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<br />. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Agenda item <br />September 24-25, 2001 meeting <br />Page 11 of 15 <br /> <br />Administration Tools <br /> <br />Each alternative includes enhancements of existing State administration tools that will <br />increase the ability of the State Engineer to efficiently and effectively administer the State's <br />water resources, However, easier access to more data is included in Alternative 2, Both <br />historic and real-time data, as well, as improved tools, will provide practical assistance to the <br />State Engineer and the Division I Engineer in administration of the South Platte River, This <br />improved access to better information about the "state-of-the-river" will not only aid the State <br />Engineer but also the CWCB and other users who are accounting for their water rights use as <br />well. <br /> <br />The following administration tools make Alternative 2 the most cost-effective alternative: <br /> <br />· Automated call notification so that water users can efficiently manage their resources <br /> <br />· Improved access to real-time streamflow and diversion data to assist with administration <br /> <br />· Development of improved tools and procedures to allow direct entry of data by users into <br />a provisional real-time database to facilitate river administration <br /> <br />· Better access to historic river call, augmentation plan, substitute supply plan and transfer <br />decree data <br /> <br />· Improved ability to perform bulk analysis of real-time or historic data to help summarize <br />the effects of current conditions or administrative decisions <br /> <br />· Access to animation tools for presentation and visualization of real-time and historic <br />satellite and Water Information Sheet data <br /> <br />Planning Tools <br /> <br />The development of planning tools for the SPDSS fulfills many of the needs of the CWCB <br />and DWR as well as Colorado water users who require tools and models they can trust to <br />develop predictions and determine outcomes of particular events, Alternative 2 will provide <br />better tools and models for: <br /> <br />· Evaluating the success of Platte River species of concern efforts <br /> <br />· Improving the applicability of streamflow depletion factors for groundwater analysis in <br />both the Denver Basin and Overlying Alluvium and the Lower South Platte Alluvium <br />Regions <br /> <br />· Determining the effects of groundwater pumping <br /> <br />. Providing dataset quality assurance/quality control (QAlQC) <br /> <br />The following planning tools and models are included in Alternative 2: <br />