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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />78 <br /> <br />This project is completion of an inventory of all the major irrigation diversion structures on the <br />South Platte River from the Henderson Gage (approx. 1241h Avenue) to the Nebraska border. <br />The inventory would include type, size, and condition of each structure, together with photo <br />documentation, location, owner's name and address, water rights, and replacement/repair cost <br />estimate. The State Engineer's Office will be conducting the initial phase of the inventory <br />utilizing local water commissioners to complete a cursory inspection of each structure. A <br />consultant will he contracted to complete a more detailed inspection of the most deficient <br />structures. The inventory will be used to identifY problems and market loans to irrigators to <br />make needed infrastructure improvements. $1,727.50 has been expended to date. <br /> <br />CWCB/DWR/USGS - Stream Gaging and Monitoring <br />Authorization: FY 2001 Grant AmOWlt: $50,000 <br />Water Source: N/A Project Type: Data plan & acquisition <br />Location: Statewide Project Manager: JeffBaessler <br /> <br />New stream gages, improvements to existing stream gages such as the addition of satellite <br />telemetry equipment, as well as other hydrologic and climatoiogic instrumentation that will <br />provide the Board with raw water resources data. This is a statewide effort to obtain and <br />maintain water resources data that is used by the state and many other entities for the purpose of <br />water supply planning, development, protection, and monitoring. With recent cuts in fedem:~ <br />programs that have historically supplied much of this data, there is a critical need to continue to <br />not only maintain data collection at existing sites, but to expand the program into other streams <br />and watersheds. The state's Decision Support Systems, which have been or are currently being <br />developed, cannot operate adequately without this raw data. <br /> <br />A gaging committee has been formed within the CWCB, which meets each fall to discuss and <br />prioritize areas where additional resources are essential to maintain and develop accurate water <br />resources data. Specific projects are then implemented and equipment needs are procured. <br /> <br />Colorado State Universitv - Hollv Area Best Management Practices Demonstration Proiect <br />Authorization: FY 2001 Grant AmOWlt: $10,000 <br />Water Source: Arkansas River Project Type: Water Mngment Study <br />Location: Lower Arkansas River Valley near Holly Project Manager: Steve Miller <br /> <br />. This $10,000 grant is the final installment on a $100,000 demonstration project funded from the <br />severance tax trust fund. The $10,000 will be used to prepare and distribute a final report <br />documenting the findings and success of the project. The details of this final contract are still <br />being negotiated. <br /> <br />Runoff from certain agricultura1 areas in the lower Arkansas River valley has a high salt <br />concentration that contributes to the salinity of the Arkansas River at the state line. This project <br />is designed to encourage irrigators to effectively manage water use to improve crop yields and <br />water quality, to demonstrate the economic benefits of using more effective irrigation <br />management practices using improved technology such as crop planting patterns and rotation, <br />surge irrigation, and Best Management Practices. Results will be documented to show increased <br />crop yields and more efficient use of irrigation water through improved application methods and <br />rehabilitation of existing drainage works. <br />