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3. Determine the number of acres irrigated in the district and the historic <br />changes since 1967. <br />4. Identify areas within the District where additional observation wells may be <br />needed. <br />5. Provide water -resource management options for consideration by the District <br />Board. <br />The Preliminary MWE report identified eleven recommendations and four conclusions <br />(summarized below) to be pursued by the District to further assess the status of the <br />District's ground -water resources. <br />Preliminary Report Recommendation summary: <br />• Review the State Engineer's Office well records to confirm their accuracy with <br />respect to well location; <br />• Confirm the relative depths of the four primary aquifers in the district by <br />reviewing available well logs for the purpose of identifying the source <br />aquifer(s); <br />• Identify and locate additional monitoring wells in areas that did not have <br />monitor wells to obtain aquifer specific water levels; <br />• Compare the location of authorized irrigated acres with irrigation well <br />locations to identify areas with concentrated development that may need <br />specific management attention; <br />• Confirm historic water use information with water users to verify estimates of <br />water use for future projections; <br />• Identify future economic forces that may affect the district water users, such <br />as large beef, dairy cattle, cattle and swine facilities. <br />• Investigate available water quality information to identify sites with water <br />quality concerns, such as elevated nitrates or volatile organic carbon (VOC) <br />contamination; <br />• Perform several well yield -drawdown tests in existing selected wells to verify <br />estimates of specific yield, transmissivity, and potential for well interference <br />based upon these results; <br />• Develop a ground -water flow model of the district to predict long-term water - <br />level trends in each aquifer; <br />• Consider investigating well development in eastern Las Animas where <br />recharge to the aquifer system occurs and may affect the water supply for the <br />wells in the district located down gradient of the recharge area; and <br />11-3 <br />99-028.003\Phase 2 Report\ SHP Introduction <br />