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<br />Tablt" 1. H\drog{'ol()~il unit~ or lhe DeI1\1;'l' Ba~111
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<br /> Unit S.tl.ratM
<br />,.. SylCem Serle. Stntivaphlc Tt>>clm.u PtIYIIClIOeKripDon Hydropoloflc _. Hydr-oloJic Chanuwi.au
<br /> Un. (,"t) Unit (feet)
<br /> -- lJll=_""lF'I'" UncOl''''edJ/ldcPw..,..,.,.,ory__......ICII..
<br /> 0...1......, ....- ....... o-,~ """-_"n!lelty -- o-,~ "~"Hloeglll"
<br />" "'..... C"RlId. O-~ fiMtcO>>rW.....otIC...'" El/lOi"'''drW'lbI'<ICUroeI<""l)ull"._<l.rIi"1'll
<br />j C_ .""'''''''-C''''gIO_' "- . ~""al~_'"
<br />! Ttr'lll<)' """" ""'_~""'_""'""'_"tdll~
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<br />U o_ s.-.-. ...,_~ 0-_ T......~...,~ltrom500-5.000gllA'lllm~
<br /> 0-,,,, HOO eoo"_O'WIg.tornll1lO1..o(lll8I(lo1C1k,*",,~
<br /> -- ,~- ".""01"_"'__"- - tom'5-151l -",,=-..--...~~tuClP',
<br /> "._"'<11_ IIlrc....IlDCl<."'.':=~I.....CIl.I300
<br />- $Io...ldl\rd.......,......"" E _.._.""'....._CIl/!a'tIp-QIt>flIy-..,
<br /> "..ItIedClO<l"~ . ...PI""_<AO""..SI..~lI'I_~
<br /> .... " 0.- o-J~
<br /> 800-1.000 I;IoI(IIOI.t._..rt>on. "- .......~~1000""" .<ngII-"~lll101
<br /> ,- CIO/oII.-,_...<I",a;1 ~ ..... 1pICI1c,....,Il>-l7..,_...oncI.....~_..
<br /> - - ~)OIO\lII""tc200;P"
<br /> ~ .......l:IlH."'oIor"..'OlUICtllfI.'".g_~aIIl.
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<br /> SIn<l$tOfl.t~ ~ ~l<Imoltperm_"'Oeoo._B.IIl~.IrItl...
<br /> ........ _<ltI"".....,__ 0( - HOO _~~.hom~ooa\J'CI~ lttw"og.tMll\.
<br /> FomoillCll "'-".
<br /> 1/'11...."_""" E - <*II II oeM 00i.1llfIOk,...., 1(>-~". pm~ IIaItIet
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<br />- C__ """ - _1ot_p.l__)OeIIltUlllli'OO\P1l
<br />, C"'ta~ - - - '" - -
<br />2 Ll\>><l<1'I"l......""''''".. - u.-_
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<br />. ..___h > C(llt....., 0-... 511...,,__
<br />, ,.- .."<l$tI.O'lI_.coll 0
<br /> fomo*" ,..... . -
<br /> _...._0Il 0
<br /> - ......tllt_~_DU!cr1llI_ll"'"lItllytor'l,.,e<l
<br /> L_poon..,c!oI""..'ICI "'-
<br /> .0. ...- mNe.lI." 1>t'f!MI~ trIrlI"'......... ""!lU t"",
<br /> FQ'Hok -, 0-1~ l.1XlG-7 000 iJ>4't II""'.... o;oel!'c.nl llOOl,tpeoc1!lc
<br /> s...<lI1Oft1I'1C1".1.O'I1 )'''''1~2O<Io.ovrt.Iot_.''''~_''
<br /> s..._ ''''100 ",,_....tIIl" )'_IICI03SOIP"
<br /> I'ItmS~1e '.soo- ~,,,_,Iill)o.'ICI """""- . -~
<br /> ,.. ~.
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<br />thl. dl'I,..pt-'f p:ln~ 01 Ihl..' B.I"ln. Ihe aqllikr' IX'I..UlHl' con.
<br />finl,.-d dm' 10 the llltl'fYt'nin).: ],J\"1..'f' of "halt. ,111.1 day'I' 'Ill'.
<br />Tlw im-re;l"1..'d wllhdr,l\\:ll-. from Ihe .1411ikr "",,It'rn. rt'''ull.
<br />in).: from ,lCcdefaled populati,)t1 }!:fow!h Clh'r thl' pa:--I IWo
<br />lkcadt'". I.' 1"Il:~innin~ 10 omVt'n m('fe ,,1 thl.' aqllikr ,\,_
<br />11'1ll from ulOrint'd to unnmhnt'd nmdltlon' A:-- \\.lIl..'r k.\.-
<br />eb dedine. pumpin}!: U"I, ",ll lIKrt'a...... .lllJ morl,." wdl,
<br />\\.ill ht. fe4uin:J to t'xlrar! the '.,ml,.' \oluml..' of W,lIl'r
<br />For the Daw,on .lIld Den\l..'r ,lljlllll:Po. watt.r-Ievd dl;ln,t.tI,."
<br />m.t'r thl..' I'h'-vear fX"ood. ]l)')')-20IWI. :1:-- Jo..1Jlllenll-o hy Ihl'
<br />CD\X.fI frolll "dl..'ll key wdl-.. ,how noth OX" .mll (kdinl.."
<br />depc..ndll1}!: Up:1O 10\:3110n \\.ilh thl,.' hOU'IOK dt'\doPllll'n!
<br />noom of thl: Lt'1 dl,..Cldl'. Ltwn lmg.ltlon fl1,:hal}:l,.' h.I'
<br />Ix'x:olllt' ;! "ignrftcUlI r<:<..h:'f}:t' prell:l:" for p.m., III Ihl'...... !\....o
<br />,Iquill.f',. 1111..' plllurl' Illr Ihe J,Hnuun! rnuniLip;lr W;!ll~T "llp.
<br />ply aquill'Po. tht' :\rap:lho... ,lIld Liramil..'.Fox Hill,. hO\\l:\l.r i:--
<br />not 'iO 'LIf;(n.InL Over the [ll"1 Il'n n',lf'. wal....r Ilo'\d., 11;1\1..'
<br />lk....ltnc..d thToU~hollt the Ar.,p.lho... ;1\.IUlft;'T r....ten'l\t. dt'\d.
<br />opmt'1l! In lh.... ~Ilulh I1lI,..uopo!iLIll area 01 northern Dou)o(la:--
<br />,lnd t'ibll'm .-\r.lp..dKl\.' countR" 11:1' r....,uht"(l in de.,:hTh:' lrom
<br />10010 alrno.'l .~)l) Ii t \':u1:-\lyh'. 2t)(~J) \Xith dl....hnl.:-- 01 up to
<br />.'\.() fllYT. tIlt' lutuTt' prel.'[x.....t, for Ihi~ ,lqwk'T ,ift' of Iotre~lIlTm.
<br />l.ern to W;lll"r m.oma~ePo. Uk",'wl,,<:. O\.t1" lhl' p;t:--l ](1 .....l\I['
<br />waler le\d" In Iht' [.arJmi.....Fox l/ill:-- J.qlllfer h.ln' at...n
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<br />111~' 1<'1\.'" \tuum.lI" .\......":MI".n'>I ,,,,.,1,..:,...,,
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<br />"-1o<J,I,,'f!I.om l<ub\.Ondnrl B"nt". I,!'I~
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<br />d.........lin........I. lhollj.{h nut ;!t llll' r.Jk':- rt.poned 1m till' Arapahot::
<br />(V~ll1s1.....kl'. !lM)!II. l1ll' Llrallll....-Fnx Ililb :Iquikr i" exwn.
<br />:--i,d\" u.x....l for mllninp~ll W;ller :--llpplv m tht" "'oulhcN n..'n-
<br />\l'r rn....tropoht;m ;IT....:l. rl'"'"ultll1Jo: in a 'UIN;ln!U[ ..rea (II
<br />w;ll.:f-kH.1 decline l.xn:.t'llUl,lot 12'i ti
<br />TIll' '.olul11e of watlo'r rdc,l......d from 'tofa~l' \.lril"'l~nifi-
<br />cllllly. dq1t:ndll\}.< upon wlwllleT thl' ;lqlllft'T I.. undl'r ...-on-
<br />fin....d Of watt'f f.Jhk. condition.' Gin'n lilt' W~Ul'f~Il.....:1
<br />Jl'(.Jim", O\l'r Ih.... P:l't 20+ Yt'ar,. Ihl' m,lTJ.{ill.' 01 the COIl-
<br />finl'd pOnlOll' of tlll' aquifl'f' .lrl' rl'n'JUlIo( CikuLl1ion.' of
<br />.lquiter 'toT;[l-'l' Llp.lClly art' U1I1dudt'(l under th.: .l""llrnp-
<br />tion 01 no pre"..UTl' ht\IJ in Ihl..' .iquik'r. I.t' \\,lIl.r lanll' COfl-
<br />Jllinn,. "111(.' 'I'lr,I).:l: loefncll.nt llr ,p........ilk yidd unlkr lllt'......
<br />LonJilion.' I.' J. lun...tion of tIll' p:1rp:--il\" Jnd rll:rmt.'.JhllIlY of
<br />tht' lll;lleri:ll. Roh:--t,n (191"1-) l..'..tilfl;lInl thaI ahout i6- nul-
<br />]I"n ,Krt:-h of w.Ut.'r .ITI,.' "Inred in ltw Lknh~r Ba..m aqUIfer
<br />"r"ll.tTl TIlt' ;11.."lU:II ;Imount 01 rt'u".l'f:lnlt: Watl'T 1:-- 'I,l(Illfi-
<br />Clnth- k:--~ dUt" to phy:--icOlI ,if1d pr.Ktic:IllllllllJtinn.' ]n IlJH.,.
<br />.1' ;l pan 01 tht' re<;t'OHch J'lfW 10 ..uppon .......n;He HIli '). I]ll'
<br />Colorado Din",on of \\;Ht'f Ik.;.r:1Ufl....' l"lirn.ltt..d lhal
<br />.lpproxirn:udy !\)') mIllion .IITt'./1 nf w;Jtl'r \\.1" pott'nll.II!\.
<br />rl..'uJ\-....r.lhk /Tahk 2). Thl' !9" rtlJlIlIJtl d\Tl.-tt [l'prt'X'nt-.
<br />.lnout I!OO lllnt., ttll' \.olumt: 01 Dillon Rl...t'f\.'(,ir. Thi'
<br />rt......o\'l:r;lhk fl'"",''''''' 1..' rl..'prl:......nt' ;j tlwordll;ll UPPo.:f limit.
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