WSP07035

• File Number: 8509
• Description: San Luis Valley
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 12/1/1969
• Title: Irrigation Water Management Study of the San Luis Valley Colorado - PART 1 of 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Study Item 11 - On-The-Farm Land Leveling and Ditch

System Need.soo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22

Study Item 12 - I=igation Water Management................... 23

Study Item 13 - Feasibility of Identified Projects and
Potential Sources of Funding.................. 26

Projects SlllllTIarY, Total Estimated Costs, Next 10 years........ 29

References.................................................... 30

Figures

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Figure 2

Tables

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Table 5

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Table 7

Table 8

I=igation Water Managerrent, SCS FoTIn m-146.. 33

Evaluating Irrigation Water Managerrent on
the Farm, SCS Technical Note - Colorado -
Eng No.9..................................... 35

Irrigation Canals that Should be Combined

(Study Item 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Diversion Darrs Needing Repair or Replacarent

(Study Item 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 38

Canal Lining, Rel=ation and Pipeline Needs
(Study Item 3) and Canal Structures Needing
Repair or Replacement (Study Item 4).......... 44

Drainage Systems Data and Estimated Needs
for Next 10 Years (Study Item 5).............. 52

Canal Lining and Pipeline Needs - West Slope
of Sangre de Cristo Range (Study Item 7)...... 53

Sites for Small Single and Multiple Purpose
Water Storage Reservoirs (Study Item 8)....... 54

Estimated On-Farm Needs - From Farm Data
Sheets - Next 10 Years (Study Item 11) . . . . . . . . 55

S\.1ltllI3IY of Data on Irrigation Enterprises
(Study Items 2, 3, and 4)..................... 56

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