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<br />'it <br />I <br />Ii <br /> <br />,II <br />" <br />'. <br /> <br />THE COLORADO SATELLITE-LINKED WATER <br />RESOURCES MONITORING SYSTEM <br /> <br />" <br />'I <br />I,. <br /> <br />The Colorado satellite-linked monitoring system provides real-time water <br /> <br />I <br />,I <br /> <br />resources data on a continuous basis from key gaging stations across the State <br /> <br />of Colorado. The computeri zed system can be accessed by computer termi na 1 <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />from any location via phone communications. These data and appropriate appli- <br />cations software provide for more effective water rights administration, com- <br /> <br />I' <br />,I <br />:i <br /> <br />puteri zed hydro logic records development, flood warni ng, and water resources <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />management. <br /> <br />The system was provided to the State Engineer by the Colorado Water <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Resources and Power Development Authority. The Authority's Board was con- <br />vinced through a two-year demonstration project in the Arkansas River and Rio <br /> <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />II <br />. <br /> <br />Grande basins that the system could be an important tool in water resources <br /> <br />management. Since the enhancement of water resources management is one of its <br /> <br />goals, the Authority elected to fund the installation of the system and its <br /> <br /> <br />first year of operation at a total cost of $1.8 million. <br /> <br />v. <br /> <br />The Authority awarded the contract, under competitive procurement, to the <br /> <br />Sutron Corporation, Herndon, Virginia, in May, 1984. The original contract <br /> <br />:1''' <br /> <br />ca 11 ed for Sutron to provi de a turn-key system i nc 1 udi ng remote data co 11 ec- <br />tion hardware for 82 stations, receive site, central computer, and <br /> <br />operating/app1 ications software. In March 1985, the Authority approved an <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />expansion of the monitoring network by an additional 68 stations. This <br /> <br />effectively brought the statewide network to 150 stations. <br /> <br />The system <br /> <br />-1- <br /> <br />. <br />