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Arkansas River DSS

The Arkansas River Decision Support System (ArkDSS) is the final major basin DSS to be completed in Colorado. The feasibility study for the DSS was completed in 2011 and work started in 2017. This basin offers many unique challenges in terms of data collection and modeling with its complex administration and Compact requirements.

ArkDSS Task 1.1a - Canal Mapping

ArkDSS Task 1.1c - Historical Wells

ArkDSS Task 1.1d - Soil Available Water Capacity

ArkDSS Task 1.2

ArkDSS Task 1.3 -Historical Irrigated Acreage Snapshots

State of Colorado Map with the Arkansas Basin highlighted
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ArkDSS Task 2.1 - Water Commissioner Interviews The objectives of these meetings were to 1) develop an initial basin understanding, 2) determine what diversion and reservoir structures should be included in future modeling efforts, and 3) determine which reservoirs and diversions warrant more detailed investigation and technical documentation. These objectives support Task 3 Consumptive Use Analysis and Task 4 Surface Water Modeling.

Water District 10 Water District 18 Ground Water Demands and Major Augmentation
Plans below Pueblo Reservoir
Water District 11 Water District 19 Aurora Water Operating Memorandum
Water District 12 Water District 66 Colorado Canal Company
Water District 13 Water District 67 Colorado Springs Utilities Operating Memorandum
Water District 14 Water District 79 Fort Lyon Canal Company
Water District 15 Amity Canal Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Facilities and Related Operations
Water District 16 Pueblo Board of Water Works Operating Memorandum Trinidad Project and Purgatoire River Water Conservancy
District Operating Memorandum
Water District 17 Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District Operating Memorandum Huerfano County Water Conservancy District
Holbrook Canal Operating Memorandum Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District Pueblo West Metropolitan District

ArkDSS Task 2.4 - Development of Structure Irrigation Parameters

ArkDSS Task 2.5 - Errant Data Points Submittal

ArkDSS Task 2.7.1 - Driller Log Database

 

ArkDSS Task 2.8 - URFs

ArkDSS Task 3.2-3.5 -  Climate Data, Crop Coefficients, Climate Stations, Reservoir Evaporation

Other documents and data from the ArkDSS project will be listed as they become available.