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<br />SELECTED REMARKS ON THE.SATELLITE MONITORING SYSTEM <br /> <br />"Colorado feel s a hard-earned sense of pride that its sate" ite-l inked <br />water resources monitoring system was named one of the nation's ten best <br />engineering achievements last year. This year, the Council of State Govern- <br />ments has honored this system by citing the satellite-linked monitoring <br />program in Colorado in its national monthly publication of featured articles, <br />INNOVATIONS. I think most of all, that the water scarce state of Colorado <br />comes closer to not wasting a precious drop of water than any similar sized <br />water management area in the world." <br /> <br />State Senator Harold McCormick <br />District 4, Canon City, Colorado <br /> <br />"Water resource management can only be accomplished by correct and timely <br />measurements, and the state of Colorado excels in that endeavor as a result of <br />the satellite stream gauging program which is now available to water users <br />throughout the state. Accurate electronic measurements can be made at <br />strategic locations throughout the state to anticipate flooding conditions or <br />deliver minute quantities of water to be put to beneficial use. Water <br />managers in the state are actually able to operate under 21st Century <br />programs." <br /> <br />Charles L. (Tommy) Thomson, General Manager <br />Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District <br /> <br />"Colorado should proceed directly ahead with enhancing the capabil ities <br />of the satellite-linked water resources monitoring system. This includes <br />monitoring basic water quality parameters such as conductivity, water tempera- <br />ture and dissolved oxygen. These are especially important at reservoirs and <br />for reservoir releases. The state needs to expand both short-term and <br />long-term runoff forecasting capabilities. This will prove to be critical <br />when the state experiences periods of less than normal water supplies. The <br />ability to monitor on a real-time basis parameters such as water equivalency <br />in snowpack, rain events, and soil moisture can provide forecast information <br />that can help predict shortages and make agricultural water leasing a possi- <br />bility. The system must become a water management tool rather than just an <br />administrative tool." <br /> <br />Uli Kappus, Executive Director <br />Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority <br /> <br />-3- <br />