Laserfiche WebLink
TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />1.1 Feasibility Study Purpose ................................................................... ......... 1-2 <br />1.2 Rio Grande Basin Conditions ............................................................. .........1-2 <br /> 1.2.1 Basin Setting ......................................................................... .........1-2 <br /> 1.2.2 Hydrogeologic Setting of the San Luis Valley ....................... .........1-2 <br />1.3 San Luis Valley Project ...................................................................... .........1-5 <br /> 1.3.1 Closed Basin Project ............................................................ .........1-5 <br /> 1.3.2 Conejos River ....................................................................... .........1-5 <br />1.4 Water Administration Issues ............................................................... .........1-6 <br /> 1.4.1 Rio Grande Compact ............................................................ .........1-6 <br /> 1.4.2 Ability to Meet Compact Obligations ..................................... .........1-6 <br /> 1.4.3 Costilla Creek Compact ........................................................ .........1-8 <br /> 1.4.4 Water User Organizations ..................................................... .........1-8 <br />1.5 Decision Support Systems ................................................................. .........1-9 <br /> 1.5.1 DSS Classes ......................................................................... .........1-9 <br /> 1.5.2 The "What If?" Decision Process .......................................... .......1-10 <br /> 1.5.3 User-friendly Interfaces for Decision Makers ........................ .......1-10 <br /> 1.5.4 The Colorado River Decision Support System Example ....... .......1-11 <br />1.6 List of Key Reports and Individuals Interviewed ................................. .......1-12 <br />1.7 Feasibility Study Organization ............................................................ .......1-12 <br />2.0 NEEDS ASSESSMENT <br />2.1 Summarized Needs .....................................................................................2-1 <br />2.2 Addressing the Identified Needs - <br />System Requirements .................................................................................2-4 <br />3.0 DATA ASSESSMENT <br />3.1 Diversions ........................................................................ ........................... 3-1 <br />3.2 Water Rights .................................................................... ...........................3-2 <br />3.3 Wells ................................................................................ ...........................3-2 <br />3.4 Pumping ........................................................................... ...........................3-3 <br />3.5 Streamflow ....................................................................... ........................... 3-3 <br />3.6 Climate ............................................................................. ...........................3-8 <br />3.7 Snow Surveys .................................................................. ......................... 3-10 <br />3.8 Irrigated Acreage .............................................................. .........................3-11 <br />3.9 Geologic Structure and Hydrostratigraphy ....................... .........................3-12 <br />3.10 Ground Water and Well Test Data ................................... .........................3-13 <br />3.11 Geographic Coverages .................................................... .........................3-15 <br />a454/repor~nal/toc.doc 7/2&2005 Vjl <br />