Findings

The HB1278 Report is due to the legislature on December 31, 2013. Upon completion, the report and the entire appendix can be accessed here. Meantime, many pieces of the appendix can be accessed now by clicking on the appropriate link below. In the near future, many of the Excel spreadsheets and other supporting files referenced in the Appendix will be made available to allow readers to review input data, analysis steps, and detailed results.

HB 1278 Final Report

• Executive Summary
• Full Report

HB 1278 Appendix to the Report

1. HB 1278 Documents
1. Colorado House Bill 12-1278
2. HB 1278 Project Team
3. Independent Scientific Panel
4. Scope of Work
2. South Platte Well Development Timeline
1. Animated History of the South Platte River and its Alluvial Aquifer
3. Groundwater Data
1. High Groundwater Areas
2. Observation Well Hydrographs
4. Augmentation Plan Requirements and Supplies
• Data collection and analysis by Wilson Water Group
5. Example Augmentation Plans
• Lower Logan Well Users Monthly Accounting Form Oct 2013
6. Streamflow Gages
• Balzac
• Combined Blazac Streamflow Gages
• New Balzac StreamFlow Gage Cooper Bridge Near Balzac
• Old Balzac StreamFlow Gage
• 64th Ave, Commerce City Streamflow Gage
• Denver Streamflow Gage
• Fort Lupton Streamflow Gage
• Fort Morgan Streamflow Gage
• Henderson Streamflow Gage
• Julesburg Streamflow Gage
• Kersey Streamflow Gage
• Weldona Streamflow Gage
7. Major Ditch Diversions
• Ditch Diversions Data
8. Major Reservoirs & Restricted Dams
• Major Reservoirs and Restricted Dam Data
9. Transbasin Diversions
• Transbasin Diversions Data
10. Gain Loss Analysis
11. Call Records
• Calls for the South Platte River Compact, 1950-11 - 2012-10
• Calls for Water District 1, 1981-11 - 2012-10
• Calls for Water District 2, 1981-11 - 2012-10
• Calls for Water District 64, 1981-11 - 2012-10
12. Climate Data
• April 1 Snow Pack
• Best COOPS
• Normals Blaney Criddle Climate Data
• Precipitation Data
• Q vs. North and South South Platte
• SP Basin_Data Completeness
• SP Basin Most Complete Data, 1950-2012
• SP Basin Precipitation Percent of Normal NCDC
13. Preliminary Phreatophytes
14. Preliminary USGS Analysis of Groundwater Levels and Proposed Monitoring Network
15. Community Outreach and Education
16. TSTool Code