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1. seoeress ors esoo LATDECDEG LONGDECDEG ACCURACY ID LABEL6 ID LABEL7 View more about a Feature by selecting more info This takes you to the CDSS Structure Data Selector window Step 2 View information available for the diversion structure which can provide clues and help determine the right questions to ask the Water Commissioner Highlight the structure in the Data Selector window and select the Structure Summary button Specify the information you want to review and select the Get Structure Summary button Water Division District Ca Eins Structure Type All Structures 2012 07 22 Last Refresh Date Structure Summary Detail Windows In mn E le http icdss state co us structure StructureDetail aspx v Submit Request Select a row from the search results below to activate the reporting features Water Rights Data Div WD Structure Structure Q10 Q40 Q160 Sect Twshp Range PM Distance Distance Water Stream Ow ID Name From From Source Mile v Water Rights Transaction Summary N S Line E W Line v Water Rights Net Amounts bi 958 X waro prtcH ne ne jw 55 s X jsB amp RCREK J Irrigated Acres Summary Irrigated Acres From GIS Data Diversion Records Totals Diversion Comments Get Structure Summary Cancel and Close Window 1 records returned Results List Report Adobe Acrobat P2. e Climate Stations e Irrigated acreage for snapshot years e Contours 50 meter e Soil Data AWC for CU analysis Statewide only 8 1 2011 7 31 2012 9 30 2004 7 31 2012 7 31 2012 7 31 2012 8 1 2011 7 31 2012 To download GIS layers go through the Documents tab select your basin to see available information and download your divisions GIS layers The File Download window guides you through either running the program to extract and save the layers or saving the self extracting zip file on your computer allowing you to extract the layers at a later time 21 Available layers for each division include e Water district boundaries e Contour Lines e Rivers e Cities e Diversion structures e Highways e Streamflow stations e Counties e Climate stations e Hydrologic Unit Codes HUCs e Irrigated acreage snapshot years e Land Use e Lakes Reservoirs e PLSS public land survey system e Soil Data AWC for CU analysis e Wells 3 General Water Resources Data e Stored in HydroBase more data in completed DSS basins e Can be accessed through the CDSS Website see Examples e Can be accessed through Data Management Interfaces StateView TSTool StateDMI Available HydroBase data includes e Diversion records e Groundwater levels e Streamflow measurements e Irrigated acreage e Water rights and well permits e Agricultural statistics e Climate data e Census data e Call chronology e Owner Operator informat
3. auto Retresh A QM scate 3956695 M Ll a OE Climate CIE Gages N C15 Diversions 15 Well Applications GIE instream Flow 15 Ground water SD Base peli Rivers vi Main Rivers p 9 Lakes and Reservoirs PA Vi Main Lakes and Reservo E e Alluvial Aquifer NES mj Designated Basins eed 9 Management Districts i 3 Bedrock Aquifer be E Denver Basin Aquifer ee 9 Highways GH Background 100 Similar to other map viewer programs you can zoom pan and identify information The StatelMS User Manual which includes instructions to zoom pan display specific GIS layers and select features is available on line by selecting the button Display specific layers by clicking the check box next to the layer name You can also use the find d button to select a specific diversions climate stations or gage stations To select specific features the layer name in the layer list must be active click the layer name making sure it is highlighted gray Activate the Diversions layer and select diversions using the find button search for the diversion station of interest In this example search for Ward Ditch Click Find the structures resulting from the query will be highlighted on the map r zi o IR ene 165 127 23 A1 website cdss viewer htm Pm Col
4. Division 2 201 Division 3 Division 7 CUP Durango g Destrict Diszrict Name 28 Tomichi Creek 40 North Fark Tribz 4i Lower Uncompahgre River 59 East River Basin RIO DE 60 Sam Miguel River Basin A RIVER BASIN 81 Paradox Creek B2 Upper Gunnison River 83 Dolores River Basin 68 Upper River AL i 73 Lite Dolores River Name 28 San Juan River Basin 3n Animas River Basin District District Mame M Los Pines River Basin 32 WcElmo Creek Basin Rio Grande 33 La Plata River Basin 34 Alamosa La Jara 34 Manzas River Basin 22 Conejos River 46 Wavajo Reservoir 24 Culebra Creek 69 Disappomtment Creek Basin 25 San Loe Creek n West Dolores Creek Tribs 2b Saguache Creek TT Havajo River Basin aT Canero Creek T Piedra River Basin i5 Trinchera Creek YAMPA WHITE RIVER BASIN Colorado Map seale 125 000 00a Indicidua District sole 1 3 500 00c SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN District Mame District Destrict Hame Destrict 1 South Platte Greeley to Halzac 9 Bear Creek 2 South Platte Denver Gage to Greeley 23 Upper South Platte 3 Cache La Poudre River 48 Laramie River 4 Big Thompson River 4 Republican River 5 St Vrain Creek d South Platte Balzac to Stateline Boulder Creek 55 Arikarce River T Clear Creek Sand Creek E South Platte Cheezman to Denver Gage B North Fork of South Parse ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN District District Name District Dissrict Mame 40 Fou
5. a Hits PageCount Permitno Permitsuf Permixpl X Receipt Number Document Well Permit Annotated DWR WP 00223905 0 3 8579 9078990 Original File piate Well Permit Information _ DWR_WP_00274634 0 6 8579 R 9056482 Original File Permitno DWR WP 00274635 0 4 8579 R 0066917 Original File 8579 DWR WP 00423931 0 15 8579 0013265 Original File 4 Entries Results Permitrpl Receipt Number I Document Type Well Permit Annotated Refer to the CDSS Map Viewer well results to determine the Receipt Number to narrow down which permit is associated with our example well The Receipt Number for Well Permit No 8579R is 9056482 1 nt Ey DET 24 WEB ahha Reo RECEIPT Permo Perm sur Perma ssar pare cope acr pere jz foosereo Joos _ qesvee pese enepe T sese raze foeon LL sosesez os Jovessess Eee LL z esee _ s _ foooorzs es fro _ a ss oosessealraze r Lr iz coronas s wee 1 In the WebLink results select the link under the Name column associated with the correct Receipt and Permit Number The scanned permit for Well Permit No 8579R will open and the permit can be saved or printed 17 Colorado Division of Water Resources Metadata
6. 7 saol mias A ROONENADE REVESECIS LER ONE Y SRG REDJROCKSBRING SIRE DIROCKISPRING RE DIROCK SPRINGES BAND IM ERE BEAR 28 903 5 ns T KENDALL SPG 4 AUTENINO AIDITCH AKEWOODIGGIFOX HOLLOW 06CW0277 CHANGE i MORRISONTOWNIAUG PIONEERIUNION LEFT IN STREAM AIHEADGATE ATEENINOT2IDITCH IMIICARBON MORRIS ONIAUGIIMBACTIREACH MIECARBON MORRISON AUG KENDAPISSRGIS MORRISONINIAKERISCHERIDILCRBCROULCOGAT Tn SO 4 IKENDALISSRGIZ Eee 10609067 10605 HINDRY DIT 28 CONFLUENGEIBEAR CR amp TURKEY CR MORRISONIINTAKEINOP2 WARRIORI DITCH TDENVERIBEARICRITER m DITCH IONS SRRINGIA GRANDVIEW SPRING LYONS SPRINGS p PA P PEE RI ITCHMAYOISPOIGROURI EI BEAR CREEK PARK AUG 77 SRR DITCH V MA 06711040 TURKEVACREEKIPUMP STATION SPICKERMANILOWER DITCH 3 Townships 8 m 4 9 EE AE Sita maintained by tha Colorado Division of Water Resources last modified 8 2 2012 0 Diversions name com st sno umy p 20 cofomcnecx ie 0 sone ors C esee fo warn orron afi_fierrenson __ eeo72 so0ot25 nons ro 29081773 os Sponea romaverea ooosee _ os00sce_ oes 1a eres Tassos
7. Colorado Division of Water last modified 8 2 2012 ER d AE mes LL e mos ee nenea erano _ aLLunnawepaaurens o soseesea zs _ foranes immiGarion arr unnameo acurers 2 ws peers _ Ez TTT wensemtenes _ att unnawepaaurens fo Zoom to these records 4 m nace 4 11 Tip Permitted wells do not have a decreed water right and limited information the wells is generally available in HydroBase This may be due to the use of the well i e small domestic wells are exempt the location of the well i e some rivers are not over appropriated and a well does not need a water right to pump or the depth of the well i e non alluvial wells pump from Designated Basins and do not need a permit Attributes from the Well Permit layer reflect the information provided on the well permits This includes uses owner well parameters and location parameters For example the following information is provided for Permit No 8579R e first used in 1954 e permitted for irrigation use e total depth of 121 feet e yields 1800 gpm e depth of 17 feet to static water level e owned by State Land Board T
8. Division o Irrigation Method is pertinent to efficiency e Diversion Summary o Total Diversions reflect total water for all uses o Diversion Comments reflect anecdotal information from the Water Commissioner Tip To verify irrigated acreage review the GIS acreage from State assessments and compare to Diversion Comment acreage provided by the Water Commissioner If significantly different ask the Water Commissioner for confirmation Step 3 View the diversion records for the ditch which reflect historical use Close the Structure Summary Report and choose the Diversion Records button Available time steps and diversion classifications will be presented as outlined in the Diversion Records Standard Handbook effect November 1 2010 Diversion data is generally recorded as daily records and aggregated to monthly records within HydroBase is On Line Diversion Records Ge OQ le Chrome d www dwr state co us Structure DrversionRecords aspx Diversion Records Type Time 5tep Identifier Quality Start Year End Year Meas Count Diversion Annual Total 1951 2011 564 Diversion 1 F UQ T 3 G NEC NNICONE CC NN Infrequent Diversion Record To select multiple diversion records in the grid above hold the Ctrl key and click on each row to select Click again to unselect Diversion Comments 1950 2011 Reservior Release Data Summary N A Measurements N A Report Options Start 1950 To 2011 Summary
9. Example 2 What water rights are carried through the Ward Ditch and how have they changed over time Example 3 Identify wells located on a property and determine what information is available Historical Crop Consumptive Use Analysis Review CDSS Products Estimating Crop Consumptive Use StateCU Example 4 Estimating crop CU for a specific ditch using the StateCU Wizard CDSS Overview What is CDSS Colorado s Decision Support System CDSS is a water management system developed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Division of Water Resources for each of Colorado s major water basins When 1992 Colorado State Legislature authorized CWCB to conduct a needs analysis and feasibility study for a Colorado River Decision Support System 1992 Colorado River DSS development HydroBase development 1998 Rio Grande DSS development 2001 South Platte DSS development 2009 Arkansas DSS Feasibility Study Why To provide the capability to develop and manage credible information on which to base informed decisions concerning water resource management issues including Interstate Compact Issues Resources Planning response to population growth drought and climate change environmental issues etc Water Rights Administration by DWR How Provide user friendly access to quality controlled data data centered around HydroBase and spatial information Provide data and models to evaluate alterna
10. Temp Years Missing time series data filling options str scen CO None CO Fill clim wi hist awg amp div wi hist avg Begin Year 1874 E 1960 1960 d xi Fill div w avg shit do not fill cli Fill clim wu hist avg amp div w D End Year 2009 2009 2009 CO Fil div w D amp do not fil clim w hist avg amp do not fil div Choose a time period far the StateCcll scenario above tis recommended to select the largest time period that might be needed regardless of the data availability as missing data can be filled via manual or automated methods through the GUI Enter a three line scenario description stored in CCU file Create New Scenario Several parameters and modeling options are not specifically input by the user into the Wizard rather it is the responsibility of the user to review and edit these parameters through the GUI The Wizard sets these parameters to defaults when creating the scenario The default settings are listed in a window that is activated once the scenario is created The following is a list of these defaults settings e The Modified Blaney Criddle consumptive use analysis method is set e The effective precipitation method is set to the SCS method e Crop types and crop acreages is fixed for all years e Canal efficiencies are set to 80 Acreage is all set to be flood irrigated and crop types are fixed for all years non variable o The maximum flood irrigation efficiency is
11. etos ebd Water Rights Action e E Page oS Division and line c Division of Water Resources uses Laserfi che as our electronic document archive We currently image 20 separate News and Notification Templates such as Well Permit Information and Water Court documents that WebLink Help Search Methods Policies and Guidelines contain over 1 5 million documents please review our Template List at the bottom of this page E Research Help Reports and Publications Help using Laserfiche Weblink A Rules and Regulations Laserfiche When Weblink opens the tool is W bLi K set to alow you to query by Template For best results use the drop down menu to select a Home Exa mple Only Template you want and then use Select Imaged Documents Weblink the fields that are shown below to specify the search criteria and click Customize Search the Search button Field 7 For additional help refer to Template Searching for Documents Abandonment Lists The Search page allows the Division user to search by Template Fields Text and or 17 Document Name Document Type Abandonment Lists Unite Tha Revised Abandonment List Document Viewer Case Number display the image pages 51 CVVD121 text metadata and 16 Using the Template Well Permit Information search for Permitno 8579 There are 4 results for this query Colorado Division of Water Resources Customize Search
12. of the error that caused the program to terminate Tip The user should view the StateCU Fortran Program Log File located in the Results menu or through a text editor even with a successful execution as it may contain warnings or other pertinent information In addition the log file summarizes much of the data input Step 7 View the results StateCU generates standard output reports that can be viewed through the GUI Select the Results Detailed Water Budget Output dwb to view annual average monthly and monthly results for the analysis As shown on average the annual Irrigation Water Requirement for the Templeton Ditch based on the acreage assigned in HydroBase is 54 acre feet The average Total Estimated Crop CU is 36 acre feet indicating the ditch does not receive a full supply 34 Select the Results Time Series Data Report Generator bd1 to select specific water budget components to view graph and save Click twice on the Add Row from Data Source button Double click on the ID Name and select 6000776 TempletonDI from the drop down list in both rows Double click on the Data Type in row 1 and select Irrigation Water Reqt from the drop down list Double click on Data Type in row 2 and select Total Crop CU from the drop down list StateCLJ Time Series Data Tool File View Help Select Data Source Enter an existing Statecl binary output file BD7 C CDSEWTDatavstatecl We zard TempletanTempleta
13. set to 45 o The maximum sprinkler irrigation efficiency is set to 75 e No soil moisture accounting and structure available water capacity is set to zero 33 StateCU Scenario Wizard StateCU Wizard Default Settings IMPORTANT The following default settings are part of the new scenaro Review the model parameters and input data In the 511 before running the model Modified Blaney Criddle method Effective precipitation method SCS method Canal efficiency 80 Max flood irrigation efficiency 45 Max sprinkler irrigation efficiency 7526 All acreage flood irrigated Crop types fied for all years Mo sail moisture acct AMC 0 0 Input data generated through the StateCU Wizard can be viewed and edited through the StateCU Edit menu For more information and easy to follow instructions including screen shots see the StateCU Documentation Step 6 Run the simulation Select the Run Run Simulation command under the main menu When a run is initiated the StateCU GUI shells out to a DOS window to execute the StateCU program The process status and any warning or error messages are displayed in the DOS window during StateCU execution If the execution is successful the DOS window will either close automatically or prompt the user to press the Enter key and the user will be returned to the GUI to view output If the execution is unsuccessful the StateCU generated log file will be displayed on the screen with a description
14. the water right place in the priority system Abandonment relinquished water right due to intentional non use Water rights are subject to abandonment if not used in a consecutive 10 year period River Call a water right holder can place a call to the Division Engineer indicating they are not receiving their full decreed water right and request that the Division Engineer shut down curtail all upstream water rights junior to their calling right Over Appropriated Stream also termed critical stream or critical reach Designation simply means there has been water rights administration due to a call at least one time Exempt Groundwater Wells limited to use inside a residential dwelling no outside uses allowed with rate lt 15 gom Pre 1972 permitted wells may have exempt status gt 15 gom and include some outdoor use or minimal stock watering Tributary Groundwater aquifer that is physically connected to a river system ground water use affects the flow in the river river flows affect ground water levels Non exempt tributary wells require an augmentation plan if they tributary to a critical stream Designated Basin Groundwater aquifer that has been determined to be non tributary to a stream system pumping will not affect the stream system within 100 years Non tributary ground water can be permitted by the overlying land owner to pump at an annual rate determined to deplete the aquifer at 1 percent per year wi
15. 1 l am interested in Ward Ditch in the Bear Creek basin What information is available on this ditch Step 1 Locate the diversion structure and view nearby structures If you area GIS user you can use the CDSS GIS layers or Geodatabase to spatially locate and identify diversion structures stream gages and irrigated acreage If you are not a GIS user or want to quickly identify nearby features use the CDSS Map Viewer Select the Map Viewer tab on the CDSS homepage and click on Accept Disclaimer and open CDSS Map Viewer You will need to turn off the Popup blocker CWCB DV NR Home Whatis CDSS Contact Us E 1 Colorado s Decision Support Systems Basins Arkansas Colorado Gunnison Yampa Rio Grande Tater RIO StateView San Juan Doloref Map Viewer StatewB Water Budget StateWB Division 5 Colorado Documentation Ground Water pater Levels TSTool Division 6 Yampa White Peer Review 2 _ sts Online Tools Software Products Modeling Data GIS Data Documents Call Chronology StateCU Consumptive Use Division 1 South Platte Basin Reports Streamflow Stations StateDMI StateCU Division 2 Arkansas Meeting Materials Structures Diversions StateMod Surface Waler StateMod Division 3 Rio Grande Modeling Briefs Groundwater MODFLOW Division 4 Gunnison Modeling Dataset South Platte Publications hita Third Divicion Colorado s Decision Support Systems Developed by CWCB and DWR
16. A Hand s On Introduction to Conducting Water Rights Investigations CWCB DWR Basins Arkansas Colorado Gunnison Rio Grande san Juan Dolores South Platte Yampa White Online Tools Software Products Home Whatis CDSS ContactUs search 3 Colorado s Decision Support Systems E Modeling Data GIS Data Documents Call Chronolagy StateCu Consumptive Use Division 1 South Platte Basin Reports Streamflow Stations stateDMl Structures Diversions StateMod Water Rights StateView StateCU Surface Water StateMad Groundwater Division 2 Arkansas Meeting Materials Division 3 Rio Grande Modeling Briefs Division 4 Gunnison Modeling Dataset Map Viewer StateWB MODFLOW Division 5 Colorado OC Eta Ground Water Vater Levels TSTool Third Party Software Water Budget Division 6 Yampa White Peer Review State WE Division San Juan Dolores Publications Reports More More Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts Conservation Excellence 2013 Conference March 11 2013 j wilsonwater Kara Sobieski P E group kara sobieski wilsonwatergroup com Overview and Training Session Training Material Contents CDSS Overview Colorado Water Rights and Administration Review Querying Viewing and Extracting Data from HydroBase via CDSS website Example 1 am interested in Ward Ditch in the Bear Creek basin What information is available on this ditch
17. Alpha Structure 7 3 a Water Right Name Water Source WARD DITCH BEAR CREEK WARD DITCH BEAR CREEK WARD DITCH BEAR CREEK WARD DITCH BEAR CREEK lll WARD DITCH BEAR CREEK WARD DITCH BEAR CREEK Water Rights Report by Structure Name Adobe Generate Output Web CDSS Water Rights Data Selector Version 1 09 12 32 2008 Division of Water Resources State of Colorado To limit the records to the Ward Ditch on Bear Creek query again by Structure ID 958 Select Water Rights Report by Structure Name Adobe in the Output Options 10 Developed for Interne Division Water District 9 Bear Creek gt Date Last Refreshed 2012 07 22 Structure Type AH Stroctures Water Right Type Transaction List x Sort Order Alpha Structure x Submit Request Name Source Images DIV WD ID Water Right Water Q10 Q40 Q160 Sect Twshp Range County Adj Dat WARD DITCH BEAR CREEK JEF 1884 02 JEF 1935 09 1884 02 1884 02 1884 02 1 1 9 JEF 1884 02 Water Rights Report by Structure Name Adobe gt Web CDSS Water Rights Data Selector Version 1 09 t2 32 amp 2888 Division of Water Resources State of Colorado s As htc ANDR Ae PEE NL UE a www dwr state co us WaterRights eporting as
18. Available Soil Moisture Ye Irrigated Acreage Irrigation Method Soil Storage Capability Application Efficiency 26 Example Estimating crop CU for a specific ditch using the StateCU Wizard Estimate the crop consumptive use for the Templeton Ditch considered as part of the Instream Flow review in Example 1 using the CDSS StateCU model The StateCU model and associated Documentation is available on the CDSS website under the Products menu Open StateCU by clicking on the application on your desktop or through an explorer window by clicking on the StateCUI exe executable installed in the cdss statecu bin subdirectory The HydroBase Wizard is an interactive tool that guides the user step by step through the development of anew monthly scenario and pulls required input data directly from HydroBase through an internet connection The HydroBase Wizard can be used to create a new monthly Climate Station Scenario or a Structure Scenario Required data e g climate data diversion records crop characteristics is pulled directly from HydroBase via an active internet connection and formatted into the correct input files Note that the purpose of the Wizard is to create a complete and operational scenario based on HydroBase data it is the user s responsibility to review and edit specific data in the input files through the GUI to obtain accurate results Activate the Wizard by selecting the Create new StateCU scenario using Hydro
19. Base Wizard command through the File menu Figure 5 displays the introductory screen to the Wizard All screens in the Wizard have an Exit button Select the OK button to proceed to Step 1 EE StateCU Scenario Wizard Welcome to the StateCU Scenario Creation Wizard This brief sequence of forms will quide you through the steps necessary to create a working State lU input data set It requires active internet connection sa that the latest data can be obtained directly trom the official Colorado HydroBase online IMPORTANT The StateCl input data created by this wizard is designed to be a starting point for the consumptive use analysis Careful review and editing af the data are critical far obtaining accurate results 27 Step 1 Select Consumptive Use Options Step 1 of the Wizard identifies the analysis as a Climate Station Scenario or a Structure Scenario Using the radio controls select the Structure Scenario Select the option to use crop and acreage data from the data source and to use diversion data from the data source The crop acreage and diversion data loaded in HydroBase for the specific structure will be used when creating the input files If either of these options is unchecked the Wizard will ask for crop and acreage data to be manually entered in Step 3 and diversion data to be manually entered by the user in the GUI Note that the message of Connected in green text will appear if there is an active in
20. Cancel and Close Window River diversions and reservoir releases are coded by source location of source use and type known as DivClass or SFUTG where G lists an augmentation plan The Diversion Records Standard Handbook describes standard diversion and use codes and provides examples of how to code specific diversions The following tables are directly from the Water Commissioner Handbook Additionally there are standard codes used in Water Commissioner comments that provide information in lieu of diversion records NUC Codes Appendix A Diversion Record Logic Diagram Was structure usable Z e NMUC NRC code A Was water physically availabla MUC MRC code B Was water legally No artt 7 Was water diverted NUC NRC cade B available at this structure TET Y es NUC NRC code E with Comment Unauthorized Diversion Yes pum m m Diversion record requirad with TYPE U mee Was the water decreed to this structure take al po HUC NRC code C Was water diverted Bt this structure Yes Yes NUC NRC code D No Do you have data NUC NRC code E Yas wm m m a Diversion record req d i o moo s 0 Don t know iC MUC NRC code F Appendix Quick Guide to Diversion Record Code
21. Full Cover nat used by Blaney Criddle used by Length of Season a Temperature Early Moisture F source generally SCS TR 21 Temperature Late Moisture F source generally SCS TH 21 45 Manager ent Allowable Deficit Level source ASCE Manual The user can also revise the acreage and crop type based on additional information by checking the boxes to select additional crops and entering or revising the associated acreage The user can also choose to apply an elevation adjustment to all TR21 Crop Coefficients using the check box in the lower left corner of the window For this analysis check the Apply elev adj to all TR21 crop coefficients and click on the Continue button to move to the next step Step 4 Select climate station s Step 4 of the Wizard determines which climate station s will be used in the analysis The Structure Scenario will only include one consumptive use location however data from multiple climate stations can be used to determine the consumptive use If multiple climate stations are selected the Wizard equally weights the climate data from the multiple climate stations for the analysis Select the District radial button in the Narrow the search by window and select Water District 50 San Miguel River Basin Six climate stations are available Based on the location of Templeton Ditch with respect to climate stations reviewed in Example 1 s
22. N D 06 14 1983 B1CW0104 1884 02 04 1865 04 01 5570 00000 0 9048C TFR FM WARRIOR HARRIMAN D 06 14 1983 84CW0204 1884 02 04 1882 12 06 12028 00000 53 0000 C ABAN 02 03 1988 93CW0053 1884 02 04 1882 12 06 12028 00000 0 0333 C KENT WELL AUG CHNG USE 02 27 1995 CA6832 1884 02 04 1882 12 06 12028 00000 63 0000 C 23 ASP 52 86 Water Rights Net Amounts Adjudication Appropriation Administration Priority Case Rate CFS Date Date Number Order Number Number Absolute Conditional 1884 02 04 1861 12 01 4353 00000 81CW0104 0 9710 1935 09 24 1862 04 15 4488 00000 CA91471 0 0500 1884 02 04 1864 10 31 5418 00000 81CW0104 2 0058 1884 02 04 1865 04 01 5570 00000 81CW0104 0 9048 1884 02 04 1882 12 06 12028 00000 93CWO0053 9 9667 Irrigated Acres Summary Totals From Various Sources GIS Total Acres 550 5435 Reported 2010 Diversion Comments Total Acres 400 Reported 1996 Review the anatomy of the Structure Summary Report for information regarding the ditch e Water Rights o Transactions reflect the history of the water rights including transfers and abandonment o Net Amounts reflect the current status of water rights associated with the ditch Adjudication and Appropriation Dates reflect the seniority of the water right o Adjudication Type See Example 2 for more information on the water rights and decrees e Irrigated Acreage o Land Use by crop type o Assessment Year availability differs depending on
23. O104 APPLICATION 11 08 24 2005 a1CVW 0104 DECREE 14 05 24 2005 a1CWu 0104 ORDER CASE TRIAL MANAGEMENT 05 24 2005 Bs 1ICWO104 OTHER 2 08 24 2005 ps 1CWO104 OTHER 4 08 24 2005 a1CVV0104 STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION 23 08 24 2005 Tip There are several options narrow down the search of water rights in HydroBase The tabs that refine searches cannot currently be used in conjunction so choose a narrowing search then use Excel to sort and categorize further Tip Decreed and conditional water right rates are stored in HydroBase as a text field If you choose the Export as Excel option when querying HydroBase you will need to convert text columns to values to be able to use arithmetic functions such as summing or averaging If you save the output as a CSV file it automatically brings rates and other numbers into Excel as a value field 12 Example 3 Identify wells located on a property and determine what information is available Step 1 Locate a specific Township Range Section and view structures and information located in the area of interest As with Example 1 if you are a GIS user you can use the CDSS GIS layers or Geodatabase to spatially locate and identify wells and irrigated acreage associated with a specific location For this example we will use the CDSS Map Viewer and search for wells in Section 16 Township 5N Range 54W The CDSS Map Viewer has the capability to Zoom To specific locations Click on the Zoom To f
24. Thumbnails Annotations View Plain Text 8 64 in x 11 in zj DWR_WP_00274634 Last Modified 10 4 2009 3 48 27 AM Creation Date reep E 7 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES dois 2 ae 300 Columbine Bldg 1845 Sherman t cogo COPY OF ACCEPT Denver Colorado 80203 STATEMENT MAILED ON REQUEST STATE OF COLORADO Permitno sS AFFIDAVIT 8579 ai AE COUNTY OF Washington 1 Beo R WES Receipt Number STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL USE OF GROUND WATER a Permit _XX AMENDMENT OF EXISTING RECORD Name Change Only Annotated LATE REGISTRATION No PERMIT NUMBER 579 LOCATION OF WELL THE AFFIANT S e of orado by an gh County Washington whose mailing the State Board of Land Commissioners ededress ic 11213 Shearman 4699 cU n e on ye az 18 CDSS Products 1 Basin Operation Information e Basin Fact Sheets e Straight line Diagrams e Basin Information Reports e Water Resources Planning Model User s Manual e Supporting Technical Memoranda From the Colorado s Decision Support Systems home page http cdss state co us select the basin of interest under the Basins tab Scroll to review Quick Facts View and Select Documents of interest under the Documents tab Selecting the basin while leaving other query fields blank will show all the documents shapefiles and Geodatabases available for the basin Documents will display in an internet browser allowi
25. able as ESRI personal geodatabases compatible with version 9 2 and later Point features have been generated from the most recent HydroBase database by division and major data type Data coordinates are in the UTM Zone 13 NAD 83 projection Polygon and other layers in some cases have been collected from other sources Features generated from HydroBase contain only the minimum attributes for the data type GIS Data Library TITLE DESCRIPTION FILE TYPE mu UPDATED Division 4 Boundaries division district and county boundaries Geodatabase Division 4 Climate Data climate station evaporation temperature precipitation and solar radiation Geodatabase data Division 4 Contours topographic elevation in 50 meter contours Shapefile Irrigated Lands irrigated land coverages associated ditch headgates and wells and relational tables Division 4 Irrigated Lands 1993 Geodatabase Division 4 Irrigated Lands 2000 Geodatabase Division 4 Irrigated Lands 2005 Geodatabase Division 4 NHD hydrography clipped to Division boundaries Geodatabase Division 4 Structures HydroBase based point data for diversion structures wells stream gages and Geodatabase reservoirs Geodatabase or save the Geodatabase on your computer Information in the Geodatabase each division includes e Boundaries Water division district and County boundaries e NHD Hydrography Rivers lakes and reservoirs e Structures diversions wells stream gages and reservoirs
26. be accessed through the CDSS Water Rights viewer used in Example 2 13 Step 2 Query for Permitted Wells and find associated ground water information To select specific features the layer name in the layer list must be active click the layer name making sure it is highlighted gray Activate the Wells by Permit Number layer and use the Select by Area tool i to select all the wells located in Section 16 There are 12 permitted wells in Section 16 StatelMS Google Chrome 5 165 127 23 41 website cdss viewer htm m Colorado s Decision Support Systems Developed by CWCB and DWR gt Visitors Auto Refresh QQ mee Sa 14009 GO C oe Climate 708 GILE WELIE48220 010 CIB Gages a Diversions Decreed Wells E w Transbasin Structure pE Diversions Lomeli Reservoirs uil well Applications E Well Apps by Permit i Well Apps by Name 37190 WELL 37190 GILL WELL 35960 1B instream Flow 96124 A96246 VE CE Ground Water 4196424 Vl Base Rivers gt Main Rivers 2BIWCB i Lakes and Reservoirs 2 w2 E Main Lakes and Reser E 3 Alluvial Aquifer E c3 Designated Basins pE C3 Management District E 3 Bedrock Aquifer i 3l C3 Denver Basin Aquifer pE Highways MO Townships Sections Counties 284188 TRATION WE Site maintained by the
27. diversion coding was used frequently the past for many types of diversions and is no longer available More discreet coding is now required to reflect the source and destination of all diversions Individual or multiple Diversion Records can be viewed by choosing the Summary button or exported by choosing Export to save in text file or to open in Microsoft Excel Tip Shares in irrigation districts are not stored in HydroBase To determine the amount of share ownership inquire with the Water Commissioner or the District itself Example 2 What water rights are carried through the Ward Ditch and how have they changed over time Step 1 Find the water rights transactions for Ward Ditch Select Water Rights from the Online Tools tab drop down on the menu bar of the CDSS home Help Files available include the Water Rights Data Dictionary which provides a description of water rights information stored in HydroBase including use types The Water Right Data Dictionary can be viewed and or printed Note that some of this information has been revised in the new Diversion Records Standard Handbook e Ftp idwrftp state co us cdss webtools Data_Diction Fo eer se Bak Water Rights Data Dictionary Datatype This comment describes any issues worth noting for the particular water Action Comment right action Action Update The date the record was inserted modified Date the water righ
28. e Visi 1 800 e No updates at this time Yampa White Major Reservoirs Normal Storage acre feet e Blue Mesa Reservoir e 940 800 d Additional Information e Morrow Point Reservoir e 117 190 e Taylor Park Reservoir e 106 200 e GIS Data e Modeling Data Major Imports into Basin Average Diversions acre feet 1971 e Online Tools 2003 e Leon Lake Tunnel e Mineral Ditch e 1 364 2 GIS Coverages From the Colorado s Decision Support Systems home page http cdss state co us select GIS Data tab The File Download window guides you through either opening or saving the associated Geodatabase ArcGIS 9 2 and later 20 Colorado E D cision Support systems Low e 3 i LAT Online Tools Software Products Colorado s Decision Support Systems GIS Data Documents Home gt GIS Data gt Division 4 Gunniso GIS Data Data by Category Division 1 South Platte Division 2 Arkansas Division 3 Rio Grande Division 4 Gunnison Division 5 Colorado Division 6 Yampa White Division 7 San Juan Dolores The File Download window guides you through either running the program open the Division 4 Gunnison Division 4 Gunnison Basin GIS data sets are available for download and can be used directly in ArcGIS Map Viewer is a free web based tool available to users and does not require ArcGIS GIS data layers are avail
29. eature 28 and use the parameters find Township 5N Range 54W 165 127 23 41 website cdss viewer htm m Colorado s Decision Support Systems Developed CWCB and DWR gt Visitors oRefresh me Gem dee eso P 906 0N7055 0W 315 Gages a 15 Diversions 918 well Applications instream Flow 2280 Ground Water vl Base 9 Rivers i Main Rivers Lakes and Reservoirs amp gt Main Lakes and Reser Alluvial Aquifer C3 Designated Basins Management Districts 3 Bedrock Aquifer anne rere ah C3 Denver Basin Aquifer SH 008 0N TOSS OW d v Highways pst Divisi p 2001 Div 1 Irrigated j 1987 Div 1 Irrigated a _ gt 1976 Div 1 Irrigated _ A LE e FEL AEE Mae Tener I c 4 p n Site maintained by the Colorado Division of Water Resources last modified 8 2 2012 M M Township and Range 005 and o54 w gt Turn on additional layers to view pertinent information including e Sections in the Base Folder e 2005 Irrigated Acreage in the Land Use Folder e Decreed Wells in the Diversions Folder e Wells by Permit Number in the Well Applications Folder Using the zoom feature zoom to Section 16 located west of Prewitt Reservoir Note that there are both decreed and permitted wells located in the section of interest This example focuses on the permitted wells as information for decreed wells can
30. elect Uravan to represent the climate 31 StateCU Scenario Wizard Step 4 Select climate station s Select ane or mare climate stations from the list below If multiple climate stations are selected they are equally weighted Search by pee C ID Name Diw Dist Start PY Enter partial name id or leave blank for all stations NORWOOD PLACERVILLE Feest lEt TELLURIDE 4 h TROUT LAKE j4 jel j 5560 4 1960 Narrow the search by Miguel River Basin 4 Upper Guison Rar 64 South Platte Balzac 1 View station infa View Precip Data View Temp Data The View station info button displays physical information about the climate stations including elevation and latitude The View Precip Data and View Temp Data buttons provide monthly climate data and shows when if data is missing Review of the climate data indicates there is sufficient data for the analysis Click on the Continue button to move to the next step Step 5 Choose the time period and describe the scenario After completing the climate station selection in Step 4 of the Wizard the user has determined all of the input parameters necessary to create a Structure Scenario The Final Step of the Wizard is to set the beginning and ending year of the analysis and enter a description of the scenario N
31. ic capacity pump test was performed on this well in 1978 No driller log information geophysical log data or volcanic material data is available for this permit The scanned version of the permit itself is available via the Colorado Division of Water Resources website through the Laserfiche WebLink network From the Colorado Division of Water Resources website water state co us select the Documents amp Forms webpage On this webpage select the Imaged Documents option from the left side of the screen 15 Colorado Department of Natural Resources Colorado gov Contact Us Help ET Water Resources mimm menial Home Ground Water Surface Water Data amp Maps Documents amp Forms Division Offices gt Documents amp Forms Documents Colorado Division of Water Resources provides a variety of documents and records many of which are available ge The DWR Records Department also provides public access to computer terminals ds research Paper and electronic copies may be purchased through the Division s are generally calculated on a per copy basis Weblink library of documents by template topic from the 1800s to date related to water rights and administration ee Records Research for a list of additional research topics E Comprehensive Publication and Media Guide J Data and Map based Search Tools List of brochures publications and reports available in all Much of our published data can now be accessed
32. imate Data Orographic Adjustment outlined in ASCE Manual 70 User Supplied adjustments typical values Temperature Adjust the climate station temperature down by 3 6 degrees per 1 000 feet rise in elevation between the irrigated acreage and the climate station location based on the standard meteorological Environmental Lapse Rate Precipitation Compute the ratio of the annual precipitation at the location of the irrigated acreage using average annual Isohyetal maps divided by the average annual precipitation at the climate station Monthly values at the climate station are then multiplied by the ratio to estimate monthly values at the irrigated lands o Adjusts climate station data to location of irrigated lands o Used when representative climate station data not available e g high altitude irrigated areas o General weight climate station data if irrigated lands are located between multiple climate stations in lieu of adjusting raw data 24 Adjustments to Use Crop Coefficients Representing Local Conditions Elevation Adjustment outlined in ASCE Manual 70 10 upward for each 1 000 meters increase in elevation above MSL o Corrects for lower mean temp at higher elevations that do not reflect crops reaction to warm daytime temp and cool nights o Applies to Modified B C and Original B C method Pochop has separate built in altitude adjustment o Applies to any crop type 3 Monthly Crop Irrigati
33. info to view structure and diversion class information Templeton Ditch has only one diversion class 5 1 F U1 T G indicating the structure only diverts Source 1 river for Use 1 irrigation Therefore when performing the historical crop consumptive use analysis for Templeton Ditch it is appropriate to use DivTotal through the headgate Preview diversion structure information Parameter Mame Value Structure Name TEMPLETON DITCH Structure ID Pw DID 000 County MONTROSE Division 4 Elevation 395 00 Latitude 38 360525 Longitude 108 590332 UTH 186200 2 UTH r 4251921 9 Structure Type Ditch Structure diversion 1 code Total Structure diversion 1 start 1974 Structure diversion 1 end year 2008 Structure diversion 2 code 5 1 F U 1 T G Structure diversion 2 start year 1374 Structure diversion 2 end year 2008 The diversion data can be previewed by clicking on the View DivTotal Select the radial button for Use structure DivTotal and click the Continue button 29 Step 3 Select crop s and acreage Step 3 of the Wizard determines which crop s will be used in the analysis Note that although acreage and crops can vary over time the Wizard uses the single snapshot of the most current CDSS acreage assessment data in this step and applies them to all years in the scenario This data can be edited in the GUI to represent changes in cropping practices StateCU Scenario Wizard Step 3 Se
34. ion e Reservoir contents e Structure physical information headgate capacity area capacity curves 4 Modeling Software and Data Sets e StateCU Consumptive Use Model e StateMod Surface Water Model e Basin specific Model Data Sets 22 Historical Crop Consumptive Use Analysis Review Definitions 1 Monthly Potential Consumptive Use PCU crop evapotranspiration Modified Blaney Criddle outlined in SCS Technical Release 21 most common PCU k f f t p 100 k k ke where t mean monthly air temperature p mean monthly percentage of annual daylight hours temperature coefficient crop coefficient Original Blaney Criddle outlined in FAO 24 typically used w calibrated coefficients developed from lysimeter data Pochop Method outlined in Elevation A Bias Error in SCS Blaney Criddle ET Estimates for bluegrass Input Data Climate monthly temperature and frost dates Latitude used to calculate daylight hours Crop Type Crop Coefficients Growing Season Triggers 23 2 Monthly Effective Precipitation Re amount of monthly precipitation effective at serving crop needs Methods SCS outlined in SCS Technical Release 21 dependent on net depth of application and average monthly PCU USBR linearly related to the monthly precipitation Input Data Climate monthly total precipitation Net Application Depth Adjustments to Cl
35. ip Owner information was initially included in HydroBase however is not a reliable source of information as the State does not track changes in ownership through time It is best to confirm this information with the State 14 Additional driller log information geophysical log data pumping test or volcanic material data information may be available Select Groundwater Other from the Online Tools tab drop down on the menu bar of the CDSS home Help Files available include the Groundwater Other Data Dictionary and the Groundwater Other Help File which provide descriptions of information stored in HydroBase available through this query option Continuing with the example of Permit No 8579R select Groundwater Data Type Pumping Tests and query for Permit Number 8579 Groundwater Othe Common Uses Dictionary Find driller log information geophysical log data or pumping test or volcanic material data if available for a specific well Determine Denver Basin bedrock top and bottom elevations Determine alluvial sand thickness Developed for Internet Explorer version amp or higher sr Bivision District All Entire State Date Last Refreshed 2012 07 22 Permit Number 8579 Submit Request WD Well Loc Number Permit PM Twshp Range Sect 0160 QO40 Q10 Well Well Test Type Name Info 4 Elevation Depth 64 85798 5B00505416CC 8578 R 5 5N E E 120 Specific Capacity 19 One record is returned indicating a specif
36. lect crop s and acreage Mote The following are the mast recent crops and acreages for this structure downloaded from HydroBase The refresh button is disabled and all CropName Ames rap Name cres Show All Crop Type Coefficient Type Bu ALFALFA TR i a GRASS PASTURE TR21 20 09 ORCHARD VWITH_COVER TR21 ORCHARD WO CONER TR21 Refresh list GRAPES TR21 LI SUGAR BEETSTRM 0 L CORNGRANTR 0 Li SWEETCORNTRM 0 SNAP BEANSTRO 0 Apply elev adj to all TR21 crop coefficients View infa about selected crop o 2 a gt EN In o Based on the most recent CDSS Irrigated Acreage Assessment representing the year 2000 Templeton Ditch irrigates 20 09 acres of Grass Pasture The Grass Pasture TR21 designation indicates that standard TR 21 coefficients will be used to estimate potential crop consumptive use Highlight Grass Pasture TR21 and click the View info about selected crop button to see the parameters used to estimate growing season The Temperature Early Moisture and Temperature Late Moisture indicates that the growing season will start when the mean monthly temperature reaches 45 deg F and end when it drops below 45 deg F Note that these defaults are recommended in SCS TR 21 and can be revised by the user to reflect known irrigation practices 30 StateCU Crop information PIE _ qPmamdeName Nahin Crop Mane GRASS Planting Month Days to
37. n BLr1 Browse far File Select Data to View Add rows to the fallevving table for each time series variable to view in the report fram the above source Add Row from Data Source Delete Selected Delete All Rows STATION ID MAME INTERVAL DATA TYPE UNITS O TYPE SOURCE FILE NAME CU Structure 5 TEMPLETON DI Month Irrigation Water Rect AF Statecll output tatecLh mzardTempletontrempl AF CU Structure 6000776 TEMPLETON D Total Crop CLI StateCU Output _ tateCLWvizard Templeton Tempk Select a particular report ar output type for the above time series Select the report time period Tabular Data Preview columnar arid Create IDS AWAS Begin Year Import file using End Year 5nngg m BE file Time Series Summary File text After selecting the time series data select the time period and then choose a graph summary report or table The results can be viewed in several formats described in the StateCU Documentation Select the Excel Graph and Worksheet button The data is loaded into a Data worksheet in Excel and a corresponding Graph worksheet is created The Excel spreadsheet can be saved and the graphical presentation revised StateCU Time Series Data LEE arb a ELE LL HELLE UEBER O UO OH HUO A A A au OLD OD UE BH TG UU Time Series Data 6000776 TEMPLETON DI Irrigati
38. ng the option to save in pdf format Home Whatis CDSS Contact Us search 2 3 Colorado s Decision Support Systems T Basins Online Tools Software Products Modeling Data GIS Data Documents Arkansas Call Chronology StateCU Consumptive Use Division 1 South Platte Basin Reports Colorado Streamflow Stations StateDMI ees Division 2 Arkansas Meeting Materials Gunnison Structures Diversions StateMod Surface Water StateMod Rio Grande Modeling Briefs Rio Grande Water Rights StateView Groundwaler MODFLOW ein 4 Cunnison Modeling Dataset SanJuan Dolores Map Viewer StateWB Water Budget StateWB Division 5 Colorado South Platte Ground Water Water Levels TSTool Division 6 Yampa White Peer Review Yampa White Third Party Software Division 7 San Juan peces Dolores Reports More More Welcome to Colorado s Decision Support Systems Colorado s Decision Support Systems CDSS is a water management system developed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board CWCB and the Colorado Division of Water Resources DWR for each of Colorado s major water basins What s Available The CDSS provides users with the following data tools and products Basins From water resource data access to sophisticated modeling the DSS has been implemented to various degrees for all river basins within the state Online Tools These web based tools can be used without additional software so
39. ntain Creek 47 Arkansas Fowler to Las Animas 11 Arkamgaz Headwaters to Salida 46 Apizhapa River 42 Arkansas Salida to Forland 49 Purgatoire River 13 Wet Mountain Valley Cimarron Fiver Basin 14 Arkansas Porzland to Fowler Arkansas Las Animas to Staten 45 Saint Charles Huertana River AB Curharas River WDID Each water right location decreed or conditional has been assigned a 3 or 4 digit integer identifier which when combined with the Water District is unique and can be used to query information in HydroBase termed WDID In general e River Diversion IDs are between 100 and 1999 e Instream flow IDs are between 2000 and 2999 e Reservoir IDs are between 3000 and 3999 e Transbasin IDS are between 4000 and 4999 e Well 105 are greater than 5000 For example the WDID for Larimer County Canal is 0300911 where 03 indicates the structure is in Water District 3 and 911 is the unique identifier for the ditch headgate location All of Larimer County Canal s over 50 water rights are associated with WDID 0300911 in HydroBase Tip The Citizen s Guide to Colorado Water Law prepared by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education is an educational booklet that provides information on many water related topics including the Basics of the Prior Appropriation System Types of Groundwater and Water Court Proceedings This Guide is available from the Colorado Foundation for Water Education website www cfwe org
40. ntitled to same conditions on the river Change in point of diversion or alternate points of diversion to upstream locations require an analysis to determine exchange potential Filing for a new right for diversion or storage generally requires a water availability analysis Interstate Compacts and Agreements The ability to develop water in Colorado requires is also dependent on meeting obligations with downstream states e 9 Compacts 2 U S Supreme Court cases 2 Agreements 1 Treaty with Mexico e Agreements vary Set Delivery Obligations Delivery Obligations based on Streamflow Depletion and Storage Restrictions Divisions and Water Districts River basin and tributary designations to facilitate water rights administration CULOKADO BASINS District District Name 15 White River Basin District District Name a Lower Yampa River aT Barth Platte River Basin 36 Blue Fiver Basin 54 Slater Timberlake Creeks f a7 Eagle River Basin 25 Littie Snake River 3 Roaring Fork River Basin 56 Green River Basin 39 Rifle Elk Parachute Creeks COLORADO RIVER BASIN 57 Middle Yampa River a Divide Creek Upper Yampa River 50 Muddy Troublesome Creeks 51 Upper Colorado Fraser Rivers 52 Piney Cottonwood Creeks Triks North of Colorado Fiver 70 Roan Creek Basin 51 v Ma s J STATE OF COLORADO RIVER BASINS Division Steamboat Springs Division 5 Glenwood Springs GUNNISON RIVER BASIN
41. on Requirement the amount of water the crops could use from a full irrigation supply CIR PCU Re 4 Supply Limited Crop CU Actual Crop Consumptive Use Historical Crop Consumptive Use Total Crop CU The actual amount of water the crops consumed from irrigation supplies This is the amount that can be transferred to another use or another location The amount of water historical diverted surface or ground water but not consumed by the crop due to conveyance and application losses is the unlagged or total return flow obligation As a Term and Condition of the water right change or transfer this amount must continue to be available to the river based on historical lagged patterns to assure junior uses are not injured Monthly Supply to the crop is compared to monthly CIR estimates based on a ditch level water balance approach as follows 25 Read Water Supply Informatio Y Adjust for Conveyance Efficiency Farm Headgate Diversion Adjust for Max Application Efficiency Effective Surface Water Supply gt Yes Determine Soil Moisture onsider Soll Moisture Reservoir Capacity by Structure oe Surface Water Supply gt IWR X S_ Water Supply Limited CU Irrigation Water Requirement Remaining Water Supply Used Water Supply Limited CU to Fill Soil Moistture Surface Water Supply Water Supply Limited CU Surface Water Supply Soil Moisture Supply River Diversion Conveyance Efficiency
42. on Water Reqt 6000776 TEMPLETON DI Total Crop CU 35
43. online formats through a variety of data search and online mapping tools c DWR Documents for Download Access and Descriptions Records Research Describes the various periodic reports publications Our staff are here to help you find state wide water presentations and other resource documents available for information and understand our application processes download Online Form Submittal Well Permit Application forms may be filled out saved and emailed Search A Z Topics A B C DJ EJ F GJ H 3j J K O Mj Nj Oj P Q S U VI wi Xi Y 2 Home Contact Us Help Water Links Colorado gov DNR Privacy Policy Transparency Online Project TOP Once on the Imaged Document Search Tool page note that there are links to help documents including the Weblink Help and the Research Help that provide guidance for search Additionally these documents provide links to other pertinent reports and information available from the Colorado Division Water Resources website including the State s Abandonment List Select the Imaged Documents Weblink link to search for the scanned permit for our example well Colorado Department of Natural Resources Colorado gov Contact Us Help E Colorado Division of g Am Water Resources m 5555 Focused on Colorado s People Water and Sewer Eus Division Offices gt Documents amp Forms gt Imaged Documents EL Imaged Docu f Imaged Documents
44. orado s Decision Support Systems ET Vel Developed by CWCB and DWR gt Visitors Refresh Q Q MB sai 373266160 2 Z 21 0 Emaicoss EE Climate fidi Gages SM Diversions Decreed Wells M 181 Transbasin Structure rz Diversions 1 4 Reservoirs 15 well Applications Ej Instream Flow Ej Ground Water Base Rivers r1 Main Rivers 2 Lakes and Reservoirs ks Main Lakes and Reser Alluvial Aquifer iL Designated Basins pE C3 Management Districts be i 3 Bedrock Aquifer EH C3 Denver Basin Aquifer 181 v Highways dP Cities L Townships foe Sections i Counties MC Districts m y Li kam Diversions Zoom to Feature s mec emanume wo name cujon county oATUM ZONE LATDECDEG LONGDECDEG ACCURACY _ ID_LABEL6 IO_LABEL7 E meere 1 em wmo colomcreex poesis semen ors eem E ore nano co sean sesorzs esses nansa rs 29051773 ros tenete spouea rom aquenen osoaes 00 41 771 2 rei 41 1129 waRD DITCH ju MONTROSE MONTROSE ARROYO 256026 4 4259909 7 NAD83 38 454152 107 795905 Spotted from quarters 411139 4101128 Using the zoom features E zoom to the Ward Ditch located in the south
45. ote that all time series data files will be created using these time period parameters Through the GUI an analysis can be adjusted to a smaller time period but not a larger period therefore it is recommended to define this period as large as available data can support Missing data in the input files is indicated by 999 The user can choose to have StateCU fill missing data on the fly with month averages or zeros through selecting Missing time series data fill options in the Final Step Note that on the fly filling will fill the missing data for the consumptive use calculations only the original input file data will remain unchanged Consumptive use calculations cannot be performed for years with any missing data Edit the years by typing over the default or using the up and down arrows When we reviewed available diversion records in Step 2 above we noted that diversion records are available beginning in 1974 Set the Begin Year to 1974 In addition we noted that there were a few months of missing climate data Select the Fill clim w hist avg amp div w 0 radial button Enter a description of the scenario in the three allotted lines this information is stored in the header of the model control options file and is included in certain output reports Select the Create New Scenario to complete the creation of the scenario 32 StateCU Scenario Wizard Final Step Choose time period and describe scenario New Scenario Prec Years
46. p hron A www dwr state co us WaterRights WRReporting aspx Water Rights Report by Structure Name State of Colorado HydroBase Struct Stream Information Legal Location Use Decreed WD 10 Water Right Name Type Name Cty Q10 Q40 Q160 sec ts rng pm Type Amt y Adj Type Adj Date Padj Date AproDate Admin No O Priority No Court Case Seq P A Alter ID Comment 9 958 WARD DITCH 1 4 BEARCREEK JEF NENENE2 5S70WS 10 0 9710 C OT 1884 02 04 1861 12 01 4353000000 81CW0104 TFR FM WARRIORIHARRIMAN D 06 14 1983 9 958 WARDDITCH 1 4 BEARCREEK JEF NENENE2 5S70WS 89 00500 C O 1935 09 24 1862 04 15 4488000000 CA91471 TB 7 DELIVERED THROUGH HINDRY D 9 958 WARD DITCH 1 4 BEARCREEK JEF NENENE2 5S70WS 1Q 20058 C 1884 02 04 1864 10 31 5418000000 81CW0104 TFR FM WARRIORIHARRIMAN D 06 14 1983 9 958 WARDDITCH 1 4 BEARCREEK JEF NENENE2 5S70WS 10 0 9048 C 1884 02 04 1865 04 01 5570 00000 0 81CW0104 TFR FM WARRIOR HARRIMAN D 06 14 1983 9 958 WARDDITCH 1 4 BEARCREEK JEF NENENE2 5S70WS 1 630000 C O 1884 02 04 1882 12 06 12028000000 CA6832 23 ASP 52 86 9 958 WARD DITCH 1 4 BEAR CREEK JEF NENENE2 5S70WS 1 53 0000 C 1884 02 04 1882 12 06 12028000000 84CW0204 ABAN 02 03 1988 9 958 WARD DITCH 1 4 BEAR CREEK JEF NENENE2 5S70WS 1 0 0333 1884 02 04 1882 12 06 12028000000 93CW0053 R0902691 KENT WELL AUG CHNG USE 02 27 1995 Explanation of Codes Struct Type 0 other 1 ditch 2 well 3 reservoir 4 spring 5 seep 6 mine 7 pipeline 8
47. pump 9 power plant Use Codes 0 storage 1 irrigation 2 municipal 3 commercial 4 industrial 5 recreation 6 fishery 7 fire 8 domestic 9 stock A augmentation B export from basin C cumulative accretion to river D cumulative depletion from river minimum streamflow N net effect of river P power generation Q other R recharge S export from state T transmountain export W wildlife E evaporation F federal reserve G geothermal H household use only K snow making M X all beneficial use Adj Type AB abandoned AP alternate point C conditional CA conditional made absolute EX exchange original S supplemental TF transfer from TT transfer to Admin Number is a number developed by DWR to provide a simple and efficient method of ranking decrees in order of seniority There are five individual water rights carried by Ward Ditch many of the senior water rights are transferred from Warrior Harriman Ditch Individual water rights transactions occurred under five separate Court Cases Note that 53 cfs of the junior water right was abandoned in 1988 Click on Images next to each water right transaction to view the Decree associated with the water right transaction 11 Colorado Decision Support Systems Developed by DWR and Colorado s Water Court Documents Imaged Documents Case Number Category Pages Date Imaged a1CV0104 AFFIDAVIT 1 08 24 2005 Bs 1CW
48. referred for Printing Web CDSS Structure Data Selector Version 1 10 29 04 2007 Division of Water Resources State of Colorado Tip Start with the Structure Summary when investigating diversions The summary reports all available information including source legal locations water rights information irrigated acreage information monthly diversions and water commissioner comments Structure Summary Re State of Colorado HydroBase Structure Name WARD DITCH Structure ID Number 958 Source BEAR CREEK Qi0 040 0160 Section Twnshp Range NE NE NE 2 55 70W S Distance From Section Lines From N S Line From E W Line UTM Coordinates NAD 83 Northing UTM y 4389125 Easting UTM x 4840723 Spotted from PLSS distances from section lines Latitude Longitude decimal degrees 39 651773 105 185654 Water Rights Summary Total Decreed Rate s CFS Absolute 13 8983 Conditional 0 0000 APIEX 0 0000 Total Decreed Volume s AF Absolute 0 0000 Conditional 0 0000 APIEX 0 0000 Water Rights Transactions Case Adjudication Appropriation Administration Order Priority Decreed Adjudication Number Date Date Number Number Number Amount Type Uses Action Comment B1CWO0104 1884 02 04 1861 12 01 4353 00000 0 9710C TFR FM WARRIOR HARRIMAN D 06 14 1983 91471 1935 09 24 1862 04 15 4488 00000 0 0500C 8 7 DELIVERED THROUGH HINDRY D B1CWO0104 1884 02 04 1864 10 31 5418 00000 2 0058C TFR FM WARRIOR HARRIMA
49. s SOURCE Code 1 Natural Stream Flow 2 Reservoir Storage _ Ground Water Non Steem Flow Types of diversions 4 Attemate Point of Diversion A Authorizad Augmented Unauthorized Diversion b OwcipdoiyDepion Types of releases L Release of Dominion and Control Release of Excess Diversion a Release of Quantified Amount Release to Alluvial Aquifer Released Underground Typesofdata Types of data m Administrativa Record Only USE Only Volume Data USE Code ro Stops KEC 2 Municipal 3 Commercial 4 Industrial 5 Recreation B Domestic Stock Augmentation Sub basin export Change of Use Retum Flows Federal reserved Geothermal neis s n o m o Household use only Minimum stream flow lake level Power generation Quantification of amount Recharge Export from State Transbasin export Wildlife Other T OBSERVATION Code Observed U User Supplied Unknown Reliability User Supplied Known Reliability Pe estima For more complete definitions see Table 5 8 Table 5 9 and Tabla 5 10 SOURCE X should not be used as the only record for a structure as it provides no understanding regarding the SOURCE of water diverted Not Used Not Released NUC NRC Bankkacepabe D Water taken in another structure E Water taken b
50. t was settled by judicial procedure i e date that the court awarded a water right Adj Date o Pre 1969 adjudications The day the Judge signed the decree Dabetime o Post 1969 adjudications The last day of the year of filing Adjudication type coding AB abandoned AP alternate point C conditional CA conditional made absolute EX exchange O original S supplemental TF transfer from Unknown Zone The Water Rights Help File provides step by step instructions for querying water rights information Water Rights Description with Step by Step Instructions Description The Water Rights information tool returns data describing water rights location of the structure on which the water right is declared legal attributes of the case and properties of the case Water Right data may be selected using a combination of Division Water District Structure Type Water Right Type And may be further refined using one of the following criteria Water Right Name Case Number Source Priority Number Legal Location Use Decreed Amount Structure ID Refine the query by selecting Water Division District 9 Bear Creek Select Water Right Name Starts With Ward Note that there are 33 water rights transaction records returned Developed for Interpnet Exrricre Division Water District 9 Bear Creek Date Last Refreshed 2012 07 22 e Type Water Right Type Transaction List Sort Order
51. ternet connection If an internet connection is not available the message will state Not Connected in red text Enter a new scenario name avoiding special characters spaces or periods in the file name All input files will receive the same scenario base name The Wizard saves all new scenarios to the C CDSS Data StateCUWizard directory Name this scenario Templeton Click on the Continue button to move to the next step StateCU Scenario Wizard Step 1 Consumptive Use Analysis Options Choose analysis type Online DAWR HydroBase Status Climate Station Climate Station Scenario Eel 9 Structure Scenario Use crop acreage data from HydroBase Use diversion data from HydroBbase Enter new scenario name Step 2 Select the structure for the analysis A Structure Scenario created in the Wizard will determine the potential crop consumptive use irrigation water requirement and water supply limited consumptive use for one or more crops at a specific diversion structure Step 2 of the Wizard determines the consumptive use location ditch that will be used in the analysis Select the radial button to Search by Name and enter Templeton in the Search by window The search can be narrowed if desired Narrow the search by Division and select Division 4 for the Gunnison Basin Select the green Refresh List button 28 Highlight the Templeton Ditch in Water District 60 San Miguel River basin Click on the View structure
52. th the assumption that the aquifer has a 100 year supply Augmentation Plan court approved plan designed to protect existing senior water rights while allowing junior uses to divert out of priority An augmentation plan provides a replacement supply in amount quality location and timing of original water right Non exempt well permits tributary to an over appropriated stream will not be granted a permit without an augmentation plan Water rights are decreed for specific use s This plus the fact that water rights can be changed requires detailed administrative accounting to be performed by water commissioners In Colorado water is a property that can be sold separately from the land however the public retains an interest in the water This allows for change of water rights e Change in type of use ex from irrigation to municipal from direct use to storage e Change in amount of use e Change in point of diversion e Adding points of diversion alternate points can be wells or headgates Change of water rights must be approved by water court to assure no injury occurs to other water rights Change of use and water rights transfers require an historical consumptive use analysis An historical consumptive use analysis quantifies the amount of diverted pumped water that is available for transfer and the location and timing of lagged return flows that must be maintained after the transfer Junior water rights are e
53. that users can easily access all the CDSS s water data e Software Products Specific software products used to develop the CDSS in various basins are available for users to download for either creating new models or using baseline data sets Modeling Data Modeling Data Baseline data sets developed through the CDSS are available for various Software Products GIS Data Geographic Information Systems GIS data developed through the CDSS are available for download for each of the divisions throughout Colorado Documents Various documents related to the CDSS are also available so that users can view or download the latest reports technical memoranda publications meeting materials and more 19 Home Whatis CDSS Contact Us search 2 lt Colorado s Decision Support_Systems Online Tools Software Products Modeling Data GIS Data Documents Home gt Basins gt Gunnison es Gunnison River Basin E x The Gunnison Basin covers over 8 000 square miles approximately 8 mm Nec i J Arkansas percent of the state s area in western Colorado It extends from the Continental Divide to the confluence of the Gunnison and Colorado Rivers Colorado Major tributaries include Dolores River San Miguel River and Uncompahgre i 7 River Gunnison Quick Facts a 1 Rio Grande San ear Irrigated Acres 2005 1 286 250 Decreed Points of Diversion 11 970 South Platt
54. tive water development and administration strategies Provide a functional integrated system that can be maintained and upgraded by the State Have the capability to accurately represent current and potential federal and state administrative and operational policies and laws Promote information sharing among government agencies and water users Colorado Water Rights Administration Review Prior Appropriation Doctrine First in time first in right Water rights must be put to beneficial use use of a reasonable amount of water to accomplish the purpose of the appropriation without waste Absolute Water Right a water right that has been placed to beneficial use Conditional Water Right a water right granted in water court that fixes the priority and provides time to complete the appropriation as long as it can be demonstrated that progress is being made toward project completion during six year diligence periods Due Diligence demonstrating progress toward perfecting a conditional water right Historically could be as simple as performing a survey of the ditch alignment studying available river flow developing a ground water model developing a preliminary well design Appropriation Date the date water is first put to beneficial use or steps were first taken to develop Adjudication Date the date water right is decreed in court Administration Number represents both the appropriation and adjudication date reflecting
55. ut no data available Ho information available Structure Type Allowed to have a Diversion Record T Pem s Pm 1 N 9 Jome n Measuring Point HN a A RS Reservoir System A RA Recharge Area A AR Aggregating Reach A Structure Type NOT Allowed to have a Diversion Record __ 05 pitch system _EP_ Exchange Plan Augmentation Replacement Plan TYPE V releases are associated with water that will accrete to the natural stream Structure Types are divided into Aggregating A and Non Aggregating see Section 9 2 Tip Daily records for senior ditches can provide an indication of the minimum flow in a reach during the irrigation season on streams with no gaged data Diversions classes can identify how much flow in the river is non native from reservoir releases or transbasin diversions If senior ditches routinely divert less than decree questions to ask the Water Commissioner include Are they taking less than their decree because they don t have the demand for the water Is there a physical water limitation Is there a legal water limitation Infrequent diversion records often include annual totals for ditches infrequently visited by the water commissioner Diversion coding indicates that Ward Ditch generally the ditch diverts for direct irrigation and carries water to other structures 5 1 U Q T 3 Note that this
56. west corner of the South Platte Basin Turn on other layers to view nearby structures including e Rivers in Base Folder e Pending and Decreed Instream Flow Reaches in the Instream Flow folder e 2005 Irrigated Acreage in the Land Use Folder e Real Time and Historical Streamflow Gages in the Gage Folder Tip Climate data recorded at nearby stations provides the basis for the historical consumptive use estimates calculated through daily or monthly consumptive use equations e g Blaney Criddle ASCE Standardized Penman Montheith A Historical Crop Consumptive Use Analysis Review is available at the back of this training manual 165 127 23 41 website cd P Colorado s Decision Support Systems Refresh amp 867 sues ses GO 18 Climate lvl Gages Real Time Vi Gage Historic Z Diversions 81 Decreed Wells 3 Transbasin Structure vi Diversions 3 4 Reservoirs well Applications lvl Instream Flow ISF Pending Decree Stream with Instrean 2280 Ground Water xlvi Base v Rivers v Main Rivers E Lakes and Reservoirs amp Main Lakes and Reser 5 e Alluvial Aquifer 3 Designated Basins 3 Management Districts E Bedrock Aquifer 3 Denver Basin Aquifer 3 Highways zi dfi cities BEARICKIDEVICORPIPE REDIROCKISPRINGEY MORRISON TOWNIAUG IMEAGTIREAGH Developed by CWCB and DWR gt Visitors OSA uA
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