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WATER PLA•ING FOR ADAMS COUNTY GRAV~ PERMIT <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The proposed Adams County gravel site includes approx- <br />imately 527 acres and is located in the flood plain of the <br />South Platte River (Figure 1). The property is located <br />approximately five miles so<<theast of Brighton and immediately <br />west of Henderson. The property is entirely west of the <br />South Platte River. <br />Present land use of the site is entirely agricultural. <br />Most of the land is presently irrigated by laterals from <br />the Lower Clear Creek and the Brantner Ditches. Water <br />from these ditches has been used in past years to irrigate <br />approximately 371 acres of the mining site which lie <br />south of Henderson Road. wells constructed in the alluvial <br />deposits along the South Platte River have been used to <br />irrigate approximately 115 acres whic;~ lie north of the <br />Henderson Road. Crops irrigated by the two ditches and the <br />wells have included corn and small vegetables such as cu- <br />cumbers, beets, and onions. <br />-1- <br />