South Platte - Parker W&SD_LSPResearch&Demo_Application ‎(Unsigned)‎

• Basin Roundtable: South Platte
• Applicant: Parker Water and Sanitation District
• Description: Lower South Platte Irrigation Research and Demonstration Project
• Board Meeting Date: 5/21/2008
• Alt Ag Water - Doc Type: Grant Application

Alternative Agricultural Water Transfer Methods -Grant Application Form
January 2008
2. Study Area/Service Area Description
The study area/service area is generally the geographic area that is the subject of the proposed program/project
(include both the source of supply and location and type of new use). The description should include the
following items:
a) A narrative description of the study area/service area including: the county, the location of towns or cities,
topography, and locations of major surface and ground water features.
b) An area map showing each of the items above, as well as the locations of existing facilities, proposed
project facilities and boundaries of lands involved in the proposed program/project.
c) Information regarding the irrigated lands that are involved in the program/project. This must include a
tabulation of total irrigated acreage, description of cropping types, crop yields, and total average annual
water diversions for existing agricultural lands.
d) Information regarding the location of the new water use(s) that will be served by transferred water
including the estimated number ofusers/taps and/or uses served.
e) Socio-economic characteristics of the area such as population, employment and land use.