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. <br />.` <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />STATE SOIL CONSERVATION BOARD <br />Lewis Frank, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 219 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3351 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />DEPART:VLENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E.Walcher <br />IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Executive Director <br />OGALLALA AQUIFER <br />The Colorado State Soil Conservation Board initiated an irrigation water management <br />program for irrigated lands overlying the Ogallala Aquifer in 1986. Two employees are <br />located in Wray and one in Burlington. The program covers the irrigated lands from Baca <br />County to Sedgwick County. These technicians provide services to the landowners including <br />well testing, irrigation system evaluations and irrigation water management. Through this <br />program, substantial savings have been realized in both water and energy. Recommendations <br />aze made to the producers including pump sizing and water application rates. <br />1. What data has been collected as a result of this Program? <br />The following information is gathered through the one-on-one services provided: <br />well depth static water level motor horsepower <br />legal description gallons per minute pumping level <br />psi pumped pump depth water HP output <br />type of sprinkler crop type of nozzeling <br />soil type water quality (limited) pump make/model <br />Power Consumption Coefficient <br />inches of water neces sary to produce crop <br />2. In what form is the water data now available? <br />Over 3000 wells have been tested at least once and for many, there are periodic retests <br />that will indicate trends for various factors. At the Burlington office, the information is in <br />hard copies kept in three-ring binders. The information in Wray is approximately 40% on <br />a computer base and remainder is hard copies. <br />3. What are the different uses of the information and who is presently using the data? <br />Farmers - to make changes in the pumping plant and irrigation system saving water and <br />energy. <br />Division of Water Resources - to make decisions regarding well permits, relocations, <br />rules and regulations involving the projected life of the Aquifer. Information could also <br />be used in litigation with neighboring states.