September 15, 2007--Upper Ark looks at water `bank account' (Pueblo Chieftain)
Groundwater in the Upper Arkansas Valley is like a mysterious bank account: You can write checks, but no one is quite sure when and where the deposits will be made. The Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District wants to gain a complete understanding of the system, which could spread over three counties, but it will be costly to find out. In the meantime, the district will be looking for ways to better manage the account. The district has been considering a $5 million to $7 million study of groundwater to depths of 5,000 feet that underlies the Upper Arkansas region covered by Chaffee, Custer and Fremont counties, capitalizing on a 2003 study by the U.S. Geological Survey in Chaffee County. However, there might not be enough funds to complete the massive undertaking.
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