WSP03914

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 5/1/1987
• Author: South Platte Researc
• Title: Voluntary Basinwide Water Management - South Platte River Basin Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Summary of the Report .

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Introduction and Purpose

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Introduction .... . . . .
Nistorical Perspective ...
Stages of Water Management in
Water Issues. .
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Study Design ....

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II. Hydrologic Setting . .
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Water Management Institutions ... ...
3.1 Introduction ...........
3.2 Water Law . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 State Administration and Adjudication . . .
3.4 ~anagement Institutions . . . . . .

3.5 Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Curre~t Water Management in the Basin .
4.1 Introduction .............
4.2 Basin Water System .... .....
4.3 ~xchange of Water . . . .. . . . . .
4.4 Reuse of Imported Water . . ....
4.5 Conjunctive Surface-Groundwater Management
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Management Problems and Issues .. . ...
5.1 ~ncreasing Litigation and Water Use Conflicts. .
5.2 ~rowing Urban Demands . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3 Water Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.4 Use of the Deep Denver Basin Bedrock .
5.5 Other Issues ..............

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An Approach for Achieving Integrated Voluntary Management
6.1 Types of Voluntary Changes ............ .
6.2 Pl>ssible Fonnal Institutional Changes ........
6.3 CiJrrent Status of Cooperation . . . . . . . . .
6.4 A Proposed Experiment . . . . . . . .. ........

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