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<br />United States Department of the Interior
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<br />GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
<br />Box 25046
<br />Denver Federal Center
<br />Denver. Colorado 80225
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<br />Water' Resources Division
<br />Colorado District
<br />Mail Stop 415
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<br />IN REPLY REFER TO:
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<br />April 25, 1977
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<br />INFORtU\TION FOR THE PRESS
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<br />SUBJECT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RELEASES WATER-LEVEL RECORDS FOR THE
<br />SAN LUIS VALLEY OF COLORADO, 1973-77,
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<br />RELEASE DATE: Immediately
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<br />FOR ADDITIONAL INFO&~TION CONTACT:
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<br />James E. Biesecker, District Chief
<br />U.S. Geological Survey, WRD
<br />Colorado District, Mail Stop 415
<br />Box 25046, Denver Federal Center
<br />Lakewood, Colo. 80225
<br />Telephone: 303 234-3815
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<br />or Richard E. Fidler, Subdistrict Chief
<br />U.S. Geological Survey, WRD
<br />P. O. Box 1524
<br />Pueblo, Colo. 81002
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<br />Telephone: 303 544-4277, Ext. 248
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<br />Water-level measurements made prior to the 1977 irrigation season in 122 wells
<br />in the San Luis Valley of Colorado are published in a new report released by
<br />the U.S. Geological Survey. Measurements made during the 4 preceding years
<br />are included, where available, to indicate recent trends in rising or declin-
<br />ing water levels.
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<br />Water levels are directly related to the amount of ground water in storage.
<br />This report provides a basis for estimating changes in quantity of stored
<br />ground water. The report will help managers, well owners, and others in
<br />water-use planning.
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<br />The U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-265, "Water-level reconls
<br />for the San Luis Valley of Colorado, 1973-77," by Robert D. Penley, is
<br />the latest in a series reporting hydrologic data collected by the U.S.
<br />Geological Survey in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Natural
<br />Resources, Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer; and
<br />the Rio Grande Water Conservation District.
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