BOARD01321

• Board Meeting Date: 3/7/1961
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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BIJOU-KIOWA UNDERGROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

March 6, 1961

RESOLUTION

TO COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
U. S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

WHEREAS: An upstream flood control project on Bijou Creek is in
the public interest for the following reasons:

1. Floods on Bijou Creek have caused extensive damage
in years past.
2. The silt problem created by flooding has been a large
factor in planning of mainstream South Platte Nar-
rows Dam Project.
3. Waters of Bijou Creek have been undesirable for
irrigation because of silt carried.
4. Recent studies of underground water recharge have
shown remarkable successes. (California, Texas,
Colorado).
5. High water intake in the sandy beds of Bijou and
Antelope Creeks has been observed by residents of
this area and CSU Engineers. The geographic loca-
tion of Bijou Creek on the east side of Bijou
valley and Antelope Creek bisecting the west side
create a natural design for maximum saturation of
underground aquifers.

WHEREAS: The pump-irrigated farmers southeast of Wiggins in the
Bijou Creek valley have developed a prosperous agricul-
ture contributing extensively to the welfare of the
business community in Morgan and surrounding counties.

This area is completely dependent on wells for irrigation.

Yields of many wells in this area have fallen off con-
siderably due to declining water tables from the devel-
opment of the many irrigated farms.

The life-expectancy of this area as an intensive irri-
gated farming community is in doubt without additional
water supply injected into the water resources developed
at present.

THEREFORE: We, the users of underground water in the Bijou Kiowa
Creek valleys, and known as the "Bijou-Kiowa Underground
Water Association", recognizing the need for main channel
storage on the South Platte River to make maximum bene-
ficial use of waters appropriated by Colorado water users