WSP06024

• File Number: 8149.100
• Description: Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies - NRCS-Ft Lyon Canal Co Limestone Graveyard Creeks
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 2/1/1994
• Author: Gronning Engineering
• Title: Ft Lyon Canal Company Water Transfer Alternatives Study Final Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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List of Tables

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Table 2,1 Historical Water Transfers ",..."."".'",.."""""..".."" 2-13
Table 3,1 Ft, Lyon Canal Company Direct Flow Water Rights, , . , , , . . , , , , , , . , , , . , " 3-3
Table 3.2 Horse Creek Reservoir Water Rights "...,.".",."'..,.."""",, 3..4
Table 3,3 Adobe Creek Reservoir Water Rights. , , , , , , , , . . , , . . , , , , . . . . , , , . , , . " 3-4
Table 3.4 Fort Lyon Canal Company Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Allocations .."...", 3-5
Table 3,5 Fort Lyon Canal Company Historical Diversions ""."".""".",.", 3-8
Table 3,6 Ft, Lyon Canal Company Water Supplies .."....,.........."".",'. 3-10
Table 3,7 Preliminary Estimate of Fort Lyon Canal Transferrable Yield .....",."." 3..12
Table 3.8 Fort Lyon System Soil Classification Estimates by Division (Acres) ...,...,.. 3..13
Table 3,9 Summary of Sales Without Supplemental Wells . , , , . . , . . . . , . . . . . . , . , . , , , 3-19
Table 4,1 Population by Decade, Five Study Area Counties, , , , , , , , . . , , , . , , . , , , . , " 4-5
Table 4,2 Population Change 1970-1990 for Study Area Counties .,.....",..,."", 4-7
Table 4.3 Median Age by Year for Colorado and the Five Study Area Counties "..,." 4-7
Table 4.4 Selected Age Groups as Percentage of Population in Colorado. . . . , , , , , . , . .. 4-8
Table 4.5 Dependency Ratios for Colorado and the Five Study Area. , , , . , , . , , , , . , . . , 4-10
Table 4.6 County Median Family Income as Percent of State Median. . . . . . . . , , . . , . . . 4-11
Table 4,7 Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Population of Colorado ,."'..",.,,, 4-12
Table 4.8 Ethnic and Racial Composition of Arkansas VaHey Counties ,......"..", 4-14
Table 4,9 Percentage of Population Living Below Poverty Line, 1990 . . . , . , . . . . , . . . . . . 4-15
Table 4,10 Study Area Wholesale Sales by County ..,.............,.',.......,., 4-21
Table 4.11 Five-County Wholesale Sales in Constant DoHars , , , . . , . . . . . , . , . . , . . . , . . 4-22
Table 4.12 Study Area Retail Sales by County .....,.............,..",..,..,., 4-23
Table 4.13 Five-County Retail Sales in Constant DoHars . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Table 4.14 Study Area County Labor Force, Unemployment and
Unemployment Rate, 1980-1992 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Table 4.15 Comparison of Unemployment Rates, Five-County Study Area vs. Colorado. . . 4-30
Table 4.16 Average Annual Wage 1991, By County and Major Economic Sector ..,..... 4-32
Table 4.17 Average Age of Farm Operators by Study Area County ......".... , . . . . . 4..37
Table 4.18 Projections of Population Characteristics for Study Area Counties ........,.4-41
Table 5.1 Metropolitan Denver Existing Water Supply and Projected Water Demand .,.. 5-1
Table 5.2 Demand for Agricultural Water .,..."'.,,....,.........,.......... 5..3
Table 5,3 Summary of Demands for Additional Water '.....,..."............... 5..5
Table 6.1 Development of Criteria for Evaluation , . . . . . . . . . , . . . , , . . . . . . , , . . . . , .. 6.4
Table 6.2 Internal Transfers Assessment ................,...........".".,.. 6-21
Table 6.3 Municipal Transfers Assessment .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , , . . . , . 6.26
Table 6.4 Industrial Transfer Assessment . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . , , . . . , . , . , . 6-27
Table 6,5 Recreation/Wildlife Assessment (Lease) ...."..............,..,...... 6..28
Table 6.6 Economic Development Assessment (Lease) ....... . . . . . . . . . , , . . . , . . . . . 6-29
Table 6,7 Municipal Use in Metro (Lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 6..34
Table 6,8 Offer to Purchase Assessment (Sale) . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , , , , , , . . . . . 6..37
Table 6,9 Examples of New or Increased Uses of Water in S.E. Colorado . . , , , . . . . , . . . 6..42
Table 6.10 Public Participation Summary .................,...",...,...,..... 6-45

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