WSPC07505

• File Number: 8040.950
• Description: Section D General Studies - General Water Studies
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 4/30/1982
• Title: High Plains Study - Six-State High Plains Study Recommendations - With Response
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Colorado
High Plains
Advisory Committee

Colorado
Department of
Agriculture

lS2S Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
[phone]

High Plains Study
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4/26/82

HIGH PIAINS RECCM1ENDA.TIOl>S UPDATE

1.

IDeal Research Fotmdations. The Cooperative Extension Service in
Colorado has sent out invitations to lbrthem High Plains producers
in order for them to learn how the Plainsman Agrisearch Fotmdation
near Walsh was established and how it is operated by local pro-
ducers.

2.

IT Reporting Stations, Letters have been sent to the soil conser-
vation districts, grotmdwater districts, and county carmissioners
in northeastem Colorado explaining that Jim Read of the IDgan Cotmty
Cooperative Extension Office is _filling to discuss with them how an
IT station can be established in their region.

Unscheduled Power Inte~tion. A meeting of PUC, REA, Tri-state,
and GIlA. staff will be e at the conclusion of this year's legis-
lative session.

3.

4.

~ional Develo]Xl1ent Board. Local people in the High Plains are
ing the initiative on this reconmendation and plan to hold the
first meeting of this board on April 29th in Linvn.

5.

Irrigation Specialist. The Cooperative Extension Service plans to
assign an irrigation specialist to the High Plains region during the
upcoming fiscal year.

6. M:ldel Rate Structure. This reconmendation will be discussed with
reconmendation 3.

These three reconmendations (7,8,9) have been sent to the Grotmdwater
Comnission. M:lrgan Snith will ask the agricultural interim carmittee to
study these recorrmendations over the sunner.

7. Groundwater Depletion Policy.
8. Supplemental Well Policy. (revised)
9. Irrigated Acreage Policy. (revised)
These two recorrrnendations (10,11) have been sent to the Water Conserva-
tion Board.

10. Trans-County Project.
11. Intrastate Water Transfers.