PUB00114

• Year: 1997
• Title: Arkansas Groundwater Users Association - 1997 Plan Year Arkansas River Replacement Plan
• CWCB Section: Stream & Lake Protection
• Author: Rocky Mountain Consultants, Inc.
• Description: Application for plan to divert tributary groundwater in the Arkansas River Basin, Colorado
• Publications - Doc Type: Historical

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Table of Contents

I.

Introduction . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I

2.

Data Sources .....................,......,...."........................., _ 2

3.

1997 Plan Year Replacement Requirements Due to 1996 Plan Year Pumping .....,..... 2

4.

1997 Pumping Estimates . . . . . . , , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5.

Stream Depletions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.1 Presumptive and Estimated Depletions _ _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . 9
5,2 Stream Depletions . . . . . . . .. , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. I 1
5.3 Estimated Plan Year and Post Plan Year Replacement Requirements for Individual

Wells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .. 15
5.4 Depletions to Usable Stateline Flows and Pre-Compact Pumping Allowances. . .. 18

6.

Augmentation Sources ..................................................... 18
6.1 Excelsior Ditch Credits. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.2 Board of Water Works of Pueblo Sources. . . . . . . , . . ... . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 24
6.3 Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Sources ................. 24
6.4 Replacement for Cuchares Ranches Wells. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . , . . . .. . .. . ..... 25
6.5 Total Estimated Replacement Source Credits ....................,........ 25
6.6 Letter of Credit for Post-Plan Year Depletions .........."............,.,. 28

7.

Plan Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

8.

Substitute Water Supplv Plans ..........................,.................... 29
8.1 Booth Well Association SWSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8.2 Southwest Ready Mix Gravel Pit SWSP ................................. 30
8.3 Anaya Well SWSP and Todd Well SWSP .........,............ _ _........30

9.

Summary and Conclusions .................... _ . . . . . . . , . _ . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31