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~,o~orac~o alter ~~onservafion ~oarc~, ~o~ora~'o ~ivisior~ o~ ~ai;er Kesources <br />Technical Memoranda provide invaluable information Many new technical documents and datasets are now <br />and better understanding of typical river flow regimes, available on the CDSS website. <br />reservoir and direct flow diversion operations, and <br />priority calls. <br />Ms. Griffith also notes that models and data developed <br />during previous DSS efforts have resulted in cost- <br />savings to clients. "The development of consumptive <br />use estimates for the Rio Grande DSS aided Brown and <br />Caldwell in determining the consumptive use for lands <br />irrigated on the Baca Ranch" as part of its sale to form. <br />the Great Sand Dunes National Park. <br />Water districts are happy to have such a resource to <br />use. "When people call with questions, the water <br />districts can point them to the technical memos on the <br />web to get the answers," Erin Wilson of Leonard Rice <br />points out, "It saves the water districts a lot of time." <br />Available information for SPDSS is being updated on <br />a regular basis. <br />CDSS Website Gets a New Look <br />New Data Available for SPDSS on the <br />Website <br />Contractors for the SPDSS, including RTI, Leonard <br />Rice, and CDM, have been working hard this <br />year to develop new information and data for SPDSS. <br />The current Colorado Decision Support System <br />(CDSS) website is functional, but may not be as <br />user friendly as some would like. "When it was first <br />implemented, it worked well. Now we have added <br />two new basins so it is harder to navigate through <br />New GIS layers are being developed for SPDSS. This map shows irrigated parcels by <br />crop type in the South Platte River Basin. <br />