The role of tributary ground water in irrigated crop production in the South Platte Basin: results from a survey Bash, P. K. ; Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931- Irrigation farming -- Colorado Irrigation farming -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) Irrigation water -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) Groundwater -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) Wells -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) "June 1994" "... was financed in part by the U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute ... " 44 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 40) Survey results confirm that wells drawing from the South Platte tributary aquifer supply a large proportion (about 35 percent for those surveyed) of irrigation water applied, augmenting irrigation capacity and increasing agricultural productivity, and reducing farmers' dependence on fluctuating surface water supplies. (The reliance on ground water was found to increase with farm size which, given the under-representation of very large farms in the sample, suggests that the actual use of ground water may be even higher than our results indicate.) Leasing provides additional flexibility to the South Platte water distribution system, although at only 6 percent of total surface water diversions, it is considerably less significant than ground water. Surface water leasing is most common in the Front Range counties where urban water right ownership is increasing, and wells are less common. Conversely, wells are more frequently found in the counties farther downriver where surface water is relatively scarce. Small farms typically depend more on surface water than large farms. Colorado State University. Libraries Colorado Water Resources Research Institute 1994 text ; image application/pdf COMP173.pdf CCRICWRI100009CRPT CCRICWRI100003ORPT eng Completion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 173 Open file report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 3 Colorado ; South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) c1994 Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
The role of tributary ground water in irrigated crop production in the South Platte Basin: results from a survey
Bash, P. K. ; Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931-
Irrigation farming -- Colorado
Irrigation farming -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
Irrigation water -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
Groundwater -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
Wells -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
"June 1994"
"... was financed in part by the U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute ... "
44 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 40)
Survey results confirm that wells drawing from the South Platte tributary aquifer supply a large proportion (about 35 percent for those surveyed) of irrigation water applied, augmenting irrigation capacity and increasing agricultural productivity, and reducing farmers' dependence on fluctuating surface water supplies. (The reliance on ground water was found to increase with farm size which, given the under-representation of very large farms in the sample, suggests that the actual use of ground water may be even higher than our results indicate.) Leasing provides additional flexibility to the South Platte water distribution system, although at only 6 percent of total surface water diversions, it is considerably less significant than ground water. Surface water leasing is most common in the Front Range counties where urban water right ownership is increasing, and wells are less common. Conversely, wells are more frequently found in the counties farther downriver where surface water is relatively scarce. Small farms typically depend more on surface water than large farms.
Colorado State University. Libraries
Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
1994
text ; image
application/pdf
COMP173.pdf
CCRICWRI100009CRPT
CCRICWRI100003ORPT
eng
Completion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 173
Open file report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 3
Colorado ; South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
c1994 Colorado Water Resources Research Institute