Water News: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Volume 2 Issue 7

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(TOUR continued from page 1) staff members from the Colorado delegation to invite them to partici- pate in the tour. Due to the very busy schedules of the staff members, there were only four that were able to par- ticipate: Melissa Simp- son from Congressman McInnis' office; Mac Zimmerman from Con- gressman Tancredo's office; Dale Jones from Congressman Beau - prez's office; and, Cory them no Gardner from Senator Allard's office. Other par - ticpants were Andy Colosimo, Colorado Springs Utilities; Doug Kemper and Gerry Knapp, City of Aurora; Brian Person, Dawn Wiedmeier, and Tom Musgrove, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Alan Hamel, James Broderick, Toni Gonza- les, Phil Reynolds, Lee Miller, and Christine Arbogast, repre- senting the SECWCD. Hagerman Pass —Alan Hamel, Brian Person, and Jim Broderick trying to see if anyone could hear The group had two long days of educating presentations of Fry -Ark features. The first day of the tour consisted of the fol- lowing: • Pueblo Dam and Reservoir • Five Points • Otero Pump Station • Hayden Meadows • Twin Lakes Dam • Mt. Elbert Power Plant and Forebay • Turquoise Reservoir • Boustead Tunnel Outlet The second day of the tour: • Ruedi Reservoir • Thomasville Gauge • Southside Collection System W. • Boustead Tunnel Inlet • Hagerman Pass Staff members were appre- ciative of the time that was given to them to present such an outstanding program that ex- plained the features of the Fry - Ark Project and the facilities that make the Project work. Written by Toni Gonzales, Administrative Assistant T7;;F Geographic Information System In the Fall of 2002, the Dis- trict staff received approval of a plan presented by Bob Hamil- ton, the District's Water Re- source Manager to engage a consultant to work on the Dis- trict's Geographic Information System's (GIS) data base. The following brief overview ex- plains where we are today and what we hope to accomplish in the future. This bold initiative identifies and makes possible real benefits for the staff, the Directors, and the District as a whole. Phase One of the planning process began with a baseline of the District's digital data assets. This work included a compre- hensive inventory of base map- ping needed as well as the ba- sics to include an accurate de- lineation of the 1958 and the 2002 District boundaries. Phase One is 80 percent complete and a Water Rights Data Base and graphics file has been created. A 1979 District decreed boundaries is in the last key W3 piece of this phase and will be in place some time early in 2004. Also, a comprehensive project plan will be in place later this year that will help us understand the questions that need to be answered in order to maximize the financial benefits to the District. To date, Phase One is nearing completion and further work is on the horizon for this very important ongoing effort. Future plans include: identi- fying and creating additional map overlays, and data that will be uniquely related to the Dis- tricts needs via a needs assess- ment and implementation plan. It will also include establishing processes and tools that the Dis- trict will use to quickly retrieve accurate answers to common questions needed for the Dis- trict's management. Written by Mickey D. Camp- bell, Technical Translators Ltd.