that amount 19 875 acre feet are allocated to Trans mountain Users and the remaining 29 500 acre feet to the Meadowland Users within the river basin The Meadowland Users are further restricted to diversions of not more than 1800 acre feet after July 31 of each year In the event that the Transmountain Users do not divert their full allotment the Meadowland Users may divert the difference between the 19 875 acre feet and the actual amount so diverted within the same year
Sand Creek which arises in Colorado later becoming tributary to the Laramie River in Wyoming is not included within the terms of the compact Instead Colorado and Wyoming have a working agreemeritwhereby senior water rights on Sand Creek in Wyoming are recognized before junior diversions are made in Colorado through the Wilson Supply Canal a tranbasin diversion
In 1978 the transmountain diversions under the Laramie River Compact totaled 19 808 acre feet of the 19 875 acre feet Compact allowance The meadowland diversions totaled 28 211 acre feet or some 96 percent of the allotment Total Colorado diversions were 48 019 acre feet or 97 3 per cent of the total allotment of 49 375 acre feet
53 Court Stipulations and Litigation
The Rules and Regulations governing the use of groundwater as adopted by the Water Court in W 7209 el al on March 15 1974 remained in effect We still have several cases pending before the Water Court on regulation cases filed in 1977 We hope to have these resolved in the near future
The big case filed in 1978 was the State against Weldon Valley This case will attempt to address the question of expanded use of a surface diversion It is our hope to have this case resolved before the 1979 irrigation season
54 DAMS
A RESERVOIRS
L PLANS AAID SPECIFICATIONS
The following list includes the dams for which plans and sp cifications have been approved this year The list is arranged by water district and in order of approval within distrfcts
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S PT ANS APID SPECIFICATIONS APPROVED
DATE ME WD OWI R TY PE APPROVED
Raw water Reservoir 1 Public Service Co of Colo New 5 16 78 Dam
Treated water 1 Public Service Co of Colo New 10 6 78 Reservoir Dam
Intermediate Quality 1 Public Service Co Of Colo New 11 28 78 Water Dam
High Quality wa er 1 Public Service Co of Colo New 11 28 78 bam
Floodwater Retarding 1 Richard waine New 11 30 78 Dam 1
Ranch Dam 2 New 2 3 78
North Gray Reser 3 Lake Canal Resezvoir Co New 4 27 78 voir Dam
West Greeley Lake 3 City of Greeley Imp 4 28 78 Dam
Haviland Dam 3 Division of wildlife New 6 12 78
Floodwater Retarding 3 North Poudre Irr Co New 7 7 78 Dam B 3
Bush Dam 3 Glacier View Meadows New 9 18 78
Warren Lake Reser 3 warren Lake Reservoir Co New 9 27 78 voir Da n
Warren Lake Dam 3 Warren Lake Reservoir Co New 9 28 78
Ish Reservoir 4 Ish Reservoir Co Repair 11 3 77
Idylwilde Dam 4 C ty of Loveland New 5 11 78
Frederick Reservoir 6 City of Frederick Enlg 8 11 78 Dam
AEC Surface Water 6 Atomic Energy Commission New 12 1 78 Control Dams A 4 B 5 C 2
Spec Blunn Reservoir Dam 7 City of Arvada Changes 6 12 78
56 PLANS AI ID SPECIFICATION APPROVID CONl INUED
DATE NAI WD OWI R TY PE APPROVED
Holly pam 8 New 6 2 78
Strontia Springs 8 New 8 11 78 Dam
Buffalo Creek Dam 23 Western Union Realty Co New 10 13 78
Spring Creek Dam 23 Western Union Realty Co New 10 13 78
Floodwater Re 64 Soil Conservation Service New 9 29 78 tarding Dam SS 2
Floodwater Re 64 Soil Consexvation Service New 12 1 78 tarding Dam SS 1
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57 DAMS
A RESER IOIRS
2 INSPECTIONS
A considerable number of inspections were made this past year The follow ing partial list includes the final inspections for new construction and repair as we11 as inspections where problems were encountered A number of the routine inspections were made In addition to state inspections several high hazard dams were inspected by the Corps of Engineers as a part of the National Dam Safety Program
DISTRICT NO 1
DATE
Adams and Bunker Reservoir Dam No 1 4 i 6 78 Adams and Bunker Reservoir Dam No 2 4 6 78 Jackson Reservoir Dam 3 16 78 Booth Reservoir Dam 6 15 78 Heart Reservoir Dam 7 28 78 Jackson Reservoir Dam 9 20 78 Jackson Reservoir Dam 9 30 78
DISTRICT NO 2
Standley Lake Dam 1 6 78 Great Western Reservoir Dam 5 9 78 Dam at 78th and Pecos 5 10 78 Niver Creek Dam 9 14 78
DISTRICT NO 3
Angel Lake Dam 2 21 78 windsor Reservoir Annex No S Dam 2 27 78 Claymore Dam 4 21 78 Floodwater Retarding Dam B 4 Zl 1 78
DISTRICT NO 4
Ryan Gulch Reservoir Dam 1 31 78 Lone Tree Reservoir Dam 3 7 78 South Side Reservoir Dam 7 7 78 Loveland water Storage Dam 8 2 78 Rist Benson Dam 9 1 78
DISTRICT NO 5
Union Reservoir Dam 11 14 77 Lagerman Reservoir Dam 10 20 78
DISTRICT NO 6
Six Mile Reservoir Dam 3 20 78 Marshall Reservoir Dam 4 11 78
58 DISTRICT NO 6 CONTINUED
D1 1ME DATE
Mesa Park Reservoir Dam 4 4 78 Francis Smart Reservoir Dam 6 26 78 Waneka Dam 6 29 78 Gross Reservoir Dam 5 3 78
DISTRICT NO 7
Dam located at 2755 Indiana Street Golden 7 21 78
DISTRICT NO 8
Woodland Park Reservoir Dam 1 20 78 Smith Reservoir Dam 12 19 77 Main Reservoir Dam 12 19 77 East Reservoir Dam 12 19 77 Harris Park Estates Reservoir Dam No 1 4 6 78 Harris Park Estates Reservoir Dam No 2 4 6 78 McLelland Reservoir Dam 7 31 78 Pine Gulch Dams No 1 and 2 8 22 78
DISTRICT NO 9
Soda Lakes Dam 12 15 77 Bergen Dam No 4 2 17 78 Kingfisher Lake Reservoir Dam 5 18 78
DISTRICT NO 80
Pine Gulch No 3 Reservoir Aam 9 6 78
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LIVESTOCK WATER TANKS EROSION CONTROL DAMS
The total number of livestock water tanks and erosion control dams approved between November 1 1977 and October 31 1978 are presented velow in tabular form
DISTRICT NO OF LIVESTOCK TOTAL CAPACITY NO OF EROSION TOTAL CAPACITY TANKS AF CONTROL DAMS AF
1 16 7 43 3 2 U 3 4 5 1 4 0 6 7 8 1 1 5 9 23 48 49 5 38 4
64 14 24 3 65 1 2 0 79 80
TOTAL 19 113 5 22 i WATER RIGHTS
TABULATION AND ABANDONMENT
Early in 1978 water commissioners began preparing lists of water rights to be submitted for possible abandonment These lists were reviewed by the Division Engineer The 1978 abandanment list for Division 1 contained 522 structures which were abandoned in total or reduced in amoun t
July was devoted to getting the tabulation abandonment list prepared and mailed by the July 10 deadline Approximately 300 tabulations and abandonments were sent out Many of these rights have not been used for in excess of 30 years Therefore the owners were difficult to locate as was evidenced by the fact that only 203 copies were accepted by the addressees Additional copies were sent to subscribers of the Court s resume list
As of the end of October we have had 24 formal objections to abandon ments and several inquiries as to what procedures people should follow We foresee more objections being filed with the Division Engineer since the deadline for filing objections is not until July l 1980
The section of the statutes dealing with the tabulation and abandonment list is CRS 37 92 402
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61 ATER RIGHTS
Water Division I Cases Filed No information available at this time
Water Division I Cases Decreed No information available at this time
62 A CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS
Central Colorado Water John W Rayburn Manager 315 D AVer Avenue Conservancy District Ft Lupton 80621 857 4352
Lower South Platte Water Gary R Friehauf Secretary P O Box 1725 Conservancy District Treasurer Sterling 80751 522 1378
Northern Colorado Water Earl F Phipps Manager P O Box 679 Conservancy District Loveland 80537 667 2437
St Vrain Left Hand Water Verna Sigg Secretary 1735 North Main Conservancy District Longmont 80501 772 4060
Upper South Platte Water James Settele President Fairplay 80440 Conservancy District
63 Q20U1 IDWATER MANAGEMENT DZSTRICTS
GRO JIIDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
Ari karee Groundwater Francis wrape Manager Cope 80812 Management District Thomas J Callahan Attorney Wray 80758 O Box 191
Central Yuma Groundwater Wray 80758 Management District P O Box 311 3 2 4155
East Cheyenne Groundwater Norman Arends Manager Cheyenne Wells 808 Management District Attorney P O Box 606 r 767 5318 U Frenchman Groundwater Manage Holyoke 80734 Management District P O Box 113 854 3484
Plains Groundwater Manage Clifford Hawthorne Manager Burlington 80807 ment District 1453 Martin Ave 346 8487
Sandhills Groundwater Manaqe Wray 80758 ment District P O BOX 311
W Y Groundwater Management Fred Wurtsmith Manager yuma 80759 220 South Main 848 5333
Lost Creek Groundwater George Bush Secy Keensburg 80643 Management District P O Box 131
North Kiowa Groundwater Loyd Musgrave Hoyt 80641 Management District
Marks Butte Groundwater Management District
64 D WATER IISER ORGANIZATIONS
DISTRICT
1 Irrigationists John Samples Secy 104 west Beaver Ft Morgan 80701 2 Consolidated Ditches w w Gaunt Secy 25 South 4th Avenue Brighton 80601
3 Cache la Poudre Water Users Harlan Seaworth Pres 11801 N Co Rd 9 Wellington 80549 4 Big Thompson Water Users Elmer Stroh Secy 23344 Weld County Road 21 3 4 Milliken 80453 6 District water Users Milt Nelson Pres 2040 Longs Peak Longmont 80501 64 District 64 Protection Alex Michels Secy 205 1 2 Main St Assoc Sterling 80751
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65 B ORGANIZATIONS
WATER DISTRICT NO 1
DITCH AAID RESERVOIR COMPANIES u A A Smith Irrigating Canal Gene Peterson Pres Snyder 80750 Reservoir Milling and Pipeline Conpany Associated Ditches Jake Kausman Chairman Ft Morqan 80701 Beaver Creek Ditch Company John Higqins Secy Brush 80723 Beaver Ditch Company Charles Henry Pres Brush 80723 Bijou Irrigation Company John Samples Secy 104 West Beaver Ft Morgan 80701 Bijou Irrigation District John Samples Secy 104 West Beaver Ft Morgan 80701 Corona Ditch Company Jack Orr Owner Masters 80547 Duel and Snyder E L Caneva Pres Rt 1
Ft Morgan 80701 Fort Morgan Canal Company Lindy Crumley Supt 111 East Railroad Ave Ft Morgan 80701
Gill and Stevens Ditch Company Harold Hansen Pres Rt 1 Brush 80723 Hillrose Irriqatian District Roy Boyles Secy Hillrose 80733 Hoover Ditch Company Mrs Pat Peterson Secy Kersey 80644 Iliff Irrigation DiStrict Adam Koehler Secy Sterling 80751 Illinois Ditch Company George Allard Pres Kersey 80644 Jackson Lake Reservoir Company Lindy Crumley Supt 111 East Railroad Ave Ft Morqan 80701 Johnson Edwards Ditch Company William Tramp Pres Hillrose 80733 Kiowa Bijou Grandwater Basin Donald F McClary Attorney 231 Main Street Ft Morgan 80701 Don Richardson Pres Ft Morgan 80701 Lower Platte Beaver Irrigation Roy Boyles Secy Hillrose 80733 Company Logan Irrigation District John Eisenach Pres Sterling 80751 Morgan Prewitt Reservoir Co John Samples Secy 104 West Beaver Ft Morgan 80701 North Sterlinq Irriqation Alex Michel Supt Foote Building Sterling 80751 Pntman Ditch Company Harlan Snider Pres Masters 80547 Riverside Irrigation Company Cecil Osborne Supt Box 455 Ft Morgan 80701 Riverside Irrigation District Cecil Osborne Supt Box 455 Ft Morgan 80701 Snyder Ditch Reservoir Co Gene Peterson Pres Snyder 80750 Tetsel Ditch Company Ron Taylor Pres Merino 80741 Tremont Ditch Company Leon Lake Secy Snyder 80750 Trowell Ditch Company Willis Elson Prea Hillrose 80733 Upper Platte Beaver Canal Co John Higqins Secy Farmers State Bank Brush 80723 Union Ditch Company B B Peterson Pres Snyder 80750 Weldon Valley Ditch Company Maurice Jones Pres Weldona 80653
titi WATER DISTRICT NO 2
DITCH AND RESERVOIR C lPANIES
Big Dry Creek Ditch s Reservoir Mrs G R Norden Secy Rt l Box 196 Decree Ft Lupton 81038 Burlington Ditch Reservoir Adolph Bohlender Pres LaSalle 80645 Land Company Brighton Ditch Company George Stieber Pres Rt 1 Box 104 Ft Lupton 81038 Coal Ridge Ditch Cot ipar y Robert Doughty Pres Ft Lupton 81038 Delta Ditch Company Stanley Davis 712 lOth Street 352 3496 Greeley 80631 Denver Water Board James Oglivie Mana ger 144 W Colfax Denver Farmers Independent Ditch Co John Briggs Pres 17787 Weld County Rd 25 Plattevflle 80651 Parmers Reservoir Irrigation Tom Fisher Supt LaSalle 80645 Company 659 7373 Fulton Ditch Company w W Gaunt Secy 25 South 4th Avenue Brighton 80601 Cardners Ditch Company Sylvester DiGacomo Pres 6820 York Street Denver German Ditch Company Casper Sack Pres Brighton 80601 Godfrey Ditch Company Jerome Loeffler Pres LaSalle 80645 Henrylyn Irrigation District Lawrence Gerkin Manager Box 141 Hudson 80642 Highland Ditch Company Mrs George Jurgens Pres Rt 4 Box 2098 Greeley 80631 Lower Latham Ditch Company Victor R Klein Pres Kersey 80644 Lupton Bottom Ditch Company Roy Miller Pres Platteville 80651 McCanne Ditch Reservoir Co A1 Robertson Pres P O Box 38 Brighton 80601 Meadow Island No 1 Irrigation Wan Hayer Secy Rt 2 Box 74 Company Platteville 80651 Meador Island Irrigation Co Ruben Gustafson Pres Rt 2 Box 145 Ft Lupton 81038 New Brantner Ditch Canpany w w Gaunt Secy 25 South 4th Ave Brighton 80601 North Star Res rvoir Company G R Norden Pres Rt 1 Ft Lupton 81038 Platte Valley Irrigation Co Delbert Shable Pres Platteville 80651 Platteville Irrigation John Kunzman Secy Rt 2 gox 120 Milling Compa r Ft Lupton 81038 Slate Ditch Company Robert Doughty Pres Ft Lupton 81038 Union Ditch Company Mrs Frances Hill secy LaSalle 80645 Walter Roberts Ditch Co Roy Lunvall Pres Greeley 80631 Western Mutual Ditch Co Ed Fritzler Pres LaSalle 80645 Wellington Reservoir Co Ron Heitman Pres Brighton 80601 Yoxall Ditch Company Louis Karsh Pres Brighton 80601
67 WATER DISTRICT NO 3
DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANYS
Arthur Irrigation Company Wm Stover Secy United Bank Building Ft Collins 80521 B H Eaton Ditch Company Wayne Miller Pres Kodak P O Box 98 Louise Kane Secy Windsor 80550 Boxelder Ditch Company Wm Stover Secy United Bank Building Ft Collins 80521 Boyd Irrigation Company Rodger Houtchens Secy 1007 9th Avenue Greeley 80631 Cache la Poudre Irrigation Greg Jeason Secy Rt 3 Box 772 Company Ft Collins 80521 Crystal Lakes Don WeixeLnan P O Box 2167 3200 E Mulberry Ft Collins 80521 Divide Canal Reservoir Don E Engel Secy 106 Elm Box 206 Company Eaton 80615 Dixon Canyon Ditch Wm Stover Secy United Bank Building Reservoir Company Ft Collins 80521 Greeley City of Darzyl p Alleman Greeley City Hall Greeley 80631 Greeley Irrigation Company Edgar Bartels Secy 1301 9th Street Greeley 80631 7ackson Ditch Company Vivienne Woodward Secy P O Box 1584 2319 E Mulberry Ft Collins 80521 Kern Reservoir and Ditch C W Kirby Pres P O Box 220 Company Windsor 60550 Kitchell Reservoir Company Alice Fisher Secy Rt 4 Ft Collins 80521 Lake Canal Company John Hartman Secy United Bank Building Ft Collins 80521 Lake Canal Reservoir Company John Hartman Secy United Bank Building Ft Collins 80521 Larimer County Canal No 2 Wm Stover Secy United Bank Building Irrigation Company Ft Collins 80521 Larimer Weld Irrigation Don E Engel Secy 106 Elm Box 206 Company Eaton 80615 Larimer Weld Reservoir Don E Engel Secy 106 Elm Box 206 Company Eaton 80615 Mail Creek Ditch Company wm Stover Secy United Bank Building Ft Collins 80521 New Cache la Poudre Irrigation Jim Muroya Secy 708 8th St Box 31 Company Greeley 80631 New Mercer Ditch Company Wm Stover Secy United Bank Building Ft Collins 80521 North Poudre Irrigation Ben Dumler Supt North Poudre Irr Company Office Box 4 Wellington 80549 No 10 Ditch Company Alden Hill Secy 160 W Mountain Ave Ft Collins 80521
68 WATER DISTRICT NO 3 Continued
Irrigation Oglivy Land Shirley Waym n Secy 1007 9th Avenue Company Greeley 80631 Lake Canal Pleasant Valley Ward Fischer Secy lst National Bank B Ft Collins 80521 Taylor wm Seaworth Gill Canal Company Pres 2305 W Taft Hill R Ft Collins 80521 Tunnel Water Company Vivienne woodward Secy 2319 E Mulberry P O Box 1584 Ft Collins 80521 wm Stover warren Lake Reseevoir Compar y Secy United Bank Buildin Ft Collins 80521 Water Supply Storage Company Vivienne Woodward Secy 2319 E Mulberry P O Box 1584 Ft Collins 80521 whitney Irrigation Company Robert Tigges Pres Box 1146 Carrol Camfield Secy windsor 80550 wm Geo Jones Irrigation Company Firestien Pres Farn ers Spur Greeley 80631 Windsor Reservoir Canal Don Enqel Secy 106 Elm Box 206 Eaton 80615
J DISTRICT 3 SUPERINTENDENTS
Arthur Irrigation Company John Meyers 482 3175
B H Eaton Ditch Company Allen Lamb 686 2441
Boxelder Ditch Company Wilbert Trippel 493 4256
Cache la Poudre Irriqation Company Greg Jesson 482 7635 Little Cache
Cache la Poudre Irrigation Company John Lindenberg 352 0222 New Cache Supt 352 4025 George Borakez 482 1632 Headgate Dick Rayburn 686 2807 Windsor Lake Phillip Smith 482 0732 Timnath Res
Canal Nutaber 3 Di ch Company A G Brenkle 35 3 6014
Canon Canal G D McGarvey 484 0541
Chaffee Ditch Company John Meyers 482 3175
Coy Ditch Company James Hoffman 482 4356
J Fort Collins Filters Ben Alexander 492 2231 Supt Vern Mobley Operator Terzy VanCleave Operator Fred Jones Operator
Gray Lakes Dave Becker 482 3649
Greeley Filters 482 2446 Verlyn Richardson 484 1592 Supt Norman Magnuson 482 2446 Supt Jack Greer Reservoirs
Jackson Ditch Company Allyn Tedmon 482 8588
Wm Jones Irrigation Company Reynold Herbst 352 2293
Lake Canal Dave Becker 482 3649
70 DISTRICT 3 SUPERINTENDENTS CONTINtTED
Larimer County Number 2 Ditch Company Georqe Hoff 482 8688
Larimer and Weld Irrigation Compar y Eaton 454 3377 John A Johnson g82 7671 Supt Clarence Hutchinson 482 7701 Hdgt Dale Sumpson 686 2952 Lake Lee
Larimer and Weld Reservoir Compa Greq Jesson 482 7635
New Mercer Ditch Company Shawn Hoff 484 5828
North Poudre Irrigation Company 568 3612 Ben Dumler 482 8398
Supt Jim Greenacre 493 6108 Hdgt
Ogilvy Ditch Compa r Bill McMurry 52 4468
Pleasant Valley and Lake Don Brewster 482 8645 Supt
Art Wendel 221 0335 Ditch Rider
Taylor and Gill Ditch Company Greg Jesson 482 7635
Water Supply an@ Storage 482 3433 Jim McFall 482 7083 Supt Jimmy McFall Hdgt 482 3699 George Yost Black Hollow Res
Whitney Ditch Company Allen Lamb 686 2441
Windsor Resen oir and Canal Eaton 454 3377 John A Johnson 482 7671 Supt Jim Johnson 482 3290
Hdgt Victor Reynolds 686 2636 I indsor Res
71 WATER DISTRICT NO 4
DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPAAiIES
Arkins Water Association iirs Joy Cross Secy P O Box 6 Masonville 80541 Sald Mountain Water Charles McAfee Secy Rt 2 Box 319N Association Loveland 80537 Beeline Ditch Company Guy A Shable Secy Rt 1 Box 65 Milliken 80543 Big Thompson Manufacturing Robert Christensen Secy p 0 Box 642 Ditch Company Loveland 80537 Big Thompson Platte River Guy A Shable Secy Rt 1 Box 65 Ditch Company Milliken 80543 Blower Ditch Company Henry Pope Jr Supt Rt 1 Box 138 Lonqmont 80501 Boulder Larimer County L V French Secy Rt 2 Box 23 Irriqation Manufacturing Berthoud 80513 Ditch Company Ish Buckhorn Highline Ditch Dale L Lewis Secy Star Route Box 320 Company Loveland 80537 Buckhorn water Users Associa Mrs Orlene Smith Secy P O Box 98 tion Masonville 80541 Central Weld County Wa er Dale D Olhausen Secy 115 18th Street District GreeZey 80631 Consolidated Hillsborough Ditch Don Davis secy lst National Bank 81 Company Johnstown 80534 Consolidated Home supply Ditch W R Keirnes secy Star Route Box 450 and Reservoir Company Loveland 80537 Culver Irrigation Company George Landers Secy P O Box 209 Longmont 80501 Diaqonal Water Sanitation Jim Hudson Secy 1200 28th Street District Boulder Eagle Ditch Company Mrs Donald H Lemmon Secy Rt 2 Box 120 Berthoud 80513 Eglin Ditch Compa Wayne Hicks secy Rt 2 Box 127 Berthoud 80513 Evans Ditch Company Town Clerk of Evans Secy Evans 80620 Fairport Resenroir Company Nellie VerStraten secy Rt 1 Ft Collins 80521 Farmers Irrigation Ditch F Ray DeGood Secy P O Box 657 and Reservoir Company Loveland 80537 Greeley Loveland Irriqation Ron Brinkman Secy 803 23rd Avenue Company Greeley 80631 George Rist Ditch Company W R Keirnes Secy Star Route Box 450 Loveland 80537 Handy Ditch Company Louis Bein Secy Box 460 Berthoud 80513 Hill Brush Ditch Company Jim Nelson Secy Rt 1 Milliken 80543 Kershner Ditch Company Dale L Lewis Secy Star Rt Box 320 Loveland 80537 Little Thompson Valley Water Lovilo Fagan Mgr 307 Welch Avenue Di trict Berthoud 80513 Longs Peak Water Users Assn Mrs Joanne Macy secy P O Box 714 Longmont 80501
72 WATER DISTRICT NO 4 CONTINUED
Louden Irriqation Reservoir Ralph Benson 925 West 29th and Canal Company Loveland 80537 Loveland Greeley Reservoir Ron Brinkman 5ecy 808 23rd Avenue Company Greeley 80631 Lykins Ditch Mrse Tressie Debuse Secy Rt 3 Box 211A Longmont 80501 Mariana Water District Lovilo Fagan Secy 307 Welch Avenue Berthoud 80513 Minor Longdon Ditch Company Mrs ELner Rutt Rt 1 Box 3 Berthoud 80513 New Ish Ditch Reservoir Co Horace G McCarty Secy P O Box 658 Longmont 80501 North Carter Lake Water Lovilo Fagan Secy 307 Welch Avenue District Berthoud 80513 Osborn Caywood Ditch Co Donald J Befus Secy 716 S County Rd 1 Berthoud 80513 Perkins Ditch Company Arnold Friend Owner Star Route Loveland 80537 Rist Benson Reservoir Co Ralph Benson Supt 925 West 29th Loveland 80537 Rockwell Ditch Company Max H Schaal Secy Rt 1 Box 50 Berthoud 80523 Ryan Gulch Reservoir Co Lavilo Fagan Secy 307 Welch Avenue Berthoud 80513 Seven Lakes Rese voir Co Ron Brinkman Secy 808 23rd Avenue Greeley 80631 South Side Irrigation and Robert Ausenhus Secy 203 East 5th Street Reservoir Company Loveland 80537 Union Ditch Bill smith Secy P O Box 98 Masonville 80541 Victory Irrigating Canal Co Cal Carter Secy Star Route Loveland 80537 Wind Cliff Water Association Mrs Vivien Wylene Secy 62 Elmhurst Lane Inc Buser Riverdale Bettendorf Iowa
73 WATER DISTRICT NO 5
DITCH AND RESER OIR COMPANIES
Allen Lake Reservoir Company Jesse Parrish Supt 2515 Parish Rd Berthoud 80513 772 7678 Baker Wesse Western Paving Co Owner Denver J 772 7864 Wesse Pvt Western Pavinq Co Owner Denver 772 7864 Beckwith Dick Tanaka Secy Rt 2 Sugar Factory Rd Longmont 80501 776 82U6 Sonus Ditch Company Sam Tanaka Secy Rt 2 Longmont 80501 776 3495 Boulder Left Hand Irrigation Nels Jensen SeCy 436 Coffman Street Company Longmont 80501 Chapman McCaslin Charles Ramey Secy Rt 3 Longinont 80501 776 1945 Clough Private Friz Bartley Owne r Rt 3 Longmont 80501 76 1437 Clouqh True Public service Co Owner Denver Clover Basin Ditch Reservoir Wayne Jurgens Secy 512 4th Avenue Company Longmont 80501 776 5122 Cushman Vernon Golden Owner 12911 Hillcrest Drive Longmont 80501 776 5880 Davis Downing Gordon Kennedy Secy Rt 3 Longmont 80501 776 1161 Denio Taylor Pete Humphry Secy Civic Center Longmont 8050I 776 6050 Dickens Pvt Lloyd Dickens Owner 136 S Main Longmont 80501 776 0325 Dixon Mill G W Sugar Company Owner Longmont 80501 776 5070 Goss Pvt 1 2 Western Paving Co Owner Denver 772 7864 Hager Meadow Russell Zweck Owner Longmont 80501 776 5198 Hayseed Louis Rademacher Owner Longmont 80501 r 535 4345 L J Hiqhland George Landers secy First National Bank Longmont 80501 776 5800 Ide Starbird Reservoir Co L A Biddle Secy Measl 80542 Independent Reservoir Co George Reynolds Secy Longmont 80501 Island Vernon Golden Owner 12911 Hillcrest Drive Longmont 80501 776 5880
74 WATER DISTRICT NO 5 CONTINUED
James Ditch Company Clarence Johnson Secy 8090 Nelson Road Longmont 80501 776 3273 John Rice Bob Seewald Owner Lonqmont 80501 776 0744 Last Chance Ditch Company Harold Nelson Secy Longmont 80501 776 2336 Left Hand Ditch Company Frank Gould Secy Foothil s Highway Boulder 442 2546 Lyons Town of Ralph Leum Supt Lyons 80540 823 6622 Lonqmont City of Frank Humphry Longmont 80501 776 6050 Longmont Supply Ditch Company Dan Bernard Secy First National Bank Longmont 80501 776 5800 Lower Baldwin Ditch Company Dean Prieskorn Secy Rt 2 Longmont 80501 776 2916 Mason Meadow Vernon Golden 12911 Hillcrest Dr Longmont 80501 776 2135 Mead Town of Harvey Potts Supt Mead 80542 535 4557 Montgomery Pvt Public Service Co Owner Denver 442 2776 Nelson Wayne McGill Owner 10075 N 75th Lonqmont 80501 776 9327 Niwot Bc b Seewa 1 d Secy Rt 2 Longmont 80501 776 0744 North Mutual Life Insurance Robert Hazelbush Longmont 80501 Company 776 2832 Oligarchy Dan Bernard Secy lst National Bank Longmont 80501 776 5800 Palmerton Consolidated Ditch James Goss Pres Rt 3 Company Longmont 80501 776 4984 Peck George Wagner secy Longmont 80501 776 5628 Pella Ditch Company Sidney Fredstrom Secy Rt 3 ongmont 80501 776 3057 Pleasant Valley Reservoir and Russell Secy 1264 6th Avenue Company Longmont 80501 776 5625 Rice Brian Rundle Owner Longmont 80501 776 5098 Rough and Ready Russell Palmer SeCy 1264 6th Avenue Longmont 80501 776 5625
75 WATER DISTRICT NO 5 CONTINUED
Runyon Willis Marlatt Owner Longmont 80501 776 0791 Snead Ditch Company warren Bashor Secy Rt 3 Longmont 80501 823 6474 South Flat Ditch Company David Wagner Secy Longmont 80501 776 0865 South Ledge Ditch Company Reinhold Loukonen Secy Lyons 80540 823 6268 St Vrain and Palmerton William Schell Supt 802 Francis Longmont 80501 776 3475 Supply Ditch Company Dan Bernard Secy lst National Bank Longmont 80501 Swede Charles Bliss Pres Lonqmont 80501 776 4865 True and Webster Edward Darby Secy Longmont 80501 776 2722 Upper Baldwin Dean Prieskorn Secy Lonqmont 80501 776 2916 Union Ditch Company Frances Hill Secy LaSalle 80645 Union Reservoir Compa Frances Hill Secy LaSalle 80645 Webster and HcCaslin Wallace Gage Mrs Owner Longmont 80501 776 9301 Weese Pvt western Paving Owner Denver Company 772 7864 Zweck and Turner Ditch u Russel Zweck Secy Rt 3 Company Longmont 80501 776 5198
76 WATER DISTRICT NO 6
DITCH AND RESERVOZR COMPANIES
Andrews Farwell Ditch Co Forest White Secy 2994 North 75th Boulder
Autrey Eggleston Stanley Medsker 5050 South Emporia Denver Baseline Land 6 Reservoir Margaret Nelson Secy Rt 1 Box 218 Erie 80516 Boulder Ditch Town of City of Boulder Owner City Hall Buildinq Boulder
Boulder left Hand Irrigation Richard Frisk secy 735 Bowen Compa ny Longmont 80501 Boulder Weld County Ditch Ethel Ziegler Secy 831 17th Company Longiront 80501 Boulder White Rock Ditch Chas Haley Secy 401 Main Street Reservoir Company Longmont 80501 Butte Irrigation Milling Gene Sawhill secy 6967 Valmont Drive Company Boulder Carr Tyler Ditch Company Milton Nelson secy 2040 West Longs Peak Longmont 80501 Church Ditch Company Marcus Church Pres Broomfield 80020 City of Lafayette City Manager Lafayette 80026 City of Louisville City Manager Louisville 80027 Coal Ridge Ditch Mildred Sarchet Secy Rt 2 Box 162 Ft Lupton 80621 Community Ditch M L Sarchet Pres 80 South 27th Ave Brighton 80601 Consolidated Lower Boulder Mrs Ray Nelson secy Rt 1 Box 218 Reservoir Aitch Company Erie 80516 Davidson Ditch Reservoir Helen Domenico Secy 10315 Baseline Company Lafayette 80026 Dry Creek Davidson Ralph Bixler Pres 9849 Isabelle Road Lafayette 80026 Dry Creek No 2 Ditch Co C B Beitelshees Secy Rt 1 Box 322 Boulder East Boulder Ditch Company Public Sezvice Denver Company of Colo BVan Valkenburg Pres Eqgleston No 1 Stanley Medsker 5050 South Emporia Denver
Eggleston No 2 Stanley Medsker 5050 South Emporia Denver Enterprise Irrigation Ditch Co Van Valkenburg Pres Denver Erie Coal Creek Ditch and Dave Oscarson Pres Rt 1 Reservoir Company Erie 80516 Farmers Ditch Company Boyd Sheets Secy 3016 Kalmia Boulder r1 U
77 WATER DISTRICT NO 6 CONTINUED
Goodhue Ditch Reservoir Lois J Waneka Secy 11761 E Pauline Company Lafayette 80026 Godding Daily Plumb Ditch Richard Frisk Secy 735 Bowen Longmont 80501 Godding Ditch Company Highland Richard Frisk Secy 735 Bowen South Side Lonqmont 80501 Green Ditch Company Roger Fell Secy 7861 Va Lnont Boulder Harden City of Boulder Owner Boulder Harris K warenburg Owner Louisville 80027 Houck No 2 Ditch Milton Nelson Owner 2040 W Longs peak Longmont 80501 Howard Ditch Company Bill Suittes Secy 65 Manhattan Urive Boulder Jones Donnelly Ditch Co Gene sawhill Secy 6967 Ualmont Boulder Kerr No 1 2 Mrs J D Mayhoffer Owner Louisville 80027 Kinnear Ditch 6 Reservoir M L Sarchet Pres 80 South 27th Avenue Brighton 80601 Last Chance Ditch Company City of Westminister P Owner Westminister 80030 Leggett Ditch Reservoir Richard Frisk Secy 735 Bowen Company Longmont 80501 Lyner Cottonwood Consolidated walter Wise Secy 11587 Jasper Road Ditch Company Ca nf ie ld Erie 80516 Lower Boulder Ditch Company Mrs Carol Nelson Secy Rt 1 Box 218 Erie 80516 Martha M Mathews A F Bailey P Owner 11975 Konosha Road Erie 80516 Marshall Reservoir M L Sarchet Pres 80 South 27th Avende Brighton 80601 Marshallville Aitch Company Ewalt Anderson Secy Rt 3 Box 325 Boulder McGinn Ditch Compa Alice Clyncke Secy 7123 Baseline Road Boulder McKay Reservoir M L Sarchet Pres 80 South 27th Avenue Brighton 80601 N K Smith Tyler Ditch Max Seraf ina Owner Rt 4 Longmont 80501 New Anderson Ditch Company Wm Light pres City Hall Boulder North Boulder Farmers Ditch John Reich Secy P O Box 227 Company Boulder Original Cottonwood No 2 Albert Ko1b Secy Rt 3 Box 316 Ditch Company Rural Ditch Company Richard Frisk Secy 735 Bowen Longmont 80501 Silver Lake Ditch Company Everette Long Secy 3240 Broadway Boulder Schearer Ditch Company L W Van Fleet Owner Denver Smith Emmons Ditch Company ward Burrett Secy Rt 4 Box 54 Longmont 80501 Smith Goss Ditch Company City pf Boulder P Owner Boulder South Boulder Canon Ditch Jce Beauprez Pres 1042 North 95th Lafayette 80026 WATER DISTRICT NO 6 CONTINUED
201 East Simpson South Boulder Bear Creek City Clerk secy Lafayette Lafayette 80026 Ditch Ruth Bowes 9182 Dillon Road South Boulder Coal Creek Secy Irriqating Ditch Company Louisville 80027 Tom Delehant Ditch Milton Nelson Pres 2040 W LQngs Peak u Longmont 80501 80027 William C Hake Mrs J D Mayhoffer Owner Louisville
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79 WATER DISTRICT NO 7
DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANIES
Bayou Assocaation of Ditches Robert Rock Secy 4360 Tabor Street Wheatridge
Boyle A T DeBell 3951 W 56 Way Denver u Church Golden City Ralston Barbara Fulton Secy Farmers Reservoir Creek and Croke Canal Irrigation Company 80 South 27th
Brighton
Colorado Agricultural Louis Rullo secy 11621 Riverdale Road Denver
Cort Graves and Hughes Sam Spano 6640 West 52nd Ave Aravada Denver View Water Company Wayne Harkness Secy Rt 1 Box 590 Golden
Farmers Highline Mrso Duran Secy Farmers Highline Canal and Reservoir Company 8889 Washington Aveo Denver F isher Henry Johnson Secy Box 840 Denver
Kershaw Allan Jones West 71 Mariposa Denver
Lee Stewart Eskins Albert F Ervin Secyo 12703 W 52nd Avenue Arvada 80002 Lower Clear Creek Company Jim Fukaye Secy Rt 1 Box 027 Clear Creek and Platte Denver River Ditch
Manhart George Ditolla 6030 Wolff Arvada 80002
Ouelette R C Lyon 4240 Garland Lakewood Reno Juchem Swadley Mrs Ray Gieble Secyo Consolidated Juchem Longan Ditch Reservoir Company 7050 West 61st Avenue Arvada Rocky Mountain Miles Lyle Bush Secy Adolph Coors Company Eskins and South Side Golden United Water Company Henzy Jo Johnson Secyo Box 840 Denver wannemaker Lyle Bush Secy Adolph Coors Company Golden Welch and Agricultural Wilson B Roup secy Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company 10080 West 27th Avea Denver CLEAR CREEK DITCHES ANB SUPERINTEI IDENTS
Welch Eugene Cress 922 2815 Of f ice 238 3606
Church Art young 424 6636 Terry Millwood 278 0755
Agricultural Euqene Cress 922 2815
Coors Industrial Coors 279 8060
Farmers High Line Bill Baker 422 4658
Wannemaker Coors 279 8060
Lee Stewart Eskins J O Greenfield 279 2974
Croke Art Young 424 6636 Terry Miliwood 278 0755
Rocky Mountain Coors 279 8060
Reno Juchem Robert Dextra 424 4563
Slouqh Bob Rock 424 4563
South Side Coors 279 8060
Ouelette Robert Claxton u 455 1231
Boyles Vincent DeBell 429 0210
Kershaw Allan Jones 429 1881
Fisher Giudo Ursine 429 4840 Van ValkanBurg p S CO 571 8203
Clear Creek Platte F Wooley 452 8238 J Fukaye 452 8208
Colorado Agricultural Roy McIntosh 452 8275 Louis Ruzzo 452 8260
Manhart George Ditolla 429 0139 929 1839
Standley Reservoir Art Young 424 6636 Ralston Reservoir Wally Wilcox 279 4222 Consolidated Reservoir 233 5945
DZTCH RIDERS
Ly le Bush Coors 986 5426 Bill Robie Coors 278 2862 Neil Jaquet Coors 278 8507 Bob Adams Farmers High Line 279 3747 Wade Isham Rocky Mountain 422 7039 Jce Griggs Rocky Mountain 278 3870 M M Ray Leister Reno Juchem 237 8581 Ralston Creek
81 wA R nzs ucr rio a
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City of Aurora Tom Griswold City of Aurora 750 5000 Ext 321 1470 E Havana Aurora City and County of Denver Gary Bishop Board of Water 623 2500 Ext 273 Commissioners 144 W Colfax Denver City of Englewood Vince Wertin City of Englewood 761 1140 Ext 270 3400 So Elati Englewood Last Chance Ditch Company Paul Johnson Secyo Board of Water No 2 623 2500 Commissioners 144 w Colfax Denver Paul Johnson Nevada Ditch Holding Company Secy Board of Water 623 2500 Commissioners 144 W Colfax Denver Northern Colorado Irrigation Robert Rosendale Supt Board of Water 733 4292 Company Commissioners 144 W Colfax Denver n Platte Water Company Paul Johnson Secy Board of Water 623 2500 LJ Commissioners 144 W Colfax Denver Tri City Trust Paul Johnson Secy Board of Water 623 2500 Commissioners 144 W Colfax Denver
82 WATER DISTRICT NO 9
DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANIES
Berqen Ditch Reservoir Company Wm Grant Owner Western Federal Savings Building Denver Bowles Ditch Company Wm Grant Owner Western Federal Savings Building Denver Colorado Central power Company Leonard Reichwein Engr Evergreen Harriman Ditch Company Denver Water Board AKA Arnett Ditch Hodgson Ditch Operating B F Lowell Pres Mt Morrison Association
Independent Highline Ditch Stan Harwood Owner Mt Morrison Company Pioneer Union Ditch Company Jack McCoy Pres Mt Morrison ward Ditch Company Wm V Hodges Jr Secy Denver Club Bldg Denver Warrior Ditch Company Gordon Koon Mt Morrison
WATER DISTRICT N0 23
Jefferson Lake Ditch Company Paul Anschutz Pres Jefferson Tunnel Water Company Viviene Woodward Secy P O Box 1584 2319 East Mulberry i Ft Collins water Supply Storage Company Viviene Woodward Secy P O Box 1584 2319 East Mulberry Ft Collins
WATER DISTRICT NO 48
Comet Ditch Rainbow River Ranch Inc Ron Hunt Mgr Glendevey Rt Je1m WY 82063 Hills Ditch Rainbow River Ranch Inc Ron Mgr Glendevey Rt Jelm W7t 82063 Homestead Rainbow River Ranch Inc Mgr Glendevey Rt Jelm WY 82063
WATER DISTRICT NO 49
Austin Ditch Ernest MaCarthur Owner Stratton 80836 Hale Ditch Harold W Hodsen Admin Hale 80730 Newton Ditch John Lingel Owner Burlington 80807 Ragan Ditch Howard Homm Owner Burlington 80807
Republican Ditch Howard Homm Owner Burlington 80807
Tuttle Ditch Ernest MaCarthur Owner Stratton 80836
83 WATER DISTRICT NO 64
DITCH APID RESERVOIR COMPAIiIES
Batton Ditch Company Clifford Sherwin Owner P O Box 63 Sterlinq 80751 Bravo Ditch Ivan Barden Secy Iliff 80736 Carlson Ditch Company Hulbert Reichelt Secy JuZesburg 80737 Chambers Ditch Wm Condon Owner 916 Fairhurst Street Sterling 80751 Dav s Brothers Ditch Company Paris Accomasso Secy Atwood 80722 Farmers Pawnee Ditch Company Robert Roberts Secy P O Box 70 Sterling 80751 Harmony Ditch Company No 1 Mrs Howard Hamalton Secyo P O Box 205 Crook 80726 Henderson Smith Ditch Co Scalva Brothers Owner R R Sterling 80751 iliff Platte Valley Ditch Kent Reynolds Secy 205 1 2 Main Street Compar y Sterling 80751 J B Ditch Company Frank Manuello Owner Iliff 80736 Julesburq Irrigation District Herbert Bonesteel Secy Julesburg 89737 474 3737 474 2189 Liddle Ditch Company Don Liddle Pres Ovid 80744 Lone Tree Ditch Company Kent L Reynolds Secy P O Box 111 Sterling 80751 Long Island Ditch State Game Fish Part Owner Crook 0726 Parks Low Line Ditch Company Kent Reynolds Secy 205 1 2 Main Street Sterling 80751 North Sterling Irrigation Alex Michel Secyo 205 1 2 Main Street District Sterling 80751 Peoples Ditch Company Sam Karg Secy Rt 2 Sterling 80751 Peterson Can l Reservoir Jacob Sanger Pres Ovid 80744 Company Powe l Blair Ditch Proctor Water Coo Secy P O Box 111 Kent Lo Reynolds Sterling 80751 Prewitt Reservoir Compa Alex Michel Secy 205 1 2 Main Street Sterling 80751 Proctor Water Kent Lo Reynolds Secy P O Box 111 Sterling 80751 Ramsey Ditch Compar y Don DeMers Secy 708 Elm Street Sterling 80751 Red Lion Ditch Company Maynard Sonnenberg Secy P O Box 1271 Sterling 80751 Schneider Ditch Company James Williamson Secy Atwood 80722 Settlers Ditch Company Charles Atkinson Crook 80726 South Platte Ditch Company Charles Bartlett Secyo Merino 80741 South Resezvation Ditch Coo James Parker Secy Ovid 80744 Sprinqdale Ditch Company Robert Roberts Secy P O Box 70 Sterling 80751 Sterling Hereford Cattle Cliff Sherwin Owner Sterling 80751 Company Ditch WATER DISTRICT NO 64 CONTINUID
Sterlinq Irrigation Company Lawrence Giacomini Secy P O Box 1013 Sterling 80751 Sterling No 2 Ditch Company Maynard Sonnenberg Secy P O Box 1271 Sterlinq 80751 Tamerack Ditch State Game Fish Owner Crook 80726 Parks Upper Harmony Ditch Company Garold Marick Secy Crook 80726
85 DISTRICT NO 64 0 FICIALS
BRAVO Pres Victor Ramey 17340 Co Rd 370 Sterling 522 0477 Secy Ivan Barden 19679 Co Rd 55 Iliff 522 8002 Rider John Held 17915 Co Rd 370 Sterling 522 2416
CARISON Owner Hub Reichelt Julesburg 474 4300
DAVIS BROS DITCH
Pres Justin Jones 4304 Co Rdo 31 Atwood 522 2706 Secy Paris Accomasso 15465 Co Rd 12 Atwood 522 6429 Rider Perxy Accomasso 15465 Co Rd 12 Atwood 522 6429
FARMERS PAWNEE CANAL Pres Herb Vandemoer 2 2 5 Count xy C fl ub Sterlinq 522 3372 Secy Robert Roberts 17 So 7th Avenue Sterling 522 4343 Rider David Littler 13698 Corrine Rd Sterling 522 3101
FiARMONY NO 1 Pres James Roberts Crook 886 3462 Secy Mrs Howard Hamilton Crook 886 2833 Ride r Lorrin Lowexy Crook 886 3665
HARMONY NO 2 Pres Alvin Brunkhardt Crook 886 2682 Secy Garold Marick Crook 886 3641
I IIDERSON SMITH Scalva Brothers 13407 Co Rd 370 Sterling 522 2539 522 4577
ILIFF APID PLATTE VALLEY Pres Basil Stieb 22782 Co Rd 55 Iliff 522 8084 Secy Kent Reynolds 209 Main Street Sterlinq 522 1015 Rider William Huey 24081 Hiqhway Iliff 522 8302
JULESBURG IRRIGATION DISTRICT ANID PETERSON DITCH Julesburg Irrigation Office Julesburg 474 3737 P3res Clarence Jenik Ov id 463 5732 Supt Tom Frame Sedgwick 563 5737 Coordinator Biad Bonesteel Julesburg 474 2189
LIDDLE Pres Don Liddle Ovid 474 2300 Secyo Hub Reichelt Ovid 474 3400
I O1 E TREE Pres Maynord Sonnenberg 406 Highland Drive Sterlinq 522 1390 Secy Maynard Sonnenberg 406 Hiqhland Drive Sterling 522 1390 Rider Ralph Freeman 101 East lst Avenue I lif f 522 8088
86 DISTRICT N 64 OFFICIALS CONTINUID
LOWLINE Pres Rbbert E Fritzler 21575 Co Rd 74 Sterling 522 1376 Secy Kent Reynolds 209 West Main Street Sterling 522 1015 Rider Rlbert Workman 13524 Co Rd 37 Sterling 522 7198
PEOPLES Pres Tom DeSoto 24355 Co Rd 40 Sterling 522 2609 Secy Sam Karg 23690 Co Rd 40 Sterlinq 522 1469 Rider Tom DeSoto 24355 Co Rd 40 Sterlinq 522 2609
POWELL Pres Maynard Sonnenberg 406 Highland Dr Sterling 522 1890 secy Kent Reynolds 209 Main Street Sterlinq 522 1015 Rider William Huey 24081 Highway 138 Iliff 522 8302
SCHNEIDER Pres Elmer Rasmussen 8917 Co Rd 370 Sterling 522 2322 Secy James Williamson 17880 Co Rd 16 Atwood 522 1910 Rider Perry Accomasso 15465 Co Rd 12 Atwood 522 6429
SOUTFI PLA 1TE DITCH
Pres Keith Propst 2464 Co Rdo 25 Merino 522 0090 Secy Charles Bartlett 13244 Co Rd 6 Mer ino 522 7586 Rider Elmer Higqason 419 Park Street Merino saa 3314
SOUTH RESERVATION
Pres Jim Parker 111 Ovid 463 5382 Rider Jim Parker 111 Ovid 463 5382
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Pres Virgil Rieke 16470 Co Rd 41 Sterling 522 2624 Secy Robert Roberts 717 South 7th Avenue Sterling 522 4343 Rider Alfred Leckler 13614 Co Rd 37 Sterling 522 1460
STERLING IRRIGATION COMPANY 1 Pres Richaxd Ramey 1005 Co Rd 39 Sterling 522 5705 Secy Lawrence Giacomini 131 Hamilton Street Sterl ing 522 0751 Rider Glen Mayerholz 13572 Rd 37 Sterling 522 5719
CY7 WATER DISTRICT NO 65
DITCH ANID RESERVOIR COMPANIES
Bar Eleven Noo 2 Miller Goodman Owners Wray 80758 Chief Creek Ditch Wiltfang Goodman Owners wray 80758 Hays Creek Ditch Archie Miller Owner Wray 80758 Hays Creek Ditch 3 Archie Miller Owner Wray 80758 Laird Ditch Richard Galvin Secy Laird 80739 O Donnell Ditch Lee Archer Owner wray 80758 Pioneer Ditch Head Lynn Adamson Secyo Wray 80758 Pioneer Ditch Sto Line Lynn Adamson Secy Wray 80758 Wlay Ditch Henry Wiltfang Secy Vernon 80755
WATER DISTRICT NO 76
Sand Creek Ditch Chimney Rock Grazing S W of Laramie WY Association Frank Lilley Ranch Mgr 745 9575 Sprinq Creek Ditch Chimney Rock Grazing S W of Laramie WY Association Frank Lilley Ranch Mgr 745 9575
WATER DISTRICT NO 79
Rosenklans Ditch Robert Jones Sr Owner Laird 80739
WATER DISTRICT NO 80
Altura Duck 838 5496 Ron Heitman Pres 839 1406
Denver Water Board Cheesman Reservoir 647 2213
District Foreman Hank Bode 838 5314
Rsst District Foreman Gene Bode 838 4185 Roberts Tunnel East Portal Bob Woods 838 5921
Lininqer Reservoir Kenosha Trout Club 938 5684
J O Hill Reservoir West Creek W S Rt 2 Box 154 District Sedalia 80135 687 9067 wellington Reservoir 838 5496 Ron Heitman Pres 839 1406
Westcreek Reservoir West Creek w S Rt 2 Box 154 District Sedaiia 80135 687 9067 O I G f 1 0 I 1 h i N
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92 rC SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PERSONNEL
Office Expenses
The administrative field personnel namely the water commissioners and their deputies maintain some type of an office in their own homes since thay are on call at all times due to the nature of their work The size equipment and use of that office are of course not only related to their administrative responsibilities and functions but also to the availability and convenience of space Nevertheless the need for office space in the home does exist and is provided by the individual at the expense of a reduction of space for the family Further most of those employees rely upon their telephones a busi ness necessity for communication with the various water users and other staff inembers Since these field people are out checking diver sions streamflow and water use much of the time their wives or other members of the family must take and relay calls as necessary Secretarial help is additionally provided by family members generally the wife in the generation of diversion reports and other correspondence
It is again proposed as it has been in the past that the budget in clude and approval be granted for the payment of a minimum of 50 per month in addition to the regular salary to each such person maintaining a field office in his own home To provide some equity the allowance suggested could be scaled according to the circumstances in each case with the maximum being 100 per month
Although such allowance would at least be a token payment for a long unrecognized responsibility of field personnel in most cases it would scarcely cover the capital cost to the individual for space and utili ties nor even approximate scale wages for the secretarial help he re ceives
Enforcement
The enforcemPnt of orders made to water users through the injunctive procedures provided by the statutes is proving to be very slow and quite costly Too often it is to the water users advantage to ignore orders take water in violation of others rights and enjoy the benefits of that water use until the court takes action The fine if any would be much less than the benefits gained from the extra water
It is suggested that the law should be changed in a manner that would get the offender into court for immediate hearing This could be done through the issuance of a citation for observed offenses similar to the procedures used by traffic control of icers
GI 7 Water Court
Since the remodification of water law in 1969 many thousands of water rights have been adjudicated through the division water court and many more are awaiting such determinatian whenever the court is able to get to them Due to the weight of numbers alone the division staff cannot physically administer these myriad rights The situation is further complicated by the complexity of many of the decrees i e subdivision augmentation plans and alternate points of diversion
The continuing application and adjudication process places an excessively expensive burden upon the owners of the old water rights many of which may have been established and used more than 100 years ago Although their rights were adjudicated properly in a timely manner they must remain constantly alert to enroachment upon those rights by others seeking some court action which could conceivably cause injury to them such as some change in water right application The individual rel yi g upon an old established water right all to often does not recognize the possibility of injury even though he reads the published resumes which he likely fai15 to do through oversight or lack of time Even recognizing the potential danger he cannot afford to hire the legal assistance nec essary to defend what is already his In the absence of an objection the court is likewise unaware of the problems and unless a strong consulta tion objection is raised by the division engineer the court is likely to approve the application to the ultimate injury of existing water rights
The above discussion upon the water court situation is included merely to point out some of the problems inherent in the present procedures No remedy is suggested although some may exist
94 of C JC4 Q O i Richard D La z O fli o Guvn rnor C J KUIPER u o Stefs Enpinser
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DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES JAMES R CLARK tRRIGAT10N DIVISION ENGINEER ROOM 208 8 h AND Brh OFFICE BLDG GREEIEY COLORADO 80631 OF f IC E 352 8712
November 8 1978
MEMORANL
TO Lana Cook
FROM Jim Clark
SUBJECT October W er News
We just completed another irrigation year on October 31st Time is now being spent finalizing records and preparing the Annual Report
The rain and snow of October 21st brought approximately 2 inches of moisture to a large portion of Division I Most of it was soaked up by the thirsty ground but there was enough from the cities etc to produce a peak of 2600 cfs at Kersey This storm stopped irrigation and made it possible for farmers to work their ground and dig the remaining sugar beets easily Some interesting rainfall figures for Greeley include the following
September 78 1 of S driest since 1893 Total for July August September 77 Drought Year 4 26 Total for July August September 78 1 08 The Greeley hydrographic unit ran a seepage check on the South Platte in District 64 on October 30th
Happy Thanksgiving to all
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Richard D Lamm C J KUIPER Govcrno x 0 Sfsts fnpineer
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DiVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES JAMES R CLARK IRRIGATIaN DIVISION ENGINEER ROOM 08 6rh ANO B F OFFICE BLDG GREFIEY COLORADO 80631 OFFICE 352 8 12 October 4 1978
MEMOR ANDUM
T0 Lana Cook
FROM Jim Clark Division Engineer
SUBJECT September Water News
Division I has enjoyed a very good irrigation season this year Some ditch company personnel in Larimer and Weld counties claim it to be the best supply in fifteen years
There was a hearing before Judqe Carpenter recently on a contempt citation brought by the State Engineer against a party pumping in violation of an injunction issued last year The Judge found this party guilty of irrigating out of priority for one day and he had to post 500 00 bond to be forfeited it any further violation of the injunction or decree is shown on any wells owned by the defendant
The short supply of water from the upper reaches of the Division drove the cal to 1860 in September The call in the lower reaches h s remained on for the entire month also with the 1888 call in e fect at the present time
The Divis on Engineer was very pleased to be included on a tour of Colora o Big Thompson Facilities this year It was an informati e trip and the weather cooperated beautifully
A new gir has begun working in the Water Court office She is Linda McG irk and comes to the Water Court with 8 years of court exp rience in Minnesota
We congra ulate Ray Liesman on his appointment as Assistant Division ngineer effective August 1 1978 September Water News Page 2 October 4 1978
After 32 years on the bench Judge Carpenter retires September 22 1978 Judge Robert A Behrman has been appointed Water Judge of Water Division 1
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DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES W G WILKINSON P E IRRIGATION OIVI510N ENGINEER ROOM 208 8th AND 6rh OFF CE BLDG GR ELEY COtORA00 80631 Of FICE 352 8712 HOME 484 3917
Rugust 11 1978
MEMORANDUM
TO Lana Cook
FROP4 Jim Clark Division Engineer
SUBJECT July Water News
The early part of July was devoted to getting the tabulation abandonment list prepared and mailed Approximately 300 tabu lations and abandonments were sent out of that 97 have been returned for insufficient addre or the addressee was unknown As of the end of July we have had 2 formal objections to abandonments and several inquiries as to what procedures people should follow 1lnyone with objections to water rights which are on the abandonment list must file a written state ment with the Diva sion Engineer before July 1 1980 in accor dance with CRS 37 92 402 3 together with a 10 00 objection fee Copies of the abandonment list are available or inspec tion in Division offices and County Clerks offices We would like to thank Sand Lenz of the Denver office for coming t our rescue July 6t and 7th Sand s very efficient help assisted us in meeting the July 10 h deadline for mailing of the tabulation abandonment list 9e would like to give a special pat on the back to our own two secretaries Susi and Rachel for their extra effort without such effoxt the project could not have been completed
Mark Johnson our new Deputy Water Commissioner started work ing for the Division this month His main assignment has been to field locate irrigation wells that are not part of augmen tation plans We have been receiving many calls from well owners whose wells have been posted by Mark Most of these well owners either have or are making arrangements to get into existing augmentatirn plans He is mainly working in the lower reaches of Districts 2 3 4 5 and 6 and the upper reaches of District 1 He will be based out of the Greeley office although his primary duties will be in the field checking on wells that are not in compliance with the rules and regulations Any well owners that have questions about the status of their well should contact their Water Commissioner or the Greeley office at 352 8712
97 Water News 2 August 11 1978
There has been a continuous call on the South Platte River during the month of July for 1882 water in the lower reaches The upper reaches have gone to calls as senior as 1871
There has been scattered hail throughout Division 1 with some sections receiving severe damage and other sections receiving no moisture at all No large scale crop damage has been reported
Tom ron the Division 1 tti ater Referee has terminated his employment with the Water Court effective July 31 1978 The Judge has issued an order that he may still sign cases that he was involved with before he left court employment Judge Carpenter will be re tiring September 22 1978 a er 32 years on the bench Judge Carpenter was first named County Court Judge in 1946 and became District Judge in 1952 Judge Carpenter has already been replaced as Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial District by Judge Robert A Behrman and will be replaced as District Judge by John J Althoff a Greeley attorney The selection of Water Judge has not been made and will be named at a later date by Supreme Court Chief Justice Pringle The Water Judge may be any District Court Judge within the 23 county area that comprises Water District 1
Because of the referee s resignation and Judge Carpenter s retire ment we see added delays in court applications being processed through the Division 1 Water Court Water applicants must remain patient There is still a backlog of over 1 000 cases in the Water Court that have yet to be heard Some of these cases date back to the early 1970 s when the Water Court was first formed
Several subdivisions were visited by members of the Greeley and Denver o fices recently Compliance with decrees were woefully lacking Reservoirs to supply replacement water were not in compliance Well permit applications for these subdivisions will be returned until the problems are corrected Additional sub division inspections are planned in the near future G op Richard D Lamm ao ot v c C J KI IPEA Govcrnoi S Sfsr Eno nser t xi
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DlVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURA IiESOURCES W G WILKINSON P E IRRIGATION DIVISION ENGINEER ROOM 208 8 h AND 8 h OFFICE BLDG GREELEY COLORADO 80631 OFFICE 352 8712 HOME 484 3917 July 6 1978
MEMORANDUM
T0 Lana Cook
FROM Jim Clark Division Engineer
SUBJECTe Water News June
We were pleased with the outcome of the Farner well case V 8612 on June 28th In this case the state issued a Cease and Desist Order for expanded use of a well Judge Carpenter ruled from the bench that the well would be limited to the decreed acreage and rate of use We feel this gives us the direction we need to stop expansion o the court s decrees
It is interesting to note that we only lost 2600 AF out of state at Julesburg this spring This low loss occurred at a time when the Cache LaPoudre River was higher at Greeley than it has been for 14 years and the Big Thompson and St Vrain were very high also
Our new secretary Susi Wyscaver is recovering slowly after a difficult tonsillectomy Keep your chin up Susi
3 WATER NEWS
MAY 1 1978
JAMES R CLARK ACTING DIVISION ENGINEER
A beautiful rain began falling on a good portion of Division 1 on Saturday April 28th We hope it continues for two weeks With conditions so dry it was beginninq to look like our good snowpack wouldn t go very far This moisture should help stretch the runoff throuqh the season
The April meeting of Larimer and Weld Council of Governments Drought Committee was held on Monday Apri1 24th o interestinq presentations were made One was made by Atty Jack Ross He was seeking support for a Federal Senate Bill which attempts to set aside a 1902 160 acre limitation statute This old statute has three requirements which have been pretty much ignored in the interveninq years These three requirements are 1 Owner must live within 50 miles of the land 2 Owner must be actively engaged in farming 3 Owner is limited to one 160 acre parcel except that his wife may also own a parcel of like size The proposed leqislation would make it necessary to offer for sale at dry land prices any acreage held that does not meet these criteria
The second presentation was made by Dr Emmett McCord agronomist with the Weld County Experimental Farm He addressed the question of nitrates in groundwater He stated that the water used at the farm contained about 25 ppm nitrate which would give a substantial nitrogen application with each irriqation This factor should be considered when calculating fertilizer needs
Our secretary Dorothy Neutze announced her resignation recently effective May 31st We wish her well in her activities as a full time housewife
We welcome Sue Wyscarver to the Greeley Office as Dorothy s replacement She is transferring here from the Denver Office
We also welcome Ann Ehrlich new Clerk of the Water Court who replaces Mac Danford Mac is the new clerk in the Denver Court of Appeals WATER NEWS APRIL 1 1978 W G WILKINSON BY JAMES R CT 11R1C
We are a little more optomistic about summer water supply this month Snow pack remains above normal at selected stations on South Platte tributaries The big plus this month is a significant increase in reservoir storage Normal precipitation for the rest of the season is still the critical factor for a successful irrigation season Indications are tha valley soils remain deficient in soil moisture
The March meeting of the Larimer and weld Council of Governments Drought Committee was held Monday March 27th Jeri Danielson and Hal Simpson presented an interesting program to the committee at that meeting ontlining some possible solutions to drought related problems
John Romero and Andy Wacinski presented a very good hydrogeological program to the Division One Staff on March 21st at our Water Commissioner Meeting They are conducting several ground water investigations in the South Platte Drainage Area
Water Commissioner Jack Neutze s activity level has been reduced temporarily due to a snowmobile misshap We wish you a speedy recovery Jack
Congratulations are in order to Bob Cooper who was recently registered as a professional engineer
We also congratulate Dugan Wilkinson on 27 years of service to the Division of water Resources Dugan will be xetiring at the end of the month and we wish him every success in his future endeavors
100 WATER NEWS MARQi 1 1978
DIVISION N0 1 W G WILKINSON DIVISION ENGINEER BY JAMES R CLARK
The snowpack has continued to improve this past month in most of our mountain areas However moisture is still needed badly in much of our farming area This soil moisture deficiency together with a shortage of stored reservoir water still causes us some concern
Approximately 20 000 new tabulation cards representing water riqhts which have been decreed since 1969 are in the hands of our computer section in Denver These have been prepared for the list to be published in July of this year
The Water Court hearings on W 7595 commenced on January 30 continued through the month of February and are expected to be completed in mid March This is action initisted by the City of Aurora and the Huron Investment Company to transfer the comsumptive use of 36 decreed water rights comprising nearly 857 cfs from the Eleven Mile Ranch in South Park to the use of Aurora The transfer is being opposed by the City and County of Denver Englewood The Farmers Reser voir and Irrigation Company and The Upper South Platte Conservancy District A similar transfer in W 793 commonly referred to as the Aurora Janitell Transfer L was decreed by the Water Court in January of this year
The Water Court has 30C cases set for Term Day March 7th before referee Tom Aron
Judge Carpenter extended the protest period for the December Resume to May lst due to the delay in its publication OPPOSITION aTEMENTS OF filed against USA reserved rights in Case W 8439 have been accepted by Water Court as also beinq effective against the USA cases filed in December 1977
The division office was honored by the visit of the Division Engineer and his assistants from Division II on February 3 Their presence provided an oppor tunity for an interchanqe of administrative information and problem discussion It is somewhat comfortinq to realize that we are not the only ones beset with administrative problems
101 FEBRUARY 1 1978
WATER N WS DIVISION NO 1
W G WILKINSON DIVISION ENGINEER BY JAMES R CLARK ASSISTANT DIVISION ENGINEER
Recent snowfall in the mountains is encouraging but doesn t have us out of the woods yet South Platte drainaqe area reservoirs stood at 67 per cent of the 10 year average on January lst This deficit will require considerably more than normal precipitation to overcome
The gaqing station on the South Platte near Kersey provides an index to the availability of water for storage downstream The December averaqe daily flows were 614 cfs ia 1977 as compared to 778 cfs for the 10 year December average
Looking back at 1977 Court activity it is seen that 784 new cases were filed and 807 cases were decreed
382 cases were filed by the U S A in December of 1977 Al1 these cases involve reserved rfghts which means the government is seeking a priority date based on the acquisition of the land rather than the date of appropria tion or date of filing in Water Court The U S A filings are estimated to contain 5000 pages These may be purchased at 75 cents a page from the Water Court
We offer our sympathy to Helen Owens and family on the death of her husband and former State Engineer Ralph Owens
1967 1976 Total cases filed through Decesnber 31 1977 is 9171 with about 2000 pendinq Court action
102 i i I I DECEMBER 1 1977 i j
WATER NEWS DIVISION NO 1
W G WILKZNSON DNISION ENGINEER BY JAMES R CLARK ASSISTANT DIVISION ENGINEER
We were saddened in early October by the news of Jack Fisher s untimely death in a farm accident He was our Water Commissioner at Wray We offer our sympa thy to his wife and family
We also wish Bob Samples Water Commissioner at Bzush a speedy release from the hospital where he was confined with severe chest pains Saturday November 26 I
Our hydro grap hers have been quite busy in recent months Two new statfons and cableways were installed in Big Thompson Canyon one below the powerhouse and one at the mouth The Buckhorn reek station was repaired and the channel of the North Fork of the Big iThompson at Drake was dredqed out The above work was alI made necessary by the destructive flood of July 31 1976 More recently a new well was installed in the station on the St Vrain at Lyons with a con siderable amount o riprap also being installed and grout d in I Three hydrographe lcrews conducted a seepage run on the South Platte River from the North Sterling inlet to the state line on November 30 I Wiriter stream flows and subsequent storage continue to reflect the effects of the past year s drought Some hope is offered by the early reports of mountain snow accumulations exceeding those of last year at this time
i Hearings in Water Court on Aurora Huron and the Aurora Cheek tranafers will begin on January 30th
Merry Christmae and Happy New Year to all our readera
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104 a3aacagIaae0lu WhoQpin 9 cran e plighf nd Narrows l i maYse B p ans DENVER AP The whooping crane contrnl and recreation facillt es an endangered waterfowl may deal the The Buceau of Reclamatton Narrows death blow to the proposed Nanows Dam prnject ls on dead center pending further and reservoir on the South Platte River in federal review on safety economic and en northeastern Colorado vii onmental lssues The National Wildlife Federation has e 1 8 billion MLgsouri Baein po ver asked Interior Secretary Cecil Mdrus to p t in Wyuming is alreedy 40 peccent declare the marshy Big Bend area of the mplete Platte River In Nebraska a critical Bureau of Reclamation and utt ih habltat g e whooping crane The Big Bend ares near the confluence ue poaes new problems for both pro of the North and South Platte downstream from the damslte is a nesting area for the endangered whooping cranes Win Gtictis spokesman for Basin Elea The federation alleges that the dam trlc Power Cooperetive a partner in the could alter the habitat and further en Wyoming ptoject aald studie by hts danger the whooping cranes by reducing company concluded the project would atreamflow have no adverse effect on either whooping The Endangered Species Act prohibits cranes or sandhllls Eederal projects wtilch jeopardize the Md G rtia suggested that down tream contlnued eiistence of any endangered flow lmpact could be reduced bq adjusting species owa on the McConaughy Reaervolr near o If the designatlon ls appHecl to the Big Ogallale Neb Beed area it could halt construction of the Bnreau of Aeclemation apok maci 1 500 megawatt Mfssouri Basin Power Clark Qermann aeld South Platte Project which includes the Grayrocks streamflows frnm Colorsdo Into Nebraska Dam oa the Laramie River near will be c edused by li percent by eztating i Wheatland Wyo also upstream frnm the water cotnpacts between the states r whooping crane nestic g grounds regardles oi wtxther the Narrowa Dam ia i F The 138 59 mtllton Narrows Dam bnll t w 1 ceservoir nnit is on Pi estdent Carter s However National Wildlife Federatlao WF1L western water projects Yt ezecutive vice ptesident Tha I Rym i wonld pi ovlds aboat 119 000 acre feet for ball aaid tiie tlme has camoe to ruk ae the cre irrigatlonand iwould provide flood Big Bend area c c k r d i i r 7 1 r High Ca l Y@I SeS eqf I@r 1 U I11g cREELEV ao i8vrrs Mo t e m x
a s m sr ta4 f r p t s yC i 7 4 m1 1 t k r q A R 4 r r F 1 O Ora O c l later un a te r 10 L f i1 W DENVEEi AP The Colo seektng e permit to construct e that it ie not proper tot the eaf tln elatau oin ado Ground Water Commle wel and use the graund water commission to assume that aq Condltfonal pe niCS Are lon has not been foltowing the trom the Northern High Plains cendttional permits represeat grented fo a e year but may aw in considering the quan Ground Water Basin in Yume valid water Nghb in determin be extended Duri that fime ity of existing clalms W de County ing how tnarty claima have the hol r af a condittonal per O ide whether to grant a well Thompson s applicatton was been made on underground vda mit l required to sub nit evi 1 s ermit the Cbforado Supreme denied by the commisslon and ter t dence to the commi sion atiow ourt ruled today that decision was upheld in The cammission argued that Ing Aaw much watet ie De1ng The ruting came as the court July 1976 by Judge Francis L it is required tiy statute to as pumped from the well anG fa eversed the decis on by e Shallenbecger ot Yuma County sume that atl holders o c di what pucpose tt is Deing uaed uma Cwnty District Cou t p ct Court tlonal permita will e ieirise r The court ch ded the commis udge in the case ot Gordon L The Supreme Cart agreed thefr rights to the uUest eaitent slon tor failing to follow hompson Thompeon was with Thamp s contehtion ty nd issue ftnal perrN When s determined the ter by holders d conditional jwater used by fhe canditfonal permits ta its deGsion on t permit holdel b being ut to ahetl er additlot al pettnits beneficial use aa requit ed shauld be issued may be allrnv The commlasion cann rely ing some persons to sleep on upon con tional permits as w8ter tights which are not vat though they are enforc ble Idly appropriated under Colora exiating ctainq withwt mpie do law the caurt said mentln the Ie fslaUve scheme The cqurt abo upneld ureral whfch Inch ee the isauance at other portiaro at ColaraAo wa flna1 permits the court said ter law including ttie bo called The commfssion by cbnsiA three mlk test and stale line Rs U G ia C C m t h L i u G W 0 7 7 a s p N O 4 C U tp t O C C Ow X O O v u tp n O uOJ f75 gi c w a p C y 67 a e G p d o y E c a t ea a d G fl a v a a g 3 s a Q Q a a o a Q 3 N3 3 4t Q a33 3 d 03 T y N G d y o o3c 4 o h E X o 0 3 E Q v r m o a d 3 o c4 N V y m0 U O S7 O 61 U d fl V CJ O 0 O 0 3aot o t a d3 t a 3 o d x a a y4 rn a C Ja x oH c r a o st o y o V a t Q o o d a a d S w V1 ep ea0 1CVp C 3 O O V C d 3 6i C j p V C L7 C ed CO t0 C G E C O p C C y OC y G y 3 m a o o a a a C 7 C tti w c o a cJ ca o g g eo a v a d a v d c d d Q a o w d oa drod cp oC o v aCa 5 5 a csu u i avv ut o 3 m i E ii t5 t 0 a
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1 7 1 1 i i r 1 Narrows To Benef t From Tax Base FT MoR rir L 3 WASHINGTON A Sterling al o meae Drief earning power fn t e Northeaat pokesman tor CltizeAa l Tbe atatemente on behaU o the Colorado community Boea far Narrows We nesday fald U S cltizens commlttee beyond the benetit cast raUo House aad Seaete eub Ament told both bodlea that which n 1tte1 ta very committees that the Narrowe having Narrows Placed on the favoreble he taid And PI OjECi WW bCIPQ I A8 OA White House hlt llat laet year eaml g power is what the economy and tax baae and wa hard to take but eoma naUon t economy and tax Daso avoid the neoessity for fut ue good did com frnm the turther ginwing aocthmat Colorado resldenta to delay Itie vaet majority of tha But the humaa dlvidenda are look to urb n areas for joba rpfdenta of Nottheast Colorado evcn more lmpp tant n the Don Ament ot Iliff vfce rallled ehlnd the project as eye o Citf ena For The presldeat of the Fort Morgan never befon not content to let Necrowi For some ot us it will bese d ddu atouP aPP the district carry the endre mean t at our chpc en aud betore the Senate PubBc Works burden ot the flght this tlme To grandchlldren n lncreaaing Subcommlttee on Ap be aun I1u Nanbw like all numbere wW be able to Iook proprlatlona and the U 3 House major Reclamatlona projecb o e g d and productive of Representatives Public has lb detractora but qulckly 1t llvea tn an vlronment which VNorks Sl Dcoznmitta oa Ap was demonstrated that they we teel abeat tor them W thout proprt ttoas n aepa ate wet e a very amell and n NarrowA I m afrafd that a lot of hearinQa particularly we11 lnformed them would have to look to the lrvo otAPr aortheeat Cblorado mtaority cltte Ior joM end I thlnk ell 1e der i Ted Pollod tormer He descrlbed Narrowi aa a oI ue would agre that urban nuya at Fbct Morgut and very aound lnveatment for populadon concentratfon la a Pre ldent of CiUzens tor T6o the United Statea taxpayer growing national crtsls Narrorrt and Earl D Franklln fhe dlyldetxfa which it will o u a Pare sI Jr Incumbent mayor o pey in te ot increaaod i i Narrows To Benefit C from Taz Base Coatlnued from P ge 1 The lmmenee recreatlona potenUal oflered by the NaROws reaervoir ar d anot er body of water whtch will be included n the project dackson i eke waa descrlbed by Ament as nothing but good tor thc region and the atete Not only wUi our own dtlzens derlve a lot of en Joyment trom 1Ue Narrowa Iteaervolr and Jackaon Iake whlch la part of the project he aatd but the cesldents of the metropolitan areaa to the West will find a major new place to relax and play lieve lt or not Cblorado s not made up entirely ol high mountains trout atreams and cold mountaln lakes Some ot our most Important recnatlona areas are tound on the Eastern Platne And N rrow a lll become the biggeat and beat oi theae anaa
ll Contlaued From P s 1 L L c b c to We dm nutream to t6e dam r r y Thematerlal is diiterent irom oSt b v a s g o oe u E the Teton dam but basically s s g p z the pattern was lhe same y i 7 W O r a u ba y traccurea rhyuce rod g 5 23 allowed leakage to the down a c stream toe althou 1t was c o i c s Ehou t grout had sealed the 3 S leaks The dam collapsed from
z5 SSP b T o 1 s a the dow tream sida b s a a The Narrows dam might need s e gp affi o m actension ai fhe slurry tre ch p g depending oe the extent d v o s poroua materfal Also pressure relie weDa to keep wacer r Y b y pressure from becorida eu A g a ceas3 e ia u e downsa eam coe s 9 are ot the dam and a drainage o a x g a blanket on the downstream toe 9 to aIlow water out witbout 3 v m b8 tearing ip the downatream toe O might be aeeded o d S a b o Ba s p Geology well logs near the b a dam Ruipa noted aupported y o o u s o c rd a ti thc concern about pe vlaa a 6 a o m mataial with s soo to 000 r v i 8 g sz 6 gailona a minute coming 8m 3 e g3ae BScs 8 QC thrai 1n cating he aaid 0 3 5o 3m u pretty damn poroua Q materigl a c m Q a 5 5 3 yC All oi thla led tio a memo to p ariT q ro i p i g r Harria Sherman dlrector ui the r3 d m v 3 o S 9 q s state a Department ot Netural tl0zng c Lr s a ob 9 RCSOl1TC2S OA i IC CO 1CCins G a o r a eo o e m y w Knip s depattmen a a e N Members of the Regional p a ar 1 0 9 S a a aci o 3 11dOVVilti S G1 Otlp a z oaitfon coalitioa wfth the p s 01 oZ S e a a a d a 3 pending lawsuft obtatned a q 8w mE 4a d e ae copq ad that memo ai en theq is ls9 8 g3 a c iS 9 i 59 Z asked tor it Ihe memo Kuiper p 9 581d w83 p11b1 C 1 eCCC d Zi1 c 3 G ar d ae c a a m a i o M o can come in sod Eave a copy a a a a anYthng Ih this office y b dm g a Ru9per waa asked at a rQ r a s 3 a m a p oJ a fs o meeting of the revfew panel d C a a tt 3 o geological and engineertng ai d Ta A people i he had questions and a a i r o3 2S f0Y r Q o a r he asked the experta if they v 1 would like to walt for the Z B ara Or r eo S o d d transient study 71 ey indicated Z they would The report a however waa due too sooa a 5i 8 6 e av oc a iiis questioc s a1so addressed
TJ w C w Y fs 00 4 V Q O 3 porasity oi the matrrial and the W panel lndicated a sale dam w is c a g u oould be buil However cost Z i o Yy yy o a uw waa uninown aa the sluny 4 0 r f d t w p p g p N v C trenhh might have to be ei a Si 9 a rv o y w g s w iJ r s Y 8 a tended and the aDuvium is up bo 3wS 8 P 0 a 3 m Z50 eet deep sauth ol the dam W 6 y p He had no argument with the 3 8 U FW c g x a E consultants he said but they a3 s d not sped y haw tar the 9a se a9 ffi d m 9 tafety measures would have to h 2r v 8 M 57s 8go d 8 813 go The apparent co ase ia to start building Eirst then decide I d llte to lrnow whet ft s goic to cost 6e said Ne t Water uppl l
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Y F d Q 3 m l a q p t a L Ri V d f y OG Ct O V 6y C B 6 M j s t F t W i a 3 0 c jQwd The water level in the two shallow fur mations ha droppecf considerably in he I3enver area ovcr the years Dertielson no d C One downtown Denver o ice building 0 L once used water pressure from a flow ing well rom the Denver formation to li t and ower its e evators That can t be done these days hc said Therc hasn t SECTION B been fhat kind ot flow pressure off un derground aquifers THE DENVER POST watcr bearin rock Tues Sept 5 1978 17 strata for many years he said Although no one scems to be wnrricJ lhat there me y s on be a I ick of watcr In 3 th the Colorado Uiv sion ot Water the Daw n and Dcnvcr quitcrs Uicre i Other ln hous use well per nits are given a slight rumble of discromfort amonq en Rcsnurccs And the Tri Cuunty llealth or only house use without the outside Ir glneera ikpartment have made strong recom rigatioe wherc t fs shown throu h engi mcnd tions in ut Irast four reccnt rezw ncrring studles that thcre Is adcquatc un THE DIVTSION ot Wnter Resources s nd inb applicaUons to the commis loners derground water for the lrrigation he the planning departments of some Denv r that decp wells be drilled central sew said area counties have joined with thc U S age disposal systems be installed and Developers have eome to his divfsfon Geological Survey to sludy lhe rea s water storage lanks ecntrally locatcd be secking permits or wells whose use nquifers over thc next ew years set up for firefighting would include limited amount of out fde The study is to be limited and probably lrri6ntlon won t answer too m ny qucRlions Danfcl DR JF iRY Dantclson of the slate I3ut the dlvislon has had lo tighten its son said division said his agency earlier this year regulation he said because it doesn t No one yet has started any study on changed its regulations on lhe digging ot just how much populatfon the prairics of shallow wells have the personnel to police the nmount o outside usc ot well water the suburban c0unties as dislinguishcd A1ost permits givcn t r sh lluw we g from the Denver Iluvium area ca r are tor domestic use rhich includes irri TIiERE NOIV haa lo be vcry definfte commodate he s id enginecring proof for the issuance of ga tion of one ncre n rowncling a homc No we just haven t gotten ar nd t6 domcstic well permils hc said that yel he said
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112 I v Ymi f t ti o c a mm i a state t t r C td d Yi r y t ru i v rv i r KnS tir 1 S jp 5 t ona water y o c tes K i r 7 7 V V A L f 4 I 8 DENVER The Carter ptanning etforts etc Iamm s m mlclpal costvl and S perc t c Adminiatration a proposed atateatient eaid 1However t1 a non vendible cuata ae a ater policy presents major these are noLBosla r but are exampl the costs ot en concerns to Cdorado and fhe sim l We n as o viromnental re creatbnal and M other western states Gov echievin B oals wildllfebenetits tloni a federal ic ard ta and Har Is a p le s aater project si ironterid Y 1F tl r 1r 1 S r a r
She n aexecuflvedlrectoroE qbj ont b th 1t0 tnon ybe orettleprofecbcail y l k ia e Colorac Departrrient of ted water pollcy Sherman be apptove r ri ea d the N ral t ieaources told told subcommlttee membera r v e bere y oi a U S Senate tha its cost ehartag statec woWdrecdve i0 percent ub o limittee y meeting in q ents cbtild erode tie M whete l tevedues are ee e recently Im rb Fdelicate Aalahee B nerated bq tlfos4 P In prepared Eestimony that Cdorado haa achleved I fP i a11 s4ates with lacgt nted before cocnairman between agiiculture end dttia z irclgatlQfi proje t PeAding Gary Hart ot Colorado and econontic Interests Shermen i Ondn d yirrlgatas t 1V Ik Gravel oi Alaska Lamm Cost sharing requ rements in and a cu ti al nterestst as told nembe of the Senate e proposed federal wata well as e lvtrOn ental and nvlronmental and Publlc f alfa7ietg poliey Sti raC n iid tecr ational t faests vould be VU r s Commlttee a sub waild requice states seeking at a stgnffkani dhadvantage in r tte on water resources tedaal llinds tor local aater co nPeting wltb indwtrial and at oloiado bas both general pro cb to put up to lb percent ban fnterests ar availab d specfltC c cerna regar al ttN toRa rojeet b aa aat un r the Carta plan g the p federal water front a d money Sherman aaid that dght hadl pol cy r Wnftati s ai state legialaturei Thet 1 1 ua COUId cES llt 1 t make 1t impoesiDle w WiW praising the Carter growth and laad 8 them to assistl irrigatas who jiol cyforitaemphaaisonwater thatwaildi pgc odf8estake wls fo develop water rvatlon and pisnning am1 ecotidn c nd erit taaim til s ical help for the states health aa well as fts pu ic and egialatures will r auhm called the absence of social InstituNona Sherman y obabtyr not have autiicier t i ar fully dellneated natlonal aald g efa1 pe l 1 tiaid doflar the tun r glonal goals Uader Carter pcoPosed to p otect the bConomic bAlanCe r erital weakness of the Water pollcy mandatpry cost betwee a geicultural nistration a water P licy haciA 8 witli ataies would m 1c pa1 At ieidustriel fo ere is coasidergble Fr states o put lO teresfsl that currentlyeexist emQbaaie m benefitcost ratioa e t ot ti pend ble cosb of e state iut ral ceeo c ca it baring requicements t thaf i of jthe dtrector fold slibcdmmiE le servatiob proposala ag ic ltural iaduatrial and p s A J Rti iPi4u cr w aq Z 78 Carpenter Judge p n
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Behrman desi na ed as T water udge of distriGtr o s e TJe I 13 E ti District Judge Robert A pointment was ef ective as o Behrman has been designated Sept 25 a as water judge in Water Judge Behrti an who waa a Distr ct l which consists ot 23 appointed chie udge d the northeaat Colorado couqties y i9th Judicial D atr ct here June r that are ln the drainege beain ot Z3 eucc eds former District i the Soi th Platte Rtva jnd Ib Judge Donald A Carpenta as tributarles k r i w water judge Carpenter wfio Behrman was designated retired as a full dme districE water jndge ior the district by judge Sept 22 had been water an order si ed by ChiefJustice judge tor the diatrict ttistnce Paul V Hodges of theColocado Watet blekricta ti w s i Supreme Court The ep i es ablbhed d 19 Mi cl i w t ti 6 tu ti1 W 1l A ssyM iT1 M y r LF aar r n i l r w x Ryrbr T v r 4 eC C b5 lr yit Pi i y i I F 4 r n s r r a i i o 7 q y i 1 1 s e A s i r F 1 a y r 0 i S i 1 7 J lf n 1 t 2 1t e 1 d r t p fC t i 1 4 4 ra er k r 1 1 a r ro ec 7 A n rsr 6w 6i 7 y w O 4 i 4 Lr ir JS 1 a r y3 D Iw 1 a n r t n L T r 7R n S i i A a v 1 r 1 i s c l 7 iP 3L E n a 1 v f Cbbn do reit lenb ial pebeere Gcter veto and tl ee Eia1 e s f By D BORAN IrRAZIER 1 ti iC r Ualkd Prat lafernallonol Rura1 Cdorado reaidenta reeponded with aome jeere aAd a We arepleased t6atwef vei estdeat th t b tataested n s few cheen to the Hotme i taflure to avenide President Carta e r b lanced budget aDd b i te1eeted iu cl tfng out paclt baccel sveto ot public worka bill whlch Included t mdlug for fi e v Y a P 1e t d at ovoa pay ib mm way e xl haa to be Coaorado water projects auDsidized ts not a ood P oject satd Marvin Etchieon I can t tslk llke I leel becawe I doh t talk llke tl et Carter a i E cWecn ai ealdeM at O rhard eaM he lua be n ti hting the doeen t know acrything about it Where he oomee irom tbere b propaal since We 1910i beciiee It would Aood his towa as rveIIr too much water aai Wec dall Shiw a the FruttlaadMesa e rtl e w ter cat a area tirmat It wotild be kgallzed rabbeiy an the way arotaid a id Water Canservarxy Dtstrlct h The Ftuitland Mesa pcoject amang thoee kWed by the veto Echfsan NHopeiWly thia ts he laet ae wIll heai ai h I used to wauld cast 128 tnWlo aad wou d collect water to trrigate be the ymuig t pe ean agafn t itend now I im abo rt tlie o eit 19 000 acrea of land near Ccawtad Oppo aib seid the project nd I m eWug tired of it a r Cdorado ofikiale nd helr po tical chaneogecs grced wculd benetit only 69 lan wnen t Sbaw wid lthougb tbe Qumber ot raachen w imall tbr r Groee t veEo dgaltied bretk wld ab D a oor b pM r a r t T a Y y If ITF YT r m S d oa the aiBn1 kence at the dfapute r pouW be able to iacreaae tbefr crop end ve rod ptoductlon It li ar benelit all oonrnumen I 1 5 mta lcate withdiegracesa that a DemacrAlk overoorcannat cach He eaid We arfginal 0 mWion cott of the project tlrat r in tr tloa hia bam part We propoeed W 1981 bed rfa due to lofUtl and etiart to kW the C end e5 Repi bllcan aenatar bo Wi hin t n elect a AqiubBcan Swan eaid itat ti0 f a n p oject bp ai d growt6 p a i0pa duirman Itaiioa a ai Cl li tn r Carter is tnakltig R bHc er at 11ot at Qood Demxce4 S r n S iov Ric I mmin Sen F yQ itaske We only et eb tT3 inches ct prect tati a year and tmles D b Cob Aotl we cat itap ecme di the water and pei it up tt 4 bat aaid CCati 6aven Caight with Car ef o er the P ojats but Shaa failed to d enBe de appoiidon r 4 The Nar ovui pcoject a 1 b nilUlo6 earWtW dam a Althou h Cdoeado Demxc tk Qulrcitan Sheila Kowal S th Plate River near Fott Mor m wa t1 ttith prnpae l reod tbe fontlal ramitkatlaa were troubleaome sheh ald klnM by the veto The project wa dettroy eyerel wUdll Aep bllmnro were lookfng for i tcape wwt 1 p Aabiteb ercheologfcal site atd three towae aioarI Mdt t Iu000celvabk theey RepuAlkan candld tei ooulQ Although some area Iarmen rvadd ben tt iFom tb cao e idad af eltart in Cong ea Wat oould bring thb atf e c6 n e Cert Hew tW Korv l ructtoa ro ideab oi th tluee tawiu were anau tAt few F fi 1 7 tbe4ATrM 0 7 a Y i t t Y P i3u v
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And he said only a trace area The ecea waa of prectpltatlon wa dominated by high preaaure recorded tor the month and generaUy clear akies coming on Sept ll while the the UNC meteorologist said
normal amount for the The total lack of month ts 97 of an inch measurable precipitation Looking ahead to October during the month made it Cobb said that generally one of the five driest Sep it is a quite variable month tembers since recor began A record maximum ot 91 in 1893 Cobt aaid degrees was recorded in 1921 Only 1900 1828 1943 and and a record mtnimum was 1853 had no preclpitatlon etght below zero coming in during the montn It waa the 1905 driest summer since the drought peciod of 1933 with The average daily y r 1948 1949 end 1839 a maximum during the month be Wa e Cobb aaid decreases from 74 degrees The UNC professor said on Oct 1 to 58 degrees on the dry September leaves Oct 31 In general most t e year s total precipitation daily maximums will fall at 10 37 inches which is between 54 and 80 degrees slightly behind the normal of with the minimums between 1q 48 inches wfth 5 22 ot this 2o and 95 degrees however year s total coming during there will be a few days the month ot May ti 114 w A 6i g 3 q
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By TIIOMAS W NETTER streamflow under ZOQO condi Erom 160 to 200 percent a thc Associated Press Wriler tions land area proposed or irciga LINCOLN Neb AP This severe level ot depl tlon in the Litt e Blue Project Past present and future condi etion indicates that the ittle Area wltich amounts to from i tiunc in the Platte River Basfn Blue project dIversion wduld be 105 000 to 135 OOO acres Fry 8 indicate that the usatile water hydrologically unsouad at report sa d d in the basin is gradually de best Frp wrote Cenerapy the CePort CQn teriorating or being consumed irq a repeated dry peri cludes that consuinptive uses to the point that some segments od such as 1851 56 Fry noted of Platte River waters will of the river are drying up ao additional water consumptlofi r Caus Increased Ntrate curding to en engineer testi of the Grayrocks project in content In the groundwaters fying against a proposed diyer Wyoming combined with other Reduce the river a capabll r sion plan here Wedrtesday dry perlod condltions would Ity at dlluling atorm run df 1r Rnge C Fry a civil engi completely empty Lake rigation returo flowa and ef neer a water specialist with McConaughy Therefore nowa tluenl from municipal and in a Califotnia ngineering tirm ter would be avatlable tor the du frial water water treatment began his testimony at a state Little Blue Project plants pepartment ot Water R Based on a simtl rt dry perl Lower the levela of grounc saurces hearing T hearing od Fry wrote removing 125 000 weter water ponds recrtation f rnncer a reqUest by the Little acre feet of water Irom the riv a es ir A i Blue Natural Resources Dis er wauld cause the tver at r trict to divert water trom the Grand Island to run dry tor D mage ttah habitat and Platte River tor irrIgation and abat eight months aut ot tt e some wildlt e habitat atorage in the LttUe Btue River year and threaten seve al mu The Llttle Blue water r Basin nicipal water suppltes which he sources projec ceport xepared Fry a testlmony was present did not 11st r by the Boyie Engineeriag C p ed as a report on hls studies a Fry also predicted that a de for the irr gation disMct does the river at therequest of oppo pleted Platta River could result not adequately do ument the nents af the Ltttle Blue NRD In Condltioro that duringstorms availapility of a surplua weter They include the Lower Cen would lead W increased llood supply in the Platte Rlver Ba tral and 1Win Platte NRD s ing trom McConaughy to Over sin Fry s repo E aatd and the citlea o Nortl Bend ton and downstream to Ash r Fremont and Lincoln larid FrY P t also noted there Fry a reporb uras sharply crit As streamflows drop the are many appl catlons from Ne ical ot the propased dlversion channel wi11 degrade fUl with braska landowners tor water rights un fhe rfver thaC were p o ect cgetatic und at rw isc be t is my opinion that any re come less hyrdaulically ef filed prior to the LittlQBlue a moval ot wa4er lrom the basin ticient he wrote The resWt p ication however large or str all wiA will be that during tnomentary As these are perfected the have a detrimental eftect upon periods ot high storm runoft the platte River streamtlows will the overall latte River Basin water levels will be higher be be gieatly dimiNshed nd pro and associated groundwater ac cause the additional retardance portionately less wa er will be qui ers ry wrote It is also factors will slo t the flow and available for the Lfttle Blue Q my opinion that removal M wa increased flooding willresult proje t the report said ter trom the basin would not be To put in perspective the Tt e tederal government has
in the best inferes ts pt the resi amounf oi water the LitUe Blue Yrecently iled for all water dents d the basin it i wants to divert Fry said 125 rights or water originating on Based 9q p ojects ot iuture ppp acre feet ot tate is equiva federal lands in Colarado the water supply in ttie civer Fry s lent to 29 times the current ao ceport said This action could report says a transbasin dtve n water demand otKearney cause further streamflow depl d aion at 125 000 acre feef ot wa lg sunes that Grand Island etions in the civer thad those i tet to the Littie Blue Basin times that ot Fremont and projected eJsewhere and used would remove about 28 percent g 4 times that af Lincoln fn ttie analyses presented here of the aver e annual strearn Mednwhile it retalned and till turther dtminlshing water tlow urxier 1985 condiUons and ya In the Platte Basln fhaC avallabq ty o the l lttle Blue ma e than the average annual amount o water rnuld irrigate Project
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ra k Lt F i C lti r t c y ra a fts rsw R7y y d be aurp ised at callY do a ieraged betweeo 200 and 250 It we could get one of those a j Iittle that is bul it Aelpa C7ack cfd and we vnere rea lY hurt nB montA we d dave no worries said i V e re in much betEer shApe thia Clark kaid r
E y z 4 Bu the weter engiaeer said year C1ark sald q i return Oo v trom trrigatlon thls Th1s all means area tarmay year has helped much more thls ehould be irrmuch better hape year than 1ast s when the next rr gadon seeson Bec use o tlie good eturn rolls around prnviding the tlow the tiver has been runntng area is blessed witti so ie more between 400 and 500cts all year storrris similar fo the first one ot lonq this year Las ear It the wtntter this past we e a Rx i wii LY t ILI G iai l L 3J iiL e y 1 F nl l 1l