CDSS_2003_Annual_Report

• Title: CDSS 2003 Annual Report
• Description: A recap of the work done for and by the Colorado Decision Support Systems.
• Decision Support - Doc Type: Publication
• Date: 2/1/2004
• DSS: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Prepared By: CWCB

basin water resource planning model. The request 2004 Goals
for proposals will be sent out in early 2004 to hire a
This coming year will be devoted to maintaining the
contractor to do this work.
existing CDSS, continuing wi th the first phase of
The task of obtaining 2000 irrigated acreage data
the South Platte data collection effort, and
was completed in 2003. The information was loaded
completing the Rio Grande groundwater model.
into HydroBase and the GI S coverages are available
over the Web. ( http://cdss.state.co.us/ftp/gis.asp )
Creation of the CDSS s ub-section, under the Water
Supply Protection Section, is planned for early
South Platte River Basin
Extensive data
collection was done
in 2003, and several
task memoranda
were completed and
are available on the
Web. Several test
wells were drilled to
obtain aquifer
properties within the
South Platte
alluvium and
Denver Basin
Aquifer.
We have had
success in obtaining
cooperative
agreements with
farmers to conduct
well pump tests and
collect water level
data. We also had a
coop
erative
agreement with the
USGS for the drilling and testing of several wells.
2004. This section will be headed by the Program
This provided a cost savings to SPDSS and
Coordinator and will incl ude a GIS specialist, a
provided the USGS with data they were not
water resource modeler and a database/imaging
otherwise able to obtain.
coordinator. The purpose of this group is to continue
The irrigated mapping was completed, with the GIS
to support the CDSS efforts, and will also provide
contractor now meeting with local water users to
support to the agency as a whole in the use of CDSS
define ditch service areas.
tools and components.
The consumptive use contractor has been meeting
with water commissioners to better understand the
administration of the river in their particular water
districts.