September 9, 2007--Super ditch aims at preventing ag dry-ups (Pueblo Chieftain)
The prospect of drying up another 72,000 acres of farmland in the Arkansas River basin is the driving force behind the study of a “Super Ditch” by the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District. In its application for $150,000 through a water supply reserve account to continue studies of the Super Ditch - a land fallowing, water lease management program to be run by irrigators - the Lower Ark cites figures from the Statewide Water Supply Initiative that indicate 98,000 acre-feet of additional water supply will be needed by cities by 2030.
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