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<br />n1)29117 <br /> <br />APPENDIX 1 <br /> <br />(Present Water Availabil ity Infcrmation, <br />Capabilities and Reports by Agency) <br /> <br />Soil Conservation Services (SCS) <br /> <br />Monthly report titled "Water Supply Outlook", covering snowpack, <br />stream flow, and reservoir storage conditions, disseminated to <br />4,000 addressees. <br /> <br />Ability to call up 50 automated SNOW TEL sites for current data. <br /> <br />Soil moisture conditions - gathered, but presently not reported <br />on outside of agency. <br /> <br />State Cl imatologist <br /> <br />Monthly Cl imate Report covering precipitation and temperature. <br />Comparisons to the historical norms. <br /> <br />Capacity to develop probability projection based on historical <br />records. <br /> <br />Division of Water Resources <br /> <br />Data base maintained at CSU, which contains accummulated data on <br />reservoir levels, ditch diversions, and water decrees in Colorado. <br /> <br />Several programs under development with the U. S. Geological <br />Survey: <br /> <br />A. Water supply data for Municipalities in Colorado - <br />amounts of water used - source of the water and its <br />return flow. (I imited at this time.) <br /> <br />B. Colorado Water Use Inventory - use of ground water for <br />irrigation - amount of energy used to pump ground water - <br />and the rates of ground water production (limited at this <br />time.) <br /> <br />Reporting system on estimated stream flows and reservoir capacities <br />utilizing Water Commissioners throughout the State (presently every <br />10 days). <br /> <br />Dam Roster - containing information on all reservoirs in the <br />State (part of computer data base), <br /> <br />United States Geological Survey (USGS) <br /> <br />, <br />,/ <br /> <br />Heasures several hundred wells allover the State on an annual <br />basis. Some areas are measured on a monthly basl~. <br /> <br />Stream stage data, based on reporting stations, Some of which <br />are telemetered. <br /> <br />C-1-3 <br />