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GROUND WATER RESOURCES STUDY <br /> RELATING TO PORTIONS OF <br /> PROWERS, BACA AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES, COLORADO <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> PUR POSE <br /> The State of Colorado has directed that the Ground Water Com- <br /> mission shall, from time to time, identify certain areas having ground <br /> water supplies for consideration as a "Designated Ground Water Basin" as <br /> described in the Colorado Ground Water Management Act, Chapter 148-18, <br /> revised in 1965. In compliance with the Act the Ground Water Commission <br /> has requested that R. W. Beck and Associates, Analytical and Consulting <br /> Engineers, conduct a study of the extreme southeastern part of Colorado <br /> which is not tributary to the Arkansas River. <br /> SCOPE <br /> The scope of this report includes study of the geography, geology, <br /> hydrology and economics of the area to develop findings concerning the fol- <br /> lowing items: <br /> (a) The names of the water bearing geological members <br /> of the defined formations; <br /> (b) The boundaries of each formation being considered; <br /> (c) The estimated quantity of water stored in each for- <br /> mation; <br /> (d) The estimated annual rate of recharge; <br /> (e) The estimated historical use of the ground water in <br /> the area; <br /> (f) The estimated projected use of the ground water in <br /> the succeeding fifty years at ten-year intervals; <br /> (g) All water users in the study area registered with the <br /> State Engineer's Office. <br />