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<br />. <br /> <br />. (4) Approximately 26 interviews with <br />representatives from ditch companies, the <br />state, the federal government, and water <br />user agencies of the valley were conducted <br />to document historic water use and <br />administration in the valley. Draft <br />memoranda of the interviews are currently <br />under review and are expected to be <br />finalized by July, 1999. <br />. (6) Key structures, to be modeled explicitly <br />using the water resource planning model <br />StateMod, have been selected to include <br />nearly all stmctures with decreed rights <br />greater than 5 cfs. <br /> <br />Consumptive Use and Water <br /> <br />Budget Component Significant <br />Progress under the Consumptive Use and Water <br />Budget component is as follows: <br /> <br />. (I) Satellite coverages have been identified, <br />purchased and received. Coverage <br />intetpretation to identify irrigated Vs non <br />irrigated land has begun. In addition, the <br />identification of ditch (surface waler) service <br />areas has begun. <br />. (2) Climate data has been collected and <br />processed for implementation of the <br />Hargreaves Vs. Blaney -Criddle <br />comparisons. <br /> <br />Relational System Integration <br /> <br />Component Significant Progress under the <br />Reldtional System Integration Component is as <br />follows: <br />. (I) Miscellaneous integration activities have <br />been performed with San Luis Valley water <br />users, the state, and other RGDSS <br />Contractors. <br />. (2) The datab;jse design has been enhanced <br />to include well and ground water data. <br />Population of the database with information <br />has been initiated. <br />. (3) Software enhancements required to <br />include a daily time step and wells into <br />StateMod were initiated. <br /> <br />Spatial System Integration <br /> <br />Component Significant Progress under the <br />Spatial System Integration component is as <br />follows: <br /> <br />C:\ WIN DOWS\TEM P\News990604.doc <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. (1) Most of the nineteen GIS coverages to be <br />developed for the valley were obtained and <br />processed. Currently under review, these <br />coverages are expected to be available via <br />the WWW by late June, 1999. <br />. (2) A program required to identify unique, <br />large capacity wells by comparing <br />infonnation in both the well permit and <br />water right data files was initiated. <br />. (3) Miscellaneous integration activities <br />related to developing a data centered, GIS <br />based ground water model were initiated. <br /> <br />Other RGDSS Activities In addition <br />to the consultant activities described above, other <br />RGDSS activities include: <br /> <br />. The installation of 20 new stream gages. in <br />th~ vaIIey; 12 on streams and 8 on diversions <br />were completed. <br />. A MOU required to share the cost of <br />monitoring new stream' gages and <br />observation wells constructed under RGDSS <br />was initiated with the RGWCD. <br />. For application of the RGDSS products by <br />Division 3 water cominissioners and staff, <br />15 computers, 2 printers and 1 plotter were <br />purchased and installed. <br />. The USGS continued to perform <br />geophysical logging on the RGWCD's <br />existing confined observation well network. <br />In addition, they have provided teelmicaI <br />assistance related to the well construction <br />at:Jd testing program. <br /> <br />Additional Information For <br />additional information regarding RGDSS see our <br />web site or contact Ray Bennett, RGDSS Project <br />Manager at one of the following: <br />. \Veb Site: cdss.state.co,lls <br />. E-mail: ra\j.bellnL.tt((i~stat~.l.:o.U5 <br />. Phone: (303) 866.3585 x 263 <br />. Mail: Division of Water Resources <br />Attention: Ray Bennett <br />13 13 Sherman Street, Room 818 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />06/03/99 ~2 <br />