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Colorado Water Information Dashboards Project Summary Report April 13,2017 <br /> Page 6 of 8 <br /> Recommendations <br /> Consistent Statewide Diversion Record Reporting: <br /> The Dashboard Templates do not include a module for diversion record reporting, primarily <br /> because of how customized the connection of such a template needs to be on the water <br /> users' side of the process. The DWR has created clear specifications for diversion record <br /> formatting, however, and the technology inside the Dashboards [ends itself well to <br /> customization that can automatically generate these data from the users' unique systems. <br /> Several examples have already been implemented in a Dashboard environment, including the <br /> ArkTools Pilot study, a strearnflow accounting dashboard developed for the CWCB and DWR, <br /> and the Dashboard currently being developed for the Siloam Well users in Division 2. The <br /> ArkDSS project will firm up the State's side of the diversion record reporting for Division 2 <br /> with an approach that the State can adapt statewide. After state tools for diversion record <br /> reporting have been standardized for the state, gaps that remain for some water users <br /> between what they need and what the State is providing can be addressed using Dashboards <br /> to build custom "translators" on an as-needed basis. <br /> Improved Communication <br /> One of the primary benefits of the Dashboard Template is that it provides an out-of-the-box <br /> framework for viewing any publicly available data source including Colorado's HydroBase <br /> data, USGS data, many Bureau of Reclamation stations, and any others that have been made <br /> available programmatically (i.e., by web services). Any group of water users that rely on the <br /> same publicly available data may benefit by using a Dashboard simply as a focal point for <br /> communication and collaboration. <br /> As an example, Division 1 staff suggested a "District 2 Dashboard." District 2 is a busy water <br /> district and the water commissioners and water users must be in constant contact during <br /> much of the year to successfully operate. For this example: <br /> • A District 2 Dashboard could be setup to display real-time displays of the most <br /> important stream gages and diversion points, river calls, etc., in ways that address the <br /> specific operational challenges of that district. <br /> • This could be combined with custom alerts related to high or low flows that water <br /> users could subscribe to, and tools for making requests for releases or exchanges in a <br /> way that reach administrative staff reliably and consistently. <br /> • Much like the ArkTools Pilot did for Division 2, these toots would reduce the number of <br /> phone calls the District 2 water commissioners have to deal with and also provide a <br /> level of transparency of operations to water users that is currently felt to be lacking. <br /> Water Quality Dashboards <br /> The Dashboard technology developed under this project focused on water quantity data <br /> collection, viewing and reporting, but there is no reason why the same approach could not be <br /> used for water quality. There are a few examples of the same "technology stack" being used <br /> LeonardRice <br /> ENGINEERS,INC <br />