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<br />I n:<?~73 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />The agricultural' C0IDIDl.:ni'Ly in Reach No. 2 has adopted <br /> <br /> <br />an extremely progressive and foresighted approach to <br /> <br /> <br />water resource optimization. Leadership in this regard <br /> <br /> <br />has been provided by the office of the state Engineer, <br /> <br /> <br />Water Resources Division No.1, and the Water Commissioner <br /> <br />for District No.1. <br /> <br />Water systems in Reach No. 2 of the South Platte valley <br /> <br /> <br />have been upgraded over the decades in order to correct <br /> <br />water supply deficiencies. Existing measures are both <br /> <br />physical and administrative in nature. <br /> <br />The South Platte valley from Kersey to Balzac supports an <br /> <br /> <br />estimated 102,000 to 111,000 acres irrigated by the surface <br /> <br /> <br />water supply system. of this total acreage, it is estimated <br /> <br /> <br />that about twenty-five percent lack the dual flexibility <br /> <br /> <br />of being directly served by ground water. This statistic <br /> <br /> <br />does not preclude the fact that such acreage may very <br /> <br /> <br />likely be amenable to irrigation by neighboring or adjacent <br /> <br /> <br />well systems on an off-demand or rental basis. <br /> <br />Irrigators in Reach No. 2 that would incur supply problems <br /> <br />under conditions of drought are situated under the following <br /> <br /> <br />ditches: <br /> <br />* Riverside; <br />* Weldon Valley; <br />* Tetsel. <br /> <br />viii <br /> <br />,,'.,'. <br /> <br />,J <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />