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Page 4 <br /> 8. Although concentrated pumpage has caused significant <br /> declines in the water table in some portions of the study area, the over- <br /> all ground water supply condition in the study area remains relatively <br /> favorable. Table 1 on the following page is a summary of the hydrology <br /> of the study area. It shows a net inflow of water to the study area amount- <br /> ing to approximately 31, 700 acre-feet a year. Pumping has exceeded this <br /> net inflow each year since 1959; however, sufficient quantities of stored <br /> water are available to allow withdrawal rates in excess of recharge, if it <br /> is decided to utilize this natural resource in this manner. Since this <br /> decision would result in a steady depletion of the available ground water, <br /> its implementation must be carefully directed to insure maximum benefit <br /> to the citizens in the study area. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> 1. Serious consideration should be given to the formation <br /> of a ground water management district in southeastern Colorado. It is <br /> believed that this part of the state would benefit from a well managed pro- <br /> gram of water resources development. <br /> 2. The boundaries of such a ground water management dis- <br /> trict should conform generally to those of the area in this report since the <br /> area represents a closed ground water basin in the sense that its under- <br /> flows are not tributary to any other area within the state. <br /> 3. The results of this study should be updated when more <br /> accurate data are available. <br /> 4. Additional wells should be included in the program of <br /> water level observation and close surveillance should be maintained to <br /> determine changes in storage and to assist in establishing criteria for <br /> the location and spacing of additional wells. <br /> 5. Representative new wells should be systematically logged <br /> with specialized equipment to improve the quality of the geological informa- <br /> tion currently available. Well driller's logs should be standardized and <br /> accuracy emphasized. <br />