WSP11224

• File Number: 8149.100
• Description: Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies - NRCS-Ft Lyon Canal Co Limestone Graveyard Creeks
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 2/1/1994
• Author: Gronning Engineering
• Title: Ft Lyon Canal Company Water Transfer Alternatives Study Final Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Table 2.1 Historical Water Transfers ........................................2-13
Table 3.1 Ft. Lyon Canal Company Direct Flow Water Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-3
Table 3.2 Horse Creek Reservoir Water Rights ... + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 3-4
Table 3.3 Adobe Creek Reservoir Water Rights . . . .: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-4
Table 3.4 Fort Lyon Canal Company Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Allocations .......... 3-5
Table 3.5 Fort Lyon Canal Company Historical Diver~ions ........................ 3-8
Table 3.6 Ft. Lyon Canal Company Water Supplies !............................ 3-10
Table 3.7 Preliminary Estimate of Fort Lyon Canal Transferrable Yield .............. 3-12
Table 3.8 Fort Lyon System Soil Classification Estimates by Division (Acres) .......... 3-13
Table 3.9 Summary of Sales Without Supplemental Wells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
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Table 4.1 Population by Decade, Five Study Area CojJnties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-5
Table 4.2 Population Change 1970-1990 for Study Ar~a Counties ................... 4-7
Table 4.3 Median Age by Year for Colorado and the 1 Five Study Area Counties ........ 4-7
Table 4.4 Selected Age Groups as Percentage of Pop~lation in Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-8
Table 4.5 Dependency Ratios for Colorado and the Five Study Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Table 4.6 County Median Family Income as Percent of State Median ................ 4-11
Table 4.7 Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Population of Colorado .............. 4-12
Table 4.8 Ethnic and Racial Composition of Arkansi\s Vaney Counties .............. 4-14
Table 4.9 Percentage of Population Living Below Poierty Line, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Table 4.10 Study Area Wholesale Sales by County .1............................. 4-21
Table 4.11 Five-County Wholesale Sales in Constant!Dollars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Table 4.12 Study Area Retail Sales by County ................................. 4-23
Table 4.13 Five-County Retail Sales in Constant Dollars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Table 4.14 Study Area County Labor Force, Unemployment and
Unemployment Rate, 1980-1992 .. . .: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Table 4.15 Comparison of Unemployment Rates, Fi~e-County Study Area vs. Colorado. . . 4-30
Table 4.16 Average Annual Wage 1991, By County $nd Major Economic Sector ........ 4-32
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Table 4.17 Average Age of Farm Operators by StudY Area County .................. 4.37
Table 4.18 Projections of Population Characteristics: for Study Area Counties .......... 4.41
Table 5.1 Metropolitan Denver Existing Water Supply and Projected Water Demand .... 5.1
Table 5.2 Demand for Agricultural Water ......,............................. 5-3
Table 5.3 Summary of Demands for Additional Wa~er ........................... 5-5
Table 6.1 Development of Criteria for Evaluation . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6-4
Table 6.2 Internal Transfers Assessment ....... I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Table 6.3 Municipal Transfers Assessment ... . . . !. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.26
Table 6.4 Industrial Transfer Assessment .... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Table 6.5 Recreation/Wildlife Assessment (Lease). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.28
Table 6.6 Economic Development Assessment (Lease) .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.29
Table 6.7 Municipal Use in Metro (Lease) . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.34
Table 6.8 Offer to Purchase Assessment (Sale) . . .1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
Table 6.9 Examples of New or Increased Uses of \fater in S.E, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
Table 6.10 Public Participation Summary ...... .1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.45

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