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WATER LEVELS IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS <br />DESIGNATED GROUND WATER BASIN - 1998 <br />The purpose of this report is to provide 1998 water level measurements from monitoring wells <br />in the Southern High Plains Designated Ground Water Basin. The project is ongoing, with the <br />cooperation of local well owners as well as the Southern High Plains Ground Water Management <br />District (SHPGWMD). Funding for the project is provided in part by utilizing revenues generated <br />by Senate Bill 200, passed during the 1987 legislative session. Well measurements of water <br />levels were conducted by the SHPGWMD under contract with and supervision by the Colorado <br />Division of Water Resources (DWR). Additionally, in 1996 and 1997, exact locations of well <br />structures were obtained by utilizing GPS units (see Well Locations section). The plotting of this <br />1997 map of monitoring well locations was done by GIS techniques utilizing the 1996 GPS data. <br />In the 1998 measuring period, a total of 77 well sites were measured, including two <br />measurements from the Town of Springfield. No wells were pumping, however, 2 wells had <br />recently pumped prior to this measurement period. Nine new wells were added to the network <br />in the 1996 measurements (see 'Remarks'). Measurements were made starting February 14, <br />1998, and were completed by February 26, 1998. <br />The aquifer designations used on the following hydrographs, data sheets and figures are as <br />shown in the following Table 1. <br />