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Numerous non-state water resources management entities are planning on installing and operating additional satellite-linked stations statewide. Tnese include the National Weather Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, City of Colorado Springs, and the City of Aurora. The National Weather Service (NWS) has installed sensors measuring air temperature and precipitation along with stage at 38 stations in the Colorado River basin in Colorado. Through a cooperative agreement, the NWS installed precipitation and air temperature sensors at two state operated stations, Colorado River near Dotsero and the Blue River below Green Mountain Reservoir. The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District is planning on installing additional GOES-linked meteorological stations for use in runoff forecasting and irrigation planning. The Bureau of Reclamation and the City of Colorado Springs are planning on the installation and operation of real-time monitoring stations for reservoir management and dam safety. The City of Aurora will be increasing its network of stations in South Park for water resources accounting. The stations that are of interest to the user community will be monitored by the state's system. The input of historic flow data into the system's data base for key gaging stations in Colorado is expected to be completed by early 1988. This will allow for comparisons of recent data with data covering in some cases 100 years of record. Current flow conditions can be compared with normal, wet, and dry periods. Examples of historic flow records available are: Station Initial Date of Record Arkansas River at La Junta 1889 Arkansas River at Pueblo 1885 Big Thompson River at Mouth of Canyon near Drake 1887 Cache La Poudre at Mouth of Canyon near Fort Collins 1881 South Platte River at Denver 1889 Dolores River at Dolores 1895 Gunnison River near Grand Junction 1894 Rio Grande near Del Norte 1889 The Office of the State Engineer plans to purchase and operate a computer accessory unit, DECTALK, that will allow data to be output to the user by phone using computer-generated voice-synthesis. The user will dial the DECTALK unit, located in Denver, and have the option of hearing a general information message with up-to-date flow conditions at key gaging stations across the state or to access specific flow data for a given station for a given period of time by input of conunands utilizing the keypad of a touch-tone phone. Flow information for the general information message will be auto- matically up-dated by the central computer in conununicating with DECTALK. Header messages can be changed daily to provide additional information such as planned reservoir releases. Four phone lines will be dedicated for DECTALK user access such that four users can access the unit simultaneously. -20-