WSP03625

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 8/1/1968
• Author: Morton W Bittinger
• Title: Report on Engineering Water Code Studies for the South Platte River - Volume I - Summary and Conclusions
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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WATER DISTRICT 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Area of Study.
Basic Premises
Plan of Work.
Sources of Data.

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INTRODUCTION. . . .

STATUS OF WORK AND RESULTS TO DATE.

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Organization, Ownership and Priorities of Ditch and
Reservoir Systems, Water District L

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The Riverside System. . . . . . 7
The Bijou System. . .'. . . . . 10
The Fort Morgan Canal (and Jackson Lake Reservoir)

Sys tern . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The ~ower Platte and Beaver System.
Other Systems aod Facilities.
Summary of Priorities. .

Historic Surface Water Supplies

Inflow-Outflow Characteristics.
Fifteen-Year Study Period . . .
Dependability of Surface Supply

Groundwater Supplies and Facilities. .

Groundwater Storage Capacity. .
Groundwater Development and Use
Water Table Fluctuations and Trends
Water Table Quality ....

Farm Headgate Requirements and Supply.

Irrigation Requirements . . . .
Combined Supply during Study Period
Operational Losses. . . . . . . . .
Frequency of Shortages and Surpluses.
Maximum Groundwater Withdrawal. . . .

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Modeling the System. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Alternative Degrees of Integrated Management

Alternative Number 1.
Alternative Number 2. .
Al terna ti ve Number 3. . ..

Thoughts on Organizational and Legislative Needs

Authority Needed by Management Organization
or Agency. . . .
The 'tBasin Authority" . . . . . . . . . .

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