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2.2 Generate a Water Budget 7. CDSS Water Budget and CU & Losses Tool CDSS -- 1 Generate a Water Budget Generate a CU and Losses Summary Generate the Colorado River Basin Tributaries in Colorado CU and Losses Report Exit Program Figure 2 - State Water Budget Reporting Tool, Main Form — Water Budget Utility To create a water budget, click on the 'Generate a Water Budget' button within the CDSS Water Budget Reporting tool as shown in Figure 2 above. The Water Budget Setup user form, as shown In Figure 3, then opens to allow the user to begin entering data needed to perform the water budget analysis. 2.2.1 Setting up the Water Budget It is recommended that the Water Budget Setup form be completed in the order shown. For Step 1, select the time scale on which the water budget will be based. Once the time scale has been defined, the Specify Data button in Step 2 becomes activated. Clicking on the Specify Data button opens another form called Water Budget Input Data. Depending on the time scale selected, this will display either Figure 4 (Average Annual Inputs Form) or Figure 5 (Annual or Monthly Inputs Form). 1 Select the time scale for the data on which the Avg Annual water budget will be based. 0 Annual (All input files must contain the same time scale: monthly data must be in calendar year) & Monthly 2 Specify the the input data. Specify Qata ? Enter a begin and end year for the analysis. Start: End: �AII input files must include data for entire date range) F 1 775 2005 4 Select water budget component to be used Native Vegetation CU for calculation of the residual. 5 Enter a title and up to 2 subtitles for the simulation Title: Nest V rater Budget Tool Subtitle 1: Subtitle 1 Subtitle 2 ISubitle 2 CREATE WATER BUDGET I Load Previously Saved scenario Return to Main Form Figure 3 - Water Budget Setup Form Page 9