SPDSS_Task5_KeyStructure_BoreasPassDitch

• Title: SPDSS Task 5 - Key Structure, Boreas Pass Ditch
• Description: The Boreas Pass Ditch has been identified as a key structure for the South Platte Decision Support System ‎(SPDSS)‎ consumptive use and surface water modeling efforts. The purpose of this Task 5 memorandum is to document physical, legal, and operational aspects of those key structures identified.
• Decision Support - Doc Type: Task Memorandum
• Date: 4/6/2004
• DSS Category: Surface Water
• DSS: South Platte
• Basin: South Platte
• Contract/PO #: C153954
• Grant Type: Non-Reimbursable
• Bill Number: SB01-157, HB02-1152, SB03-110, HB04-1221, SB05-084, HB06-1313, SB07-122
• Prepared By: Leonard Rice Engineering

Where to find more information
^ Specifics relating to the data collection and filling processes used in the determination of
the best source of data are presented in the SPDSS Task 4 Memorandum -Identify and
Fill/Resolve Conflicting Records for Key Transmountain Diversion Structures.
^ Additional information on ditch and reservoir operations within Water District 23 is
presented in the Water District 23 Meeting Notes prepared for SPDSS Task 3 -Identify
COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
None.
REFERENCES
Telephone conversation with Mike Eytel, Water Commissioner for Water District 23.
2. Water Right Data. Division of Water Resources. http://water.state.co.us/
3. Water Supply and Storage Company. Telephone conversation with Fred Walker, president.
4. Winchester, John N. 2001. A Historical View: Transmountain Diversion Development in
Colorado. Technical paper presented at: Trans Basin Water Transfers, Proceedings of the
2001 Water Management Conference, US Committee on Irrigation and Drainage. June 27 -
30, 2001.
5. Photos. http://www.themoens.com/Photos/Hike/boreasPass/main.htm
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