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Home My WebLink About20030744.tiff COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES KIOWA COUNTY Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 16 aggregate mines. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Kiowa County. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Kiowa County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 70,379.68 surface acres of which 68,034.76 are under lease and 109,716.77 mineral acres of which 54,073.57 are under lease in Kiowa County. Southeast District Office Michael Shay 4718 N. Elizabeth Street, Suite C Pueblo, CO 81008 Phone: 719-543-7403 FAX: 719-544-9348 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 150 Permits: 18 Barrels of Oil: 213,693 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 853,136 2001 Product Value: $7,509,776 Oil Production Rank in State: 9th Gas Production Rank in State: 17th The county field inspector, John Duran, is located in Lamar and the phone number is 719-336-2843. Water Kiowa County is located in the Arkansas River Basin and affected by the Arkansas River Compact, John Martin 2003 Kiowa County Profile 153 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us �c,i)3 - 1,7516 Reservoir operations, and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado. The Great Plains Reservoir which are filled from the Fort Lyon Canal are the major water feature in the county. The Northern High Plains-Eastern Cheyenne Designated Groundwater Basin covers the eastern part of the county. High capacity wells which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River are subject to rules and regulations of the State Engineer governing measurement and use. In regard to flood mitigation, two studies have been completed. Kiowa County is currently working with Cheyenne and Lincoln Counties to develop a master plan for the three-county area. Flood disaster declarations occurred in 1997 and 1999. Steve Wtte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $4,005,000 of economic activity in Kiowa County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Adobe Creek Reservoir SWA Queens (Nee Skah) SWA 2003 Kiowa County Profile 154 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Lamar Service Center 1204 East Olive Lamar, CO 81052 Phone: 719-336-6600 FAX: 719-336-6623 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry La Junta District Donna H. Davis Colorado State Forest Service 208 Santa Fe Avenue, Suite #21 La Junta, CO 81050-0977 Phone: 719-384-9087 FAX: 719-384-9087 E-Mail: csfslj@lamar.colostate.edu s-� 2003 Kiowa County Profile 155 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES KIT CARSON COUNTY DNR Employees 1 employee Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 45 aggregate mines. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Kit Carson County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 51,495.81 surface acres of which 50,241.90 are under lease and 84,856.93 mineral acres of which 19,199.70 are under lease in Kit Carson County. Northeast District Office Danny Skalla 301 Poplar, Suite 3 Sterling, CO 80751 Phone: 970-522-0975 FAX: 970-522-0316 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 26 Permits: 0 Barrels of Oil: 38,332 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 263,548 2001 Product Value: $1,743,468 Oil Production Rank in State: 21st Gas Production Rank in State: 24th The county field inspector, John Duran, is located in Lamar and the phone number is 719-336-2843. Water The main use of water in Kit Carson County is irrigation, which is accomplished by pumping water from the Ogallala Aquifer and applying it to crops through center-pivot sprinkler systems. Water use from the Ogallala formation is in a designated groundwater basin and is governed by the Colorado Groundwater Commission and Groundwater 2003 Kit Carson County Profile 156 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Management Districts. The county lies in the Arikaree and the Plains Designated Groundwater basins. The South Fork of the Republican River also runs through the county and flows into Bonny Reservoir just north of the county line. Colorado is involved in a compact with the states of Kansas and Nebraska that divides the use of the waters of the Republican River. Colorado has limited its diversions in order to remain within compact entitlements. Currently, there is litigation between the states of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska concerning the possible violation of the Republican River Compact by use by one or more states of more than their compact allocations. The State of Colorado became more involved in the litigation after the Special Master in this case ruled in January 2000, that impacts on the Republican River from pumping Ogallala wells are subject to the Compact. Pumping of the Ogallala by Colorado users is the basis of Nebraska's claim that Colorado may have violated compact allocations. Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $5,608,000 of economic activity in Kit Carson County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fishing Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Flagler Reservoir SWA 2003 Kit Carson County Profile 157 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us South Republican SWA 33454 Y.C. Road 3.5 Burlington CO 80807-8810 Phone: 970-354-7317 Forestry Fort Morgan District Damon M. Lange Colorado State Forest Service 801 East Burlington Fort Morgan, CO 80701-3638 Phone: 970-867-5610 FAX: 970-867-0361 E-Mail: csfsfm@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Kit Carson County Profile 158 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LAKE COUNTY DNR Employees 1 employee Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is eight aggregate mines and 5 metal mines. • Starting in 2001 and continuing into 2003, The Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program (IMP) will work with other federal and state agencies fund the reclamation of mine waste piles from the Nelson Tunnel and the removal of waste rock piles near Dinero Tunnel in Lake County. The Division of Minerals and Geology also cooperated with the Army Corps of Engineers to get groundwater sampling completed for an alluvial tailings deposition area south of Leadville in Lake County. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) and its partners concluded the first year of a three-year NASA grant project (grant #NAG13-02026) using hyperspectral remote sensing to characterize mineralogy that releases acidity and metals into receiving streams, affecting water quality downstream. The study area extends from the headwaters of South Fork Lake Creek downstream to the Arkansas River and includes the northwest corner of Chaffee County and the southwest portion of Lake County. The study is titled, "Determining Contribution of Natural and Anthropogenic Acidic and/or Metalliferous Sources to Contamination of the Upper Arkansas River Watershed." During 2002, the CGS collected 117 water samples for this study during high-flow (May) and low-flow (September) field work. Remotely sensed data were collected in late September over Lake Creek and the Arkansas River, between Leadville and Granite, by the Airborne Visible-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer(AVIRIS)S) flown on a twin-otter airplane. The CGS convened a public/stakeholder informational meeting on the NASA-Upper Arkansas River Project at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville on September 26, 2002. 2003 Lake County Profile 159 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us The report on the Geology and Mineral Resources of Lake -- County has been written and the geological map is complete. The report is in preparation for publication. In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Lake County. In 2001, the CGS began a geological mapping program in Lake County under the authority of the STATEMAP Component of the National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program. The Copper Mountain quadrangle was mapped in the summer of 2002. The map will be available in summer 2003. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Lake County is included. The CGS provided five geologic reviews of land use development applications in Lake County at the request of local government in 2002. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 1,606.53 surface acres of which 511.72 are under lease and 1,999.52 mineral acres of which 629.32 are under lease in Lake County. Northwest District Office Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. State Parks Arkansas HeadWaters Recreation Area - The Arkansas Headwaters showcases one of the most popular whitewater boating rivers in the U.S. From its northern boundary below the famed mining town of Leadville, to the bass-filled waters of Lake Pueblo State Park, the area is a recreation wonderland. Stretching along 150 miles of the Arkansas 2003 Lake County Profile 160 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us River in some of Colorado's most scenic wilderness, this unique park is host to visitors from around the world. They are lured by the excitement of riding the rapids on waters ranging from beginner to expert. Opportunities abound for fishing, white-water rafting, kayaking, picnicking, wildlife watching, hiking, sightseeing and climbing among deep canyons, broad valleys and towering mountains. Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area had 790,285 visitors in 2001. Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area 307 West Sackett Salida, CO 81201 Phone: 719-539-7289 FAX: 719-539-3771 E-Mail: mailaahra.salida.co.us Park Manager: Robert White Water Lake County is located in the headwaters of the Arkansas River Basin and is affected by the Arkansas River Compact and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado. Operation of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (Turquoise and Twin Lake Reservoirs) also affect flows in the Arkansas River. The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District has completed the "Future Water Storage and Needs Assessment Study," funded in part through a $75,000 grant from the CWCB to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District's, Water and Storage Needs Assessment Enterprise. The study assessed future water and storage needs and opportunities within the Southeastern District and the facilities of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. The U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights claims for Water Division 2 will be withdrawn in the near future and will not impact the county. High capacity wells which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River are subject to rules and regulations of the State Engineer governing measurement and use. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 29 stream segments, totaling 113.7 miles, including East Fork Arkansas River, Tennessee Creek and their tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage 2003 Lake County Profile 161 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has three Designated Floodplain studies affecting 40 stream reaches. The county participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. One new floodplain study was completed for the upper Arkansas River. Steve Witte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $11,313,000 of economic activity in Lake County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Hallenbeck Ranch Lease Salida Service Center 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, CO 81201 Phone: 719-530-5520 FAX: 719-530-5554 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Two mountain subdivisions have received wildland urban interface grants. An additional subdivision wildfire mitigation plan is to be updated in 2003. 2003 Lake County Profile 162 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Salida District Paul Janzen Colorado State Forest Service 7980 West Highway 50 Salida, CO 81201-9571 Phone: 719-539-2579 FAX: 719-539-2570 E-Mail: csfssa@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Lake County Profile 163 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LA PLATA COUNTY DNR Employees 41 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 56 aggregate mines, one coal mine and one metal mine. Division of Minerals and Geology Field Office 701 Camino Del Rio, Room 125 Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-247-5193 or 970-247-5062 FAX: 970-247-5104 Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) geologists provided technical expertise for wildfire-recovery efforts following the Missionary Ridge wildfire in 2002. We assisted the USGS in creating a debris-flow hazard map of the wildfire area. This map is published as USGS Open-File Report OFR-02-0323, "Emergency Assessment of Potential Debris Flow Peak Discharges, Missionary Ridge Fire, Colorado," and may be viewed at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr-02-0323/. In addition, we assisted La Plata County OEM and the National Resources Conservation Service by modeling debris-flow sediment yields and meeting with potentially affected citizens. In 2002, the CGS continued a geological mapping program in La Plata County under the authority of the STATEMAP Component of the National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program. The eighth quadrangle, Electra Lake, was mapped in the summer of 2002. The map will be available in summer 2003. The Hermosa quadrangle, mapped in 2001, was early-released to researchers studying the post-fire, debris-flow hazards following the Missionary Ridge burn. A 3,000-year record of repeated, fire-related debris flows was documented. The CGS provided eight geologic reviews of land use development applications in La Plata County at the request of local government during 2002. 2003 La Plata County Profile 164 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us During 2002, the CGS evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in La Plata County. There are 30 tracts totaling 24,572 acres in La Plata County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 01-20, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Archuleta, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, and San Juan Counties State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. An Evaluation of Bottom-hole Temperatures from Oil and Gas wells was completed in the Denver Basin and San Juan Basin (Open File Report 02-15). Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. La Plata County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. La Plata County is included. From 2000 to 2002, the CGS collected coal samples for the U.S. Geological Survey National Coal Quality Inventory. The U.S. Geological Survey is analyzing the samples for major and trace element composition. Four samples were collected in La Plata County. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) maintains an avalanche hotline for the public to call for current avalanche conditions. This hotline is housed and sponsored by a local sports shop. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 13,196.55 surface acres of which 25,060.68 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 24,571.95 mineral acres of which 6,154.89 are under lease in La Plata County. South District Office Kit Page PO Box 88 301 Murphy Drive, Suite B Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-2360 FAX: 719-589-2967 2003 La Plata County Profile 165 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 2,329 Permits: 172 (includes re-completions) Barrels of Oil: 14,211 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 412,357,227 2001 Product Value: $1,527,244,463 Oil Production Rank in State: 23th Gas Production Rank in State: 1st The county field inspector, Mark Weems, is located in Durango at 970-259-4587. Water LaPlata County is located in the San Juan River Basin and is affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River Compact, La Plata River Compact and the Animas-La Plata Project Compact. The major drainages in the county include the Animas, Florida, and La Plata rivers. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and updated through 2000. The Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the San Juan River Basin protects water users in the county from the Endangered Species Act. The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program provides benefits to the county, Stream flows in the county will be affected by the U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 7 when completed. The county is also impacted by the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights settlement for which construction of the Animas-LaPlata Project (ALP) is the key to closure. Originally the water short La Plata River basin was to have received irrigation water from the ALP. However, ALP has been reduced in size and the delivery of irrigation water to the La Plata basin eliminated. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Proiect Name Amount Loaned Pine River Irrigation Dist. — Tunnel Hill Pipeline Rehabilitation $243,700 A municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project in the amount of$7,000 has been awarded through the Office of Water Conservation to Bayfield for an outdoor xeriscaping classroom demonstration project. The project has been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 29 stream segments, totaling 177.2 miles, including the Florida 2003 La Plata County Profile 166 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us River, Hermosa Creek, the La Plata River and their tributaries. In addition, the San Juan Resource Conservation and Development Council recently conveyed senior water rights to the CWCB on Mineral Creek to preserve the natural environment. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has eleven Designated Floodplain studies affecting 40 stream reaches. In regard to Flood Mitigation, four studies have been completed. The county also participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. Flooding occurred countywide in 1997. The Corps of Engineers is conducting a large floodplain study on the Pike River below Vallecito Reservoir. New floodplain information is under study for the Missionary Ridge burn areas. Ken Beegles, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 701 Camino Del Rio, Suite 205 Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-247-1845 FAX: 303-866-5417 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $28,361,000 of economic activity in La Plata County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fishing Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Bodo SWA Haviland Lake SWA Pastorius Reservoir SWA Perins Peak SWA r 2003 La Plata County Profile 167 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Durango Service Center (Southwest Region Service ^ Center) 151 E. 16th Street Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-247-0855 FAX: 970-382-6672 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Intensive work on National Fire Plan efforts related to Landowner Education and Fuels Reduction Projects on Federal and adjacent private land are continuing. The Missionary Ridge Fire and Valley Fire of 2002 were timely wake-up calls for those landowners riding the fence regarding fuels reduction on their lands. The Colorado State Forest Service is continuing to educate homeoners on Defensible Space. Durango District Dan Ochocki Colorado State Forest Service P.O. Box 7233 Fort Lewis College Campus Durango, CO 81301-3908 Phone: 970-247-5250 FAX: 970-247-5252 Email:csfsdugo@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 La Plata County Profile 168 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LARIMER COUNTY DNR Employees 132 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 85 aggregate mines and two metal mines. Abandoned mines: nine abandoned mine features reclaimed. The Kelsey Lake Mine, in Larimer County near the Wyoming border, produced diamonds for all of the fourth quarter of 2001, and mining operations are ongoing as of March 2002. During 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Larimer County. There are 104 tracts totaling 91,951acres in Larimer County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 01-21, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Larimer County State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. An Evaluation of Bottom-hole Temperatures from Oil and Gas wells was completed in the Denver Basin and San Juan Basin (Open File Report 02-15). In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Larimer County. The CGS began a study of faulting in the Front Range under the authority of the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program in 2002. The annual report was completed in October of 2002. The final report will be released in the spring of 2003. During 2002, the CGS completed a digital compilation of published faults in the Front Range. This map shows faults published at a variety of scales in Larimer County. The maps and shape files will be released in early 2003. 2003 Larimer County Profile 169 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Larimer County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Larimer County is included. Four CGS geologists served as judges at the annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair, hosted by CSU. The CGS provided 27 geologic reviews of land use development applications in Larimer County at the request of local government during 2002. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) maintains an avalanche hotline for the public to call for current avalanche conditions. This hotline is housed by the Larimer County Sheriffs Department and is sponsored by a local sports shop. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 46,644.35 surface acres of which 70,312.54 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 91,950.63 mineral acres of which 7,833.94 are under lease in Larimer County. Front Range District Office Larry Routten 1313 Sherman Street, Room 620 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3771 FAX: 303-866-3152 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 213 Permits: 0 Barrels of Oil: 110,788 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 263,755 2001 Product Value: $3,383,049 Oil Production Rank in State: 13th Gas Production Rank in State: 25th The county field inspector is located in Denver. The primary contact is: 2003 Larimer County Profile 170 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Rich Griebling, Director Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-894-2100 ext. 121 FAX: 303-894-2109 State Parks Boyd Lake State Park - The most modern water sports facility in northern Colorado, Boyd Lake State Park boasts over 1,700 surface acres of water for boating, fishing, sailing and more. Boyd Lake currently has the best Walleye fishery in northeastern Colorado. A sandy beach and seasonably warm water make Boyd Lake a favorite among windsurfers, water-skiers and swimmers. Modern camping facilities, picnic areas, a playground and a trail system that rounds out the activities make this family-oriented park, the perfect place for visitors of all ages. Boyd Lake State Park had 399,256 visitors in 2001. Boyd Lake State Park 3720 North County Road 11-C Loveland, CO 80537 Phone: 970-669-1739 (office); 970-663-2662 (Boyd Lake Marina) E-Mail: boyd.lake@state.co.us Park Manager: Fred Bohlmann Lory State Park - Each year over 100 species of butterflies gather in Lory State Park providing visitors unique wildlife viewing opportunities. Located just a few miles west of Fort Collins, Lory provides a natural open area for mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding. Visitors can experience Lory's wildlife and colorful wildflowers by foot, horseback, buggy or hay wagon. Lory State Park had 60,083 visitors in 2001. Lory State Park 708 Lodgepole Drive Bellvue, CO 80512 Phone: 970-493-1623 FAX: 970-493-4104 E-Mail: lory.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Dick Fletcher 2003 Larimer County Profile 171 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Water Ninety percent of Larimer County lies in the South Platte drainage, but is not affected by terms of the South Platte River Compact. Two major tributaries to the South Platte run through Larimer County and serve the industrial, agricultural, recreational and municipal needs of the area. The Big Thompson River flows through Estes Park and Loveland, while the Cache la Poudre River flows through the Fort Collins area. Both rivers empty into the South Platte near Greeley. The two rivers provide a portion of the water supply for Loveland, Fort Collins, Wndsor, Greeley and several rural domestic suppliers. The two rivers also serve an extensive irrigated area through several major irrigation ditches. Major reservoirs in the county include Boyd Lake, Carter Lake, Horsetooth Reservoir, Lake Estes, Chambers Lake, Long Draw Reservoir, Halligon Reservoir, Seamon Reservoir, Eaton Reservoir, Fossil Creek Reservoir, Terry Lake, Cobb Lake, Timnath Reservoir, and Wndsor Reservoir. These reservoirs supplement the irrigation and municipal supply in the county. Rocky Mountain National Park is at the headwaters of both the Big Thompson and Poudre River drainage. The National Park Service has obtained state water rights for their use within the park. The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD) is headquartered in Loveland. The District operates the Colorado-Big Thompson Project (CBT) that serves municipal and agricultural users with transmountain water from the Colorado River Basin. Horsetooth, Lake Estes and Carter Lake form a portion of the east slope storage for the project. Water use of NCWCD sources has changed from 95 percent agricultural and 5 percent municipal use when the project came on line in the mid-50's to approximately 50 percent municipal use at present. The Bureau of Reclamation is presently working on upgrading the four dams that create Horsetooth Reservoir. This reservoir is a major component of the CBT. This will reduce storage in the reservoir during at least part of the construction during the next 3 to 5 years. Water levels have been significantly lowered at this time. 2003 Larimer County Profile 172 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Ten percent of Larimer County is in the Laramie River drainage. Allocation in this drainage is controlled by a United States Supreme Court Case concerning the Laramie River. This case allows 19,875 acre-feet annually to be used outside the Laramie Basin (used by transmountain diversion in the South Platte Basin) and 29,500 acre-feet annually to be used within the Laramie Basin. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) funded a feasibility study for development of a South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) in the South Platte Basin. This study has recently been completed andthe CWCB is now funding development of the SPDSS. Colorado is also a participant in a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the states of Nebraska and Wyoming to develop a program for the Platte River relating to endangered species and their habitats along the Central Platte River in Nebraska. Existing and future water supplies are expected to be protectedfrom the Endangered Species Act by the agreement and program. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Protect Name Amount Loaned North Poudre Irrigation Co. — Reservoir#6 Outlet Pipe Improvements $500,000 Two agricultural and two municipal grants have been issued through the Office of Water Conservation: the first municipal grant in the amount of$10,000 to the city of Ft. Collins for an evaluation of organic additives project; the second in the amount of $17,930 to the city of Loveland for a water audits and plumbing retrofit project; the first agricultural grant in the amount of$12,000 to the North Colorado Water Conservancy District for an interruptible supply contract study; and the other in the amount of$12,000 to the North Poudre Irrigation Company for a sediment transport modeling project. All four projects have been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 65 stream segments, totaling 402.4 miles, including the Big Thompson River, Cache La Poudre River and their tributaries. In addition, the City of Fort Collins recently conveyed senior water rights to the CWCB on the South Fork Cache la Poudre River to preserve the natural 2003 Larimer County Profile 173 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us environment. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has 34 Designated Floodplain studies affecting 84 stream reaches. In regard to Flood Mitigation, there is one new flood project on Big Dry Creek, one recently completed on West Vine Drainage and three completed projects (flood warning/flood proofing) in Ft. Collins. Mitigation efforts continue following 1997 and 1999 Flood Disaster Declarations. Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $113,383,000 of economic activity in Larimer County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. The Division runs Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Head Submission Sites in many counties during the fall hunting seasons, and there are approximately 23 veterinarians around the state who also can take samples for hunters. There were four lab sites, which are located in Craig, Grand Junction, Fort Collins and Rocky Ford. In 2002, over 20,000 deer, elk, and moose lymph node and/or brain stem samples have been tested. Results are generally available about 2 weeks later. Because testing is ongoing, information about the disease in Colorado is updated regularly. See the Division's CWD update and current CWD information on the Division's website. -. 2003 Larimer County Profile 174 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Fishing Is Fun (FIF) funded new fishing access at the 16 acre Jayhawker Ponds. The grant was for $50,000 and increased angling opportunities by 3,500 recreation days, including 500 day for handicapped anglers, annually. Through FIF, the Division of Wildlife provides grants, matching local funds, to improve angling access sand aquatic habitat. Statewide, FIF funded $3 million worth of projects during 2001. State Wildlife Areas/Fishing Rearing Units (SWA/SFU): Bellaire Lake SWA Bellvue SFU Big Thompson Ponds SWA Bliss SWA Boedecker Reservoir SWA Brackenbury SWA Cherokee Park SWA Dixon Lake SWA Douglas Reservoir SWA Dowdy Lake SWA Frank SWA Hohnholz Lakes SWA Lon Hagler SWA Lone Tree Reservoir SWA ROW North Fork SWA Parvin Lake SWA Poudre River SFU Poudre River SWA Seaman Reservoir SWA Simpson Ponds SWA Storm Mountain Access Road Twin Sisters SWA Watson Lake SFU Watson Lake SWA Wellington Res. #4 & Smith Lake SWA Wellington SWA West Lake SWA Fort Collins Service Center 317 W. Prospect Street Fort Collins, CO 80526 Phone: 970-472-4300 FAX: 970-472-4458 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us 2003 Larimer County Profile 175 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Forestry Numerous fire departments and communities reduced wildfire hazard in their areas using a grant to the county wildfire safety program of$80,000. The grant was matched with over $839,000. Five hundred and fifty homes were assessed for wildfire hazards and over 45,000 cubic yards of slash was removed from lots and collected for disposal. Additional wildfire hazard reduction grants were awarded to the YMCA of the Rockies-Estes Park, Camp Ben Delatour, Larimer County Parks, and Poudre Canyon Volunteer Fire Department. Volunteer Fire Assistance and Rural Fire Assistance grants were awarded to Livermore Fire Protection District, Poudre Canyou Volunteer Fire Department, Red Feather Lakes Voulunteer Fire Department, Crystal Lakes Fire Department, Wellington Fire Protection Diostrict, Big Thompson Volunteer Fire Department, and Rist Canyon Fire Department. The Big Elk Fire was the largest and most costly fire in Larimer County in 2002. Three pilots lost their lives fighting this fire. Fort Collins District Michael G. Babler Colorado State Forest Service Colorado State University Building 1052 Foothills Campus Fort Collins, CO 80523-5075 Phone: 970-491-8660 FAX: 970-491-8645 E-Mail: fcdist@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Larimer County Profile 176 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LAS ANIMAS COUNTY DNR Employees 9 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 34 aggregate mines and two active coal mines. During 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Las Animas County. There are 173 tracts totaling 173,096 acres in Las Animas County. The report is in the final production phase and should be available in early 2003. In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Las Animas County. The CGS continued surface studies in Las Animas County to determine the origin of the earthquakes near Segundo in 2002. These studies were coordinated with the US Geological Survey's seismic studies in the area. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Las Animas County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Las Animas County is included. From 2000 to 2002, the CGS collected coal samples for the U.S. Geological Survey National Coal Quality Inventory. The U.S. Geological Survey is analyzing the samples for major and trace element composition. Two samples were collected in Las Animas County. 2003 Las Animas County Profile 177 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us In 2002, the CGS provided one geologic review of land use development applications in Las Animas County at the request of local governments. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 143,316.42 surface acres of which 178,030.80 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 173,095.67 mineral acres of which 10,760.00 are under lease in Las Animas County. South District Office Kit Page PO Box 88 301 Murphy Drive, Suite B Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-2360 FAX: 719-589-2967 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 854 Permits: 400 Barrels of Oil: 0 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 41,921,460 2001 Product Value: $132,802,272 Oil Production Rank in State: 0 Gas Production Rank in State: 4th The county field inspector, John Duran, is located in Lamar and the phone number is 719-336-2843. State Parks Trinidad Lake State Park - The lake at Trinidad Lake State Park is popular for waterskiing and windsurfing. Other attractions include self-guided nature hikes where visitors can choose a short walk near the Visitors Center or venture further into primitive backcountry areas. Hikers can explore the mountain branch of the historic Santa Fe Trail in nearby Trinidad. Trinidad Lake welcomes visitors with rich Indian history including an ancient Indian teepee ring right in the center of the campground near the park's wonderful amphitheater. Great wildlife-watching opportunities are also found at Trinidad Lake State Park. Trinidad Lake State Park had 179,386 visitors in 2001. 2003 Las Animas County Profile 178 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Trinidad Lake State Park 32610 State Highway 12 Trinidad CO 81082 Phone: 719-846-6951 FAX: 719-846-0676 E-Mail: trinidad.lake@state.co.us Park Manager: Russ Pallone Water Las Animas County is located in the Arkansas River Basin and is affected by the Arkansas River Compact and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado. The Purgatoire River is the largest tributary of the Arkansas River in the county and is affected by the operations of the Trinidad Reservoir Project. The U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights claims for Water Division 2 will be withdrawn in the near future and will not impact stream flows in the county. High capacity wells which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River are subject to rules and regulations of the State Engineer governing measurement and use. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Proiect Name Amount Loaned Model Reservoir and Land Co. - Model Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation $335,000 Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on one stream segment, totaling 7.0 miles, on the North Fork Purgatorie River. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has six Designated Floodplain Studies affecting 23 stream reaches. In regard to Flood Mitigation, one study has been requested. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The county received a Presidential Disaster Declaration in 1999, and was eligible for Public Assistance grants from FEMA. r 2003 Las Animas County Profile 179 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Steve Witte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $5,272,000 of economic activity in Las Animas County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non-resident hunters and anglers. Division of Wildlife officers responded to multiple incidents of human-bear conflicts near Trinidad during the summer. Local drought conditions affecting the bears' food supply were primarily responsible. Statewide as of November, 119 bears had to be destroyed as a result of conflicts with humans; 130 were destroyed during a similar period last year. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Apishapa SWA Bosque Del Oso SWA James M. John SWA Lake Dorothey SWA North Lake SWA Spanish Peaks SWA Lamar Service Center 1204 East Olive Lamar, CO 81052 Phone: 719-336-6600 FAX: 719-336-6623 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) La Veta District prepared County Sheriff and fire departments for coming fire season by training, organizing, and improving dispatching 2003 Las Animas County Profile 180 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us and communications. CSFS assisted five departments in getting new wildland units and put them in service. CSFS assisted with RFA, VFA, FEMA, Energy Impact, and El Pomar grants. Fire departments received over $300,000 in funding from these grants. Preparedness helped the county deal with a record fire year that resulted in over 50,000 acres burned. Over 5,000 acres were on CDOW property. Almost eight straight weeks were spent on county fires in May and June. CSFS assisted many landowners with Ips beetle and mountain pine beetle infestations. La Veta District Clarence K. Morey Colorado State Forest Service P.O. Box 81 La Veta, CO 81055-0081 Phone: 719-742-3588 FAX: 719-742-5502 E-Mail: csfsly@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Las Animas County Profile 181 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LINCOLN COUNTY DNR Employees 3 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 37 aggregate mines. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) started the technical evaluation of all the State Land Board tracts in Lincoln County. The report is in the final production phase and should be available in early 2003. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Lincoln County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 133,300.09 surface acres of which 140,031.69 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 169,909.73 mineral acres of which 24,530.65 are under lease in Lincoln County. North Central District Office Curtis Talley, Jr. 1220 111h Avenue, Suite302 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-3038 FAX: 970-352-2879 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 20 Permits: 2 Barrels of Oil: 68,496 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 16,796 2001 Product Value: $1,484,892 Oil Production Rank in State: 17th Gas Production Rank in State: 32nd The county field inspector, John Duran, is located in Lamar and the phone number is 719-336-2843. 2003 Lincoln County Profile 182 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Water Lincoln County is located in the Republican (NE5%) and Arkansas River basins (95%) and is affected by the Republican River Compact and the compact litigation between Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado and by the Arkansas River Compact and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado. The U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights claims for Water Division 2 will be withdrawn in the near future and will not impact the county. The county is covered by parts of the Northern Highplains Designated Groundwater Basin. The Colorado Groundwater Commission governs alluvial groundwater use in designated basins. High capacity wells, which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River, are subject to rules and regulations of the State Engineer governing measurement and use. This county has four Designated Floodplain studies affecting ten stream reaches. The county has expressed its interest in joining the National Flood Insurance Program. CWCB staff assisted with a Letter of Map Revision on Tributary to Big Sandy Creek. Steve Witte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $2,477,000 of economic activity in Lincoln County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Hugo SWA Karval Reservoir SWA 2003 Lincoln County Profile 183 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Kinney Lake Colorado Springs Service Center 2126 North Weber Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Phone: 719-227-5200 FAX: 719-227-5297 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry The 1990 tornado that hit the Town of Limon devastated the urban forest resources. After a major tree planting effort supported by the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS), corporate sponsors, and the Town of Limon, the community forest has been restored and continues to thrive. Limon celebrated its 11th year of being a "Tree City USA" community this year. Limon residents take pride in what has been accomplished since the storm event. CSFS assists the Lincoln county cooperative extension service each year with its seedling tree program. Foresters are available to answer landowner questions as trees are picked up for conservation plantings. Seedling tree workshops have been presented in cooperation with the Hugo office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. These workshops provide landowners with information that helps establish effective plantings in the plains of Lincoln County. Franktown District Michael G. Bahm Colorado State Forest Service P.O. Box 485 (2068 N. State Hwy. 83 80116-9612) Franktown, CO 80116-0485 Phone: 303-660-9625 FAX: 303-688-2919 E-Mail: csfsfk@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Lincoln County Profile 184 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us r- COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LOGAN COUNTY DNR Employees 7 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 45 aggregate mines. • During 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Logan County. There are 84 tracts totaling 181,354 acres in Logan County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-10, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Logan County State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. An Evaluation of Bottom-hole Temperatures from Oil and Gas wells was completed in the Denver Basin and San Juan Basin (Open File Report 02-15). Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Logan County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 134,885.87 surface acres of which 139,987.26 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 181,353.83 mineral acres of which 20,440.07 are under lease in Logan County. Northeast District Office Danny Skalla 301 Poplar, Suite 3 Sterling, CO 80751 Phone: 970-522-0975 FAX: 970-522-0316 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 236 Permits: 8 (includes re-completions) Barrels of Oil: 218,084 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 333,533 2003 Logan County Profile 185 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us 2001 Product Value: $5,919,128 Oil Production Rank in State: 8th Gas Production Rank in State: 22nd The county field inspector, Ed Binkley, is located in Brush at 970-842-4465. State Parks North Sterling State Park - North Sterling Reservoir offers 3,000 acres of pristine waters, providing an interesting array of coves and fingers to explore. Modern facilities are located nearby and support a wide variety of recreational activities available at North Sterling. Sky gazers of all ages rave about North Sterling's incredibly dark skies. The park hosts many star parties and astronomy is a frequent topic at campfire programs. North Sterling State Park had 207,070 visitors in 2001. North Sterling State Park 24005 County Road 330 Sterling, CO 80751 Phone: 970-522-3657 FAX: 970-522-2230 E-Mail: north.sterling.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Bob Loomis Water The South Platte River in Logan County is subject to the South Platte River Compact. The main provision of this compact does not allow diversions from the west boundary of Washington County downstream to the Colorado State Line by water users whose appropriation date is junior to June 14, 1897 on any day between April 1st and October 15th when the flow at the state line is below 120 cfs. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) funded a feasibility study for development of a South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) in the South Platte Basin. This study has recently been completed andthe CWCB is now funding development of the SPDSS. Colorado is also a participant in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the states of Nebraska and Wyoming to develop a program for the Platte River relating to endangered species and their habitats along the Central Platte River in Nebraska. Existing and future water supplies 2003 Logan County Profile 186 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us are expected to be protected from the Endangered Species Act by the agreement and program. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Project Name Amount Loaned Julesburg Irrigation District— Diversion Structure Rehabilitation $510,469 Sterling Irrigation Company— Sterling Ditch #1 Diversion Structure Rehabilitation $318,583 Peoples Ditch Company— People Ditch Diversion Structure Rehabilitation $43,000 This county has ten Designated Floodplain studies affecting 14 stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Major flooding in July 1997 resulted in a Flood Disaster Declaration and flood studies on Pawnee Creek and Sterling. Environmental assessments are complete for the Pawnee Creek mitigation project. The hydrology review in Pawnee Creek Basin is complete. A flood hazard mitigation project has been authorized and fully funded. The proposed project construction should begin late .-� in 2003. Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $12,261,000 of economic activity in Logan County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. The Division of Wildlife purchase 175 acres for the Overland Trail SWA in Logan County during 2000. 2003 Logan County Profile 187 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Atwood SWA Bravo SWA Duck Creek SWA Dune Ridge SWA Jumbo Reservoir (Julesburg) SWA Knudson SWA Lennartz SWA Messex SWA North Sterling Reservoir SWA Overland Trail SWA Prewitt Reservoir SWA Red Lion SWA Tamarack Ranch SWA Brush Service Center P.O. Box 128 Brush, CO 80723 Phone: 970-842-6300 FAX: 970-842-6329 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Sterling will host the 2003 Wildfire College with over 500 students expected including firefighters from all over the United States. Fort Morgan District Damon M. Lange Colorado State Forest Service 801 East Burlington Fort Morgan, CO 80701-3638 Phone: 970-867-5610 FAX: 970-867-0361 E-Mail: csfsfm@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Logan County Profile 188 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MESA COUNTY DNR Employees 70 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 70 aggregate mines, three metal mines, and one coal mine in reclamation. Grand Junction Field Office 101 South 3rd, Suite 301 Grand Junction, CO 81501 Phone: (970) 242-5025 FAX: 970-241-1516 The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) is involved in an ongoing study to monitor movement of the active DeBeque Canyon landslide in Mesa County. This is being funded by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Up-to- date results can be viewed on the CGS web site at http://geosurvev.state.co.us (under Programs, Engineering Geology). In 2002, Environmental Baseline Surveys were completed at two sites for the Department of Military Affairs. The sites are: (1) the Colorado Army National Guard — Grand Junction Armory and (2) the Colorado Army National Guard — Grand Junction Operational Maintenance Shop #3. These reports are a survey of past and current environmental conditions. The CGS gave a presentation about geologic hazards and planning issues in the Grand Junction area at the annual meeting of the Colorado Chapter of the American Planning Association, in Grand Junction. In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Mesa County. During 2002, the CGS evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board 2003 Mesa County Profile 189 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us mineral property in Mesa County. There are two tracts totaling 1,200 acres in Mesa County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-18, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Rio Blanco, Delta, Mesa, San Miguel and Ourav Counties State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Mesa County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Mesa County is included In 2002, the CGS provided 60 geologic reviews of land use development applications in Mesa County at the request of local governments. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 1,377.38 surface acres of which 759.42 are under lease and 1,198.68 mineral acres of which none are under lease in Mesa County. Northwest District Office Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 403 Permits: 29 (includes re-completions) Barrels of Oil: 1,833 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 4,805,637 2001 Product Value: $16,775,119 Oil Production Rank in State: 27th Gas Production Rank in State: 10th The county field inspectors are: Jay Krabacher 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-256-9000 Fax: 970-256-9000 2003 Mesa County Profile 190 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Jaime Adkins 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-285-9000 Fax: 970-285-5659 State Parks Colorado River State Park - Unique to the park system, Colorado River State Park is actually a series of beautiful stops along the Colorado River as it flows through Grand Junction. From Island Acres on the east through Corn Lake, Connected Lakes and on down the river, this remarkable park has redefined what parks are all about. The trail system winds through stands of tall trees and along the banks of this famous and magnificent western river. Visitors stop along the way to enjoy great fishing and picnics in delightful settings. For camping at this new park, try Island Acres, the eastern "anchor" to Colorado River State Park. Pack lunch, dinner or a full weekend getaway and enjoy your escape. A popular picnic and swimming spot, Island Acres offers great scenery, cool breezes, fishing and sightseeing, too. "Neighbors" include the Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa. Eagles cross the winter skies from December through February. Fruita offers visitors camping, hiking and picnicking along the Colorado River, providing a great base for exploring nearby Colorado National Monument and other area attractions. Colorado River State Park had 774,380 visitors in 2001. Colorado River State Park PO Box 700 Clifton, CO 81520 Phone: 970-434-3388 FAX: 970-434-6878 E-Mail: colorado.river.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Brad Taylor Highline Lake State Park - Highline Lake State Park is the center for water sports in the Grand Valley of western Colorado. The park offers plenty of shaded and grassy picnic sites and campsites for visitors to enjoy, and due to the park's low elevation, it is an ideal getaway from early spring to late in the fall. There are two beautiful lakes at the park, one designated for water-skiers and boaters and the 2003 Mesa County Profile 191 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us other set aside for wakeless boating. Both lakes offer great fishing. Great blue heron, white pelicans and whooping crane are just a few of the migrating waterfowl that stop at the park. A watchable wildlife migratory waterfowl overlook provides an excellent spot from which to watch the park's wildlife. Just 9 miles west of Grand Junction and not far from the Utah border, this city-like park in a rural setting is close to the Kokopelli Trail and Ruby Canyon, a great place to establish a base camp for mountain biking and river rafting. Highline Lake State Park had 219,665 visitors in 2001. Highline Lake State Park 1800 11.8 Road Loma, CO 81524 Phone: 970-858-7208 FAX: 970-858-7208 E-Mail: highline.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Chris Foreman Vega State Park - Vega Lake is located near the western edge of Grand Mesa National Forest. There are several beautiful campgrounds in the park, and the lake offers great boating, water-skiing and fishing. Excellent ice fishing and snowmobiling has made Vega as popular with winter crowds as it is with summer visitors. Visitors access trails atop Grand Mesa for hiking, mountain biking and four-wheeling in the summer, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter. Vega State Park had 100,223 visitors in 2001. Vega State Park PO Box 186 Collbran, CO 81624 Phone: 970-487-3407 FAX: 970-487-3404 E-Mail: vega.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Chris Childs Water Mesa County is located in portions of the Colorado Mainstream, Gunnison and Dolores River basins and is affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River Compacts. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water 2003 Mesa County Profile 192 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The Grand Junction area benefits from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Grand Valley Project, which is affected by the Orchard Mesa Check Settlement case. The Grand Valley project has been improved considerably through the Colorado River Salinity Program which has lined or piped canals and laterals in the Project area. The Upper Colorado Recovery Program has also helped improve Project operating efficiency through the installation of canal check structures and will be installing fish screens in the canals in the near future. The Recovery Program as also installed 2 fish passages in the Grand Valley area and will install 2 more passages over the next 2-3 years. The saved water, in conjunction with uncontracted reservoir water, is being used to improve flow conditions for endangered fish in the 15-mile reach of the Colorado River. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Project Name Amount Loaned Town of Palisade $729,521 West Rhone Lateral Ditch Company— Lateral Reconstruction $100,000 Appleton Northwest Lateral Drainage Corp. — Lateral Reconstruction $100,000 Ute Water Conservancy District - Plateau Creek Pipeline Replacement Project $27,137,500 Two grants have been awarded through the Office of Water Conservation: a municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project in the amount of$47,000 to the Grand Junction Regional Center for infrared automated faucet installation in an institutional setting; and an agricultural grant in the amount of$81,501 to Western Colorado Botanical Society for an xeriscaping demonstration project. Both have been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 17 stream segments, totaling 171.2 miles, including Mesa Creek, Plateau Creek, the Colorado River and their tributaries. In 2002, new instream flow water rights applications were filed on four stream segments, totaling 28.1 miles, on Blue Creek (2), North Fork Mesa Creek and South Fork Mesa Creek. For additional information please 2003 Mesa County Profile 193 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has 16 Designated Floodplain studies affecting 74 stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The Douglas Wash Floodplain Study has been completed and the Grand Junction Levee project is completed on the Colorado River. The Colorado River Letter of Map Revision project is in progress. The Bosley Wash master plan study is complete and a flood mitigation demonstration project is funded by CWCB. The CWCB has provided funding for a Grand Valley Unification Study to formulate a funded entity for valley flood and drainage projects. Alan Marteliaro, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 50633 U.S. Highway 6 & 24 P.O. Box 396 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 Phone: 970-945-5665 Wayne Schieldt 1871 East Main Street P.O. Box 456 Montrose, CO 81402 Phone: 970-249-6622 FAX: 970-249-8728 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $51,907,000 of economic activity in Mesa County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. The Division runs Chronic Wasting Disease (CVVD) Head Submission Sites in many counties during the fall hunting 2003 Mesa County Profile 194 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us seasons, and there are approximately 23 veterinarians around the state who also can take samples for hunters. There were four lab sites, which are located in Craig, Grand Junction, Fort Collins and Rocky Ford. In 2002, over 20,000 deer, elk, and moose lymph node and/or brain stem samples have been tested. Results are generally available about 2 weeks later. Because testing is ongoing, information about the disease in Colorado is updated regularly. See the Division's CVVD update and current CWD information on the Division's website. Students at the New Emerson School in Grand Junction are raising fish in aquariums provided by the Division of Wildlife as part of the Colorado Aquarium Project, sponsored by the Division of Wildlife. An earlier pilot project in Grand Junction has suggested that students involved in the CAP see a corresponding increase in standardized test results. Division of Wildlife biologists constructed a berm at the 19- acre Corn Lake near Clifton. The berm insulates the lake from the Colorado River and native endangered fish in the river. That allowed the lake to be restocked with non-native warm water sport species, which will eventually increase recreational opportunities. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Big Creek Reservoir SWA Colorado River Island SWA Franklin Island SWA Horse Thief Canyon SWA Jerry Creek Reservoir SWA Loma Boat Launch SWA Mogensen Ponds SWA Plateau Creek SWA Tilman Bishop SWA Walker SWA West Lake SWA Northwest Region Service Center 711 Independent Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81505 Phone: 970-255-6100 FAX: 970-255-6111 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us 2003 Mesa County Profile 195 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Forestry In 2002 the Miracle Complex of fires (almost 4,000) utilized the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) managed Emergency Fire Fund as well as FEMA funding. CSFS personnel served as line officers representing the county's interests when this fire became multi-agency managed. Four CSFS engines assigned to the county were actively involved on this and other fires. Thirteen landowners mitigated fire fuel hazards on over 1,164 acres with CSFS assistance since 2001. Forest landowners in Mesa County harvested over 140 acres under managed conditions with CSFS assistance in 2002. Grand Junction and Fruita maintained their national "Tree City USA" status. Grand Junction District John W. Denison Colorado State Forest Service State Services Building Grand Junction, CO 81501-2771 Phone: 970-248-7325 FAX: 970-248-7317 E-Mail: csfsgi@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Mesa County Profile 196 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MINERAL COUNTY Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is four aggregate mines. In 2003, 30 abandoned mine openings will be safeguarded in Mineral County. In 2002, the Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program • (IMP) worked with other federal and state agencies to fund stabilization of Commodore Mine in Mineral County and investigation into the sources of water flowing from Nelson Tunnel into Willow Creek. The Division of Minerals and Geology also cooperated with the Army Corps of Engineers to complete groundwater well installation and monitoring in the Willow Creek floodplain below Creede in Mineral County. During 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Mineral County. There are seven tracts totaling 1,283 acres in Mineral County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 01-20, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Archuleta, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, and San Juan Counties State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. In 2002, Bob Kirkham of the CGS participated in the Willow Creek Reclamation Committee and Technical Assistance Committee to address historic water quality problems related to abandoned mines near Creede. Pertinent activities include underground mapping of water conditions in the Commodore and Nelson Tunnels, review of geophysical data, and review of historic water rights records. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Mineral County is included. 2003 Mineral County Profile 197 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 57.85 surface acres of which none are under lease and 1,283.31 mineral acres of which none are under lease in Mineral County. South District Office Kit Page PO Box 88 301 Murphy Drive, Suite B Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-2360 FAX: 719-589-2967 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. Water Mineral County is located in the Rio Grande (66%) and San Juan River basins (33%) and is affected by the Rio Grande Compact, as well as the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts. The Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and updated through 2000 and the Rio Grand Reservoir Decision Support System, which will be fully operational in 2003 cover the county. The Rio Grande Project Investigation is important to the county. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The area is also potentially affected by the pending U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 7 and and affected by the settlement reached in Water Division 3. Four major irrigation reservoirs are located n this county: Rio Grande Reservoir, Continental Reservoir, Santa Maria Reservoir, and Beaver Reservoir. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 56 stream segments, totaling 393.6 miles, including the Rio Grande River and its tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has one Designated Floodplain Study in Creede affecting one stream reach. The County has requested floodplain mapping for streams where growth is occurring or 2003 Mineral County Profile 198 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us will likely occur in the future. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. CWCB staff for Willow Creek above Creede completed a feasibility study. Two new mitigation projects have been requested. Steve Vandiver, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 422 Fourth Street P. O. Box 269 Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-6683 FAX: 719-589-6685 Ken Beegles, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 701 Camino Del Rio, Suite 205 Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-247-1845 FAX: 303-866-5417 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $3,404,000 of economic activity in Mineral County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Alberta Park Reservoir SWA Big Meadows Reservoir SWA Coller SWA Gunnison Service Center 300 West New York Avenue Gunnison, CO 81230 Phone: 970-641-7060 FAX: 970-641-7883 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us 2003 Mineral County Profile 199 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Forestry An upgraded 750 gallon fire truck from the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) was placed at Creede with Mineral County Fire Protection District in 2002. Firefighters and equipment from Mineral County assisted efforts at the Million Fire under a cooperative agreement facilitated by the CSFS. Alamosa District Boyd O. Lebeda Colorado State Forest Service 128 Santa Fe Alamosa, CO 81101-1137 Phone: 719-589-2271 FAX: 719-589-3676 E-Mail: csfsal@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Mineral County Profile 200 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MOFFAT COUNTY DNR Employees 9 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 39 aggregate mines, two coal mines, and one metal mine. DMG's abandoned mine reclamation program investigates, characterizes and controls abandoned coal mine fires. In 2003 an abandoned coal mine fire near Craig will be characterized and controlled. Colorado received one of the highest honors in its history in 2002 when the Trapper Mine in Moffat County received the Special 25th Anniversary Bronze Award from the Office of Surface Mining. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) began a study of available coal resources of the lower White River Coal region of Garfield, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties. A report on Available Coal Resources of the Yampa Coal Field of Moffat and Routt Counties is in the final preparation for publication stages. In 2002, a report was completed on Available Coal Resources of the Danforth Hills Coal Field of Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties is in the final editing and proofing stages. The CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database in 2002. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Moffat County. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Moffat County is included. 2003 Moffat County Profile 201 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Moffat County is included. From 2000 to 2002, the CGS collected coal samples for the U.S. Geological Survey National Coal Quality Inventory. The U.S. Geological Survey is analyzing the samples for major and trace element composition. Sixteen samples were collected in Moffat County. In 2002, the CGS began a study of the coalbed methane potential of the Sand Wash Basin, North Park Basin and Middle Park Basin. During 2002, the CGS provided four geologic reviews of land use development applications in Moffat County at the request of local governments. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 191,004.36 surface acres of which 296,026.86 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 209,318.99 mineral acres of which 91,340.80 are under lease in Moffat County. Northwest District Office Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 438 Permits: 54 (includes re-completions) Barrels of Oil 330,903 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 16,731,038 2001Product Value: $67,205,080 Oil Production Rank in State: 6th Gas Production Rank in State: 7th The county field inspectors are: Jay Krabacher 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-256-9000 Fax: 970-256-9000 2003 Moffat County Profile 202 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Jaime Adkins 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-285-9000 Fax: 970-285-5659 Water Moffat County is located in the Yampa (85%) and White (15%) River Basins and is affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts, in particular those portions relating directly to the Yampa and Little Snake Rivers. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. A major part of the recovery effort is the Yampa River Management Plan currently being drafted to support a Programmatic Biological Opinion to be written by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A 12,000 AF enlargement of Elkhead Reservoir, which will be used in part to support flows for endangered fish, is one of the major components of the plan. The balance of the enlargement .-� will be used to support development in the Craig area. CRDSS was instrumental in the development of this plan. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The Salinity Control Program as invested funds to plug several abandon gas wells in the basin that were contributing salts to the river. The 3-Forks Ranch has filed suit in Colorado District Court claiming violations of the Upper Colorado Compact and the provisions relating therein relating to the Little Snake River by the Wyoming and the City of Cheyenne. The CWCB, State Engineer, and Colorado Attorney General have made an independent review of the claimed violation and are in the final phase of completing that investigation. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on four stream segments, totaling 32.9 miles, including the Williams Fork River and its tributaries. In addition, leased water rights have been changed to instream flow uses on one stream segment totaling 153.0 miles on the Yampa River. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage �- information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. 2003 Moffat County Profile 203 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Bob Plaska, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 505 Anglers Drive, Suite 101 P. O. Box 773450 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 Phone: 970-879-0272 FAX: 970-879-1070 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $19,053,000 of economic activity in Moffat County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. The Division runs Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Head Submission Sites in many counties during the fall hunting seasons, and there are approximately 23 veterinarians around the state who also can take samples for hunters. There were four lab sites, which are located in Craig, Grand Junction, Fort Collins and Rocky Ford. In 2002, over 20,000 deer, elk, and moose lymph node and/or brain stem samples have been tested. Results are generally available about 2 weeks later. Because testing is ongoing, information about the disease in Colorado is updated regularly. See the Division's CWD update and current CWD information on the Division's website. Division of Wildlife biologists in cooperation with the BLM, USFWS other federal agencies and the Utah DOW released 38 black footed ferrets into the wild along the Wolf Creek drainage. Designated as endangered federally, the black footed ferret is totally dependent on prairie dogs for food and shelter. Ferrets were thought to be extinct in the 1970s; ferrets have been bred in captivity since a wild population was discovered in Wyoming in 1981. The release is the first in Colorado. 2003 Moffat County Profile 204 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SFU): Bitter Brush SWA Browns Park SWA Elkhead Lake (Easement) SWA Little Snake SWA Meeker Service Center P.O. Box 1181 Meeker, CO 81641 Phone: 970-878-6090 FAX: 970-878-6077 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry District personnel assisted local firefighting forces by teaching classes in fire behavior to Sheriffs Department personnel. The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) also assisted the County with their County Fire Management Plan. Steamboat Springs District Terry L. Wattles Colorado State Forest Service P.O. Box 773657 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477-3657 Phone: 970-879-0475 FAX: 970-879-2517 E-Mail: steambt@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Moffat County Profile 205 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MONTEZUMA COUNTY DNR Employees 4 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 19 aggregate mines, and two metal mines. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed an Environmental Baseline Survey for the Department of Military Affairs at the Colorado Army National Guard — Cortez Armory. This report is a survey of past and current environmental conditions. An Evaluation of Bottom-hole Temperatures from Oil and Gas wells was completed in the Denver Basin and San Juan Basin (Open File Report 02-15). Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Montezuma County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Montezuma County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 8,181.82 surface acres of which 16,558.76 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 50,003.84 mineral acres of which 8,703.57 are under lease in Montezuma County. South District Office Kit Page PO Box 88 301 Murphy Drive, Suite B Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-2360 FAX: 719-589-2967 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 157 Permits: 0 2003 Montezuma County Profile 206 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Barrels of Oil: 204,423 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas 2,441,630 2001 Product Value: $13,173,525 (does not include CO2) CO2 Production 2001 : 222,299,118 Oil Production Rank in State: 10th Gas Production Rank in State: 13th The county field inspector, Mark Weems, is located in Durango at 970-259-4587. State Parks Mancos / Lone Mesa State Park - Lone Mesa State Park is surrounded by the majestic San Juan mountain range and is southwest Colorado's hot spot for excellent fishing and camping. Located 10 miles from Mesa Verde National Park, Mancos Lake is one of Colorado's most striking locales. Pleasant climate, year-around trout fishing and a campground in a mature ponderosa pine forest combine to create an outdoor haven that cannot be beat. "Neighbors" include the Four Corners area of the state, where the boarders of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah meet, and historic Mesa Verde National Monument. The area is rich in western history, including the history of the Anasazi Indians whose ruins are preserved and displayed at the nearby Anasazi Heritage Center. Mancos / Lone Mesa State Park had 39,404 visitors in 2001. Mancos / Lone Mesa State Park P.O. Box 1047 Dolores, CO 81323 Phone: 970-882-2213 FAX: 970-882-2213 E-Mail: lone.mesa.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Scot Elder Water Montezuma County is located in the Dolores (20%) and San Juan (80%) basins and affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts. The Dolores Project provides water to irrigators, municipalities and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe pursuant to the Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement. The Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000, covers the entire San Juan Basin. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin (Dolores River portion) and the 2003 Montezuma County Profile 207 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Recovery Implementation for Endangered Fish in the San Juan River Basin. CRDSS was and continues to be a critical tool for evaluating U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service flow recommendations and water development projects in the San Juan basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The Salinity Control Program has made a considerable investment in salinity control on the Dolores Project via the McElmo Creek Salinity Unit. The pending U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 7 will likely impact flows in the San Juan basin and CRDSS will help identify the extent of those impacts. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 13 stream segments, totaling 203.3 miles, including the Dolores River and its tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has five Designated Floodplain studies affecting ten stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The floodplain study is completed for Cortez, and a FEMA map revision has been requested. A new floodplain study is underway for the Dolores River Basin. Ken Beegles, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 701 Camino Del Rio, Ste. 205 P.O. Box 1880 Durango, CO 81301 (970) 247-1845; Mancos field office: (970) 533-1333 FAX: 303-866-5417 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $15,385,000 of economic activity in Montezuma County 2003 Montezuma County Profile 208 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non-resident hunters and anglers. Fishing Is Fun (FIF) funded construction of a pier and boardwalk at the 13-acre Denny Lake in Cortez. The grant was for $25,000, increasing fishing opportunities by 750 recreation days. Through FIF, the Division of Wildlife provides grants, matching local funds, to improve angler access and aquatic habitat. Statewide, FIF helped fund $3 million worth of projects statewide during 2001. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SFU): Dolores River SWA Joe Moore Reservoir SWA Lone Dome SWA Narraguinnep Reservoir SWA Puett Reservoir SWA Summit Reservoir SWA Totten Reservoir SWA Durango Service Center 151 East 16th Street Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-247-0855 FAX: 970-247-2235 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Planning efforts begun for State Land north of Montezuma County Fairgrounds. The biggest event in this county is not wildfire, but an equally devastating infestation of pinon Ips bark beetles. This insect is moving indiscriminently through federal and private acreage, leaving a sea of dead pinon in its wake. The Colorado State Forest Service and the Colorado State University extension are both doing their best to educate landowners; unfortunately, the drought conditions prolong the difficulties in dealing with this situation. Durango District Daniel E. Ochocki Colorado State Forest Service P.O. Box 7233 Durango, CO 81301-3908 Phone: 970-247-5250 FAX: 970-247-5252 E-Mail: csfsdugo@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Montezuma County Profile 209 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MONTROSE COUNTY DNR Employees 65 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 61 aggregate mines, one active coal mine, one coal mine in reclamation, and 15 metal mines. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed an Environmental Baseline Survey for the Department of Military Affairs at the Colorado Army National Guard — Charlie Company 109th Medical Battalion Montrose Armory. This report is a survey of past and current environmental conditions. The CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database in 2002. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Montrose County. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Montrose County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Montrose County is included. From 2000 to 2002, the CGS collected coal samples for the U.S Geological Survey National Coal Quality Inventory. The U.S. Geological Survey is analyzing the samples for major and trace element composition. Five samples were collected in Montrose County. During 2002, the CGS provided three geologic reviews of land use development applications in Montrose County at the request of local governments. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages no land in Montrose County. 2003 Montrose County Profile 210 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Northwest District Office Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 1 Permits: 3 Barrels of Oil: 0 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 0 2001 Product Value: $0 Oil Production Rank in State: 0 Gas Production Rank in State: 0 The county field inspectors are: Jay Krabacher 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-256-9000 Fax: 970-256-9000 Jaime Adkins 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-285-9000 Fax: 970-285-5659 Water Montrose County is located in the Gunnison River and Dolores River basins and affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts. Agriculture in the county derives substantial benefits from the Uncompahgre Project which delivers water to the Uncompahgre Valley via the Gunnison Tunnel and from the Dallas Creek Project (Ridgeway Reservoir). The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the state are working with water users to develop a programmatic biological opinion (PBO) that would formally cover all existing water uses and an as yet unspecified increment of future water development. 2003 Montrose County Profile 211 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us The county also benefits from and is covered by the —. Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The Salinity Control Program has invested substantial dollars to reduce the salt loading to the river from irrigation return flows off the Uncompahgre Project. There is a possibility of doing additional salinity contol in the Uncompahgre area in the future. Flows in the Gunnison river will likely be affected by the National Park Service's quantification of their decreed federal reserve water right for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and operations of the Aspinall Units if adjusted to help meet the quantification and Service flow recommendations. The Aspinall Unit will undergo Section 7 consultation pursuant to the Endangered Species Act once the Service flow recommendations are adopted. Proposed water projects include the Uncompahgre Project and the AB Lateral Hydropower Project. Two grants have been issued through the Office of Water Conservation. A municipal grant in the amount of$40,400 for a pilot demonstration project to the town of Nucla for installation of meters for the residential treated water; and an agricultural grant in the amount of$100,000 to the town of Nucla for a non-potable irrigation project. Both of these projects have been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on ten stream segments, totaling 221.2 miles, including the Cimarron River and its tributaries. In 2002, new instream flow water rights applications were filed on five stream segment, totaling 56.4 miles, on La Sal Creek, North Fork Mesa Creek, Roc Creek, the San Miguel River and South Fork Mesa Creek. In addition, The Nature Conservancy and P&M Coal Company donated senior water rights for instream flow uses on a 28.9-mile reach of the Gunnison River through the gorge. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has six Designated Floodplain studies affecting 18 stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The county is currently working with the CWCB and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, to revise the Uncompahgre River floodplain maps. 2003 Montrose County Profile 212 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us r— Wayne Schieldt Division of Water Resources 1871 East Main Street P. O. Box 456 Montrose, CO 81402 Phone: 970-249-6622 FAX: 970-249-8728 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $24,016,000 of economic activity in Montrose County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. Division of Wildlife biologists are engaged in a multi-year nutritional study of the Uncompaghre Plateau deer herd as part of the agency's effort to understand declines in deer populations in Colorado and throughout the west over the last several years. The condition of deer winter range on the plateau is being evaluated. Deer populations are currently believed to be improving in Colorado but not "back" to previous levels. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Billy Creek SWA Chipeta Lakes SWA Cimarron SWA Escalante SWA Montrose Service Center 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, CO 81401 Phone: 970-252-6000 FAX: 970-252-6053 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry A countywide Wildfire annual operating plan was developed for Montrose County to address mutual aid between local, 2003 Montrose County Profile 213 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us state, and federal cooperators and other local fire issues. A meeting of local fire departments and local agency representatives was held to discuss the plan. Six county departments received nearly $31,000 in direct assistance for wildland fire equipment and training. Local public information and increased wildfire occurrence in western Colorado raised the awareness level of residents in "Red Zone" interface communities. Six Montrose area private landowners of wooded tracts also benefited from wildfire mitigation incentives. These incentives help pay the cost of installing defensible space, fuel breaks, and thinning of vegetative fuels adjacent to home sites. Local Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) District personnel spent 106 days in 2002 supporting wildland fire suppression team efforts throughout Colorado. CSFS provided one wildfire hazard review of land use development applications in Montrose County at the request of local government during 2002. Over fifty Columbine Middle School students learned about fire behavior, fuel mitigation around homes, and emergency evacuation plans. The students completed the unit with a field trip to a Montrose County wooded subdivision where they evaluated fuels and access. Montrose and Nucla area middle school students participated in the filming and live national satellite broadcast of"Exploring Wildland Fire," sponsored by the BLM, which aired in November of 2002. CSFS participates in the Uncompahgre Plateau Project, a partnership of federal, state, local resource management agencies along with landowners and other interested publics with the intent of coordinated resource management of natural resources on the Uncompahgre Plateau. CSFS presented an education station at the Shavano Conservation District Water Festival. The station demonstrated to 450 Montrose area 3rd graders the importance of forests in providing adequate clean water for our communities. 2003 Montrose County Profile 214 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us One seedling tree workshop instructed landowners in tree species selection, planning, and tree care to aid the survival of trees planted through the CSFS Conservation Tree program. CSFS presented a forestry education activity (tree cross sections) with the Olathe Boys and Girls club. One Montrose County landowner participates in the Forest Agriculture program where land is assessed as agriculture for property tax purposes when managed according to a written plan with the intent of producing forest products. In addition, the city of Montrose and the town of Olathe (Montrose County) were recognized as 'Tree City USA" communities. Montrose District Peter M. Barth Colorado State Forest Service 102 Par Place Suite 3 Montrose, CO 81404-4196 Phone: 970-249-9051 FAX: 970-249-5718 E-Mail: csfsmo@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Montrose County Profile 215 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MORGAN COUNTY DNR Employees 24 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 22 aggregate mines. During 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Morgan County. There are 83 tracts totaling 78,477 acres in Morgan County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-09, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Morgan County State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Morgan County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 50,669.46 surface acres of which 55,645.39 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 78,477.32 mineral acres of which 8,200.00 are under lease in Morgan County. North Central District Office Curtis Talley, Jr. 1220 11th Avenue, Suite302 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-3038 FAX: 970-352-2879 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 360 Permits: 9 Barrels of Oil: 87,814 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 172,746 2001 Product Value: $2,441,953 Oil Production Rank in State: 15th Gas Production Rank in State: 27th 2003 Morgan County Profile 216 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us The county field inspector, Ed Binkley, is located in Brush at 970-842-4465. State Parks Jackson Lake State Park - Just 80 miles northeast of Denver outside of Fort Morgan, Jackson Lake offers outstanding water-based recreation, including naturally fine sand beaches, excellent walleye and bass fishing and uncrowded waterskiing that cannot be beat. Colorado's eastern plains are the lands of James Michener's Centennial, and Jackson Lake State Park offers a beautiful introduction to this unique aspect of the state. New boat ramp facilities make the lake accessible to all watercraft. Jackson Lake State Park had 270,140 visitors in 2001. Jackson Lake State Park 26363 County Road 3 Orchard, CO 80649 Phone: 970-645-2551 (office); 970-768-6011 (marina) FAX: 970-645-1535 E-Mail: jackson.lake.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Mike Severin Water The county is located in the South Platte Basin. The South Platte River bisects the county from west to east. The county is not subject to the terms of the South Platte River Compact. The main demand for water in the county is for irrigation use that is supplied by reservoirs, several irrigation ditches taking water from the South Platte River and by irrigation wells. Jackson Reservoir is also located within the county. Water for domestic use mainly comes from wells. A new pipeline with Colorado Big Thompson Project water was recently constructed to provide supplies to the City of Fort Morgan and the Morgan County Quality Water District. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) funded a feasibility study for development of a South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) in the South Platte Basin. This study has recently been completed and the CWCB is now funding initial development of the SPDSS. Colorado is also a participant in a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the states of Nebraska and Wyoming to 2003 Morgan County Profile 217 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us develop a program for the Platte River relating to endangered species and their habitats along the Central Platte River in Nebraska. Existing and future water supplies are expected to be protected from the Endangered Species Act by the agreement and program. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Project Name Amount Loaned City of Fort Morgan — NCWCD Pipeline Extension $13,500,000 A municipal grant has been issued through the Office of Water Conservation in the amount of$15,000 for a pilot demonstration project to the town of Wiggins for meter installations and a water conservation plan. This county has seven Designated Floodplain studies affecting 39 stream reaches. This county received a Presidential Disaster Declaration in August 1997 related to severe storms, flooding and flood damages in Weldona and surrounding areas. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The county received a $300,000 CDBG grant for a flood project in Weldona; construction begins in 2000. This county was also selected for a Project Impact Grant (FEMA). Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director , Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $10,138,000 of economic activity in Morgan County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. 2003 Morgan County Profile 218 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Boyd Ponds SWA Brush Prairie Ponds SWA Brush SWA Cottonwood SWA Jean K. Tool (Dodd Bridge) SWA Elliott SWA Jackson Lake SWA Brush Service Center 122 East Edison P.O. Box 128 Brush, CO 80723 Phone: 970-842-6300 FAX: 970-842-6329 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Fort Morgan District Damon M. Lange Colorado State Forest Service 801 East Burlington �.. Fort Morgan, CO 80701-3638 Phone: 970-867-5610 FAX: 970-867-0361 E-Mail: csfsfm@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Morgan County Profile 219 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OTERO COUNTY DNR Employees 4 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 17 aggregate mines, and one metal mine. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed the technical evaluation of all the State Land Board tracts in Otero County. The report is in the final production phase and should be available in early 2003. The CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database in 2002. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Otero County. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Otero County is included. During 2002, the CGS provided one geologic review of land use development applications in Otero County at the request of local governments. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 122,047.69 surface acres of which 123,530.04 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 130,281.42 mineral acres of which 80.00 are under lease in Otero County. Southeast District Office Michael Shay 4718 N. Elizabeth, Suite C Pueblo, CO 81008 Phone: 719-543-7403 FAX: 719-544-9348 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. 2003 Otero County Profile 220 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Water Otero County is located in the Arkansas River Basin and affected by the Arkansas River Compact, operations of John Martin Reservoir, and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado. High capacity wells which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River are subject to rules and regulations governing measurement and use. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Proiect Name Amount Loaned Otero Ditch Company— Otero Canal Diversion Structure—Arkansas River $155,000 A municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project has been awarded through the Office of Water Conservation in the amount of $25,000 to the city of La Junta for conversion of a park to xeriscape. The project has been completed. This county has five Designated Floodplain studies affecting 31 stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The county is currently cooperating with the CWCB on its Multi-Objective Channel Restoration Study for the Arkansas River. Upstream of John Martin Dam to Pueblo has also received funding from the CWCB from the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program for $100,000 to acquire and remove flood-prone structures from the Arkansas River floodplain. North La Junta and other portions of the county were severely flooded in May 1999 as a result of heavy general rain in the Fountain Creek watershed and other tributaries. The county received a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Individual and Public Assistance. Mitigation grant monies have been awarded for a housing buyout program in north La Junta. Funding has also been made available for an early warning system, levee repair and channel maintenance. Steve Witte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 2003 Otero County Profile 221 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $7,123,000 of economic activity in Otero County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. The Division runs Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Head Submission Sites in many counties during the fall hunting seasons, and there are approximately 23 veterinarians around the state who also can take samples for hunters. There were four lab sites, which are located in Craig, Grand Junction, Fort Collins and Rocky Ford. In 2002, over 20,000 deer, elk, and moose lymph node and/or brain stem samples have been tested. Results are generally available about 2 weeks later. Because testing is ongoing, information about the disease in Colorado is updated regularly. See the Division's CWD update and current CVVD information on the Division's website. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Holbrook Reservoir SWA Horse Creek Reservoir SWA (Timber Lake) Melon Valley SWA Timpas Creek SWA Lamar Service Center 1204 East Olive Lamar, CO 81052 Phone: 719-336-6600 FAX: 719-336-6623 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us 2003 Otero County Profile 222 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Forestry La Junta District Donna H. Davis Colorado State Forest Service 208 Santa Fe Ave La Junta, CO 81050-0977 Phone: 719-384-9087 FAX: 719-384-9087 E-Mail: csfslj@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Otero County Profile 223 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES — OURAY COUNTY DNR Employees 7 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is eight aggregate mines, and four metal mines. • In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) took a total of three water samples at the Vernon Mine in southern Ouray County. The samples were taken to characterize the environmental situation at and adjacent to this mine in conjunction with U.S. Forest Service abandoned mine remediation efforts. During 2002, the CGS evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Ouray County. There are eight tracts totaling 2,355 acres in Ouray County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-18, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Rio Blanco, Delta, Mesa, San Miguel and Ouray Counties State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Ouray County. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Ouray County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Ouray County is included. The CGS assisted in the design of a sign describing the geothermal resources around the City of Ouray. The project was completed for the Parks Department of the City of 2003 Ouray County Profile 224 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Ouray. During 2002, the CGS provided three geologic reviews of land use development applications in Ouray County at the request of local governments. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has a field forecast office in Silverton for mitigating avalanche hazards along US 550 over Red Mountain Pass in Ouray County. The forecasters are Andy Gleason and Jerry Roberts. The CAIC has mapped all avalanche paths along US 550. The contact person for the CAIC is: Knox %/Whams, Director Colorado Avalanche Information Center 325 South Broadway St., WS#1 Boulder, CO 80305 Phone: (303) 499-9650 State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 281.42 surface acres of which 161.92 are under lease and 2,996.50 mineral acres of which none are under lease in Ouray County. Northwest District Office Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. State Parks Ridgway State Park - Fabulous boating, fishing and camping in gorgeous southwest Colorado are all found at Ridgway State Park. Ridgway offers Colorado's great outdoors in view of the towering San Juan Mountain Range, the "Switzerland of America." Located 12 miles north of Ouray, Ridgway's sandy swim beach, beach house and full-service marina make it a top choice for water-sports enthusiasts. Boating, scuba diving, water skiing, wind surfing and swimming are some of the offerings, with picnicking and camping on shore. In addition, Ridgway is known as one of the nation's most accessible recreation areas to the physically challenged. Ridgway State Park had 360,173 visitors in 2001. 2003 Ouray County Profile 225 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Ridgway State Park 28555 Highway 550 Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 970-626-1607 FAX: 970-626-5825 E-Mail: ridgway.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Jeff Riddle Water Ouray County is located in the Gunnison River Basin (Uncompahgre Tributary) and affected by the Colorado and Upper River compacts. The Dallas Creek Project (Ridgeway Reservoir) is located in Ouray County and supplies irrigation water for portions of the Uncompahgre Valley. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decisions Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on eight stream segments, totaling 45.7 miles, including the Uncompahgre River, Dallas Creek and their tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has one Designated Floodplain Study affecting nine stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. A Master Drainage Plan was done in the Uncompahgre downstream of Ouray. A feasibly study was completed and a project authorized for Skyrocket Creek. A new flood insurance study for the city of Ouray, which included debris flow floodplains, has been drafted and is currently under review. Wayne Schieldt Division of Water Resources 1871 East Main Street P. O. Box 456 Montrose, CO 81402 Phone: 970-249-6622 FAX: 970-249-8728 2003 Ouray County Profile 226 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us .-� Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $2,508,000 of economic activity in Ouray County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Billy Creek SWA Montrose Service Center 2300 South Townsend Avenue Montrose, CO 81401 Phone: 970-252-6000 FAX: 970-252-6053 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us r-. Forestry A countywide Wildfire annual operating plan was developed for Ouray County to address mutual aid between local, state, and federal cooperators and other local fire issues. A meeting of local fire departments and local agency representatives was held to discuss the plan. One state fire engine is "on-loan"to the Ouray County Sheriff to provide the county government additional resources to supplement those maintained by local fire departments. The county sheriff is responsible for wildfire suppression on state and private lands outside of fire protection district boundaries. Two county departments received nearly $18,000 in direct assistance for wildland fire equipment and training. Local public information and increased wildfire occurrence in western Colorado raised the awareness level of residents in "Red Zone" interface communities. Ten Ouray County private landowners of wooded tracts also benefited from wildfire mitigation incentives. These incentives help pay the cost of installing defensible space, fuel breaks, and thinning of vegetative fuels adjacent to home sites. 2003 Ouray County Profile 227 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us A Wildfire Hazard Mitigation grant was awarded to Ouray County to assess access problems of remote subdivisions and inform residents in the "Red Zone" of potential wildfire risks. Local Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) District personnel spent 106 days in 2002 supporting wildland fire suppression team efforts throughout Colorado. CSFS participates in the Uncompahgre Plateau Project, a partnership of federal, state, local resource management agencies along with landowners and other interested publics with the intent of coordinated resource management of natural resources on the Uncompahgre Plateau. A tree and vegetation inventory has been completed at one site at Ridgway State Park. CSFS is working with State Parks to develop vegetation management plans to address forest pests and wildland fire safety issues. Two Ouray County landowners participate in the Forest Agriculture program where land is assessed as agriculture for property tax purposes when managed according to a written plan with the intent of producing forest products. In addition, the town of Ouray (Ouray County) was recognized as a "Tree City USA" community. Montrose District Peter M. Barth Colorado State Forest Service 102 Par Place Suite 3 Montrose, CO 81404-4196 Phone: 970-249-9051 FAX: 970-249-5718 E-Mail: csfsmo@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Ouray County Profile 228 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PARK COUNTY DNR Employees 7 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 23 aggregate mines, and two metal mines. In April 2002, Governor Owens signed a bill making rhodochrosite the official State Mineral of Colorado. The Sweet Home Mine near the town of Alma in Park County continues to produce specimen-quality rhodochrosite crystals. The Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program worked with other agencies to fund further work on a lime addition treatment project started in 1997. DMG also cooperated with the Army Corps of Engineers to get water quality sampling completed for South Mosquito Creek and Buckskin Gulch in Park County. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Park County. In 2002, the CGS completed a digital compilation of published faults in the Front Range. This map shows faults published at a variety of scales in Park County. The maps and shape files will be released in early 2003. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Park County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Park County is included. 2003 Park County Profile 229 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us CGS geologists served on various wildfire-recovery task forces following the Hayman wildfire in 2002. The CGS provided one geologic review of land use development applications in Park County at the request of local governments during 2002. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 95,361.23 surface acres of which 137,640.69 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 101,867.48 mineral acres of which 2,749.55 are under lease in Park County. Front Range District Office Larry Routten 1313 Sherman Street, Room 620 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3771 FAX: 303-866-3152 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. State Parks Eleven Mile State Park - Eleven Mile State Park offers incredible trout and northern pike fishing. One of Colorado's largest reservoirs at 3,400 surface-acres, Eleven Mile is a fisherman's paradise that has received rave reviews from sports writers around the nation. Waterfront camping, uncrowded boating and ideal wind conditions for sailing and windsurfing make Eleven-Mile a best bet for all visitors. Eleven Mile State Park had 295,389 visitors in 2001. Eleven Mile State Park 4229 County Road 92 , Lake George, CO 80827 Phone: 719-748-3401 FAX: 719-748-3863 E-Mail: eleven.mile.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Kevin Tobey Spinney Mountain State Park - West of Colorado Springs, Spinney Mountain State Park is a gold medal fishery. Home to trophy-sized cutthroat trout, rainbows, browns and northern pike, Spinney provides excellent belly boating, shore fishing and boating opportunities for anglers. The 2,500 surface-acre reservoir serves as an isolated retreat for 2003 Park County Profile 230 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us visitors seeking breathtaking views of the Collegiate Mountain Range or solitude from life in the city. Visitors also enjoy boating, picnicking and hunting. Camping is available at nearby Eleven Mile. Spinney Mountain State Park had 29,481 visitors in 2001. Spinney Mountain State Park c/o Eleven Mile State Park 4229 County Road 92 Lake George, CO 80827 Phone: 719-748-3401 FAX: 719-748-3863 E-Mail: eleven.mile.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Kevin Tobey Water The county is located predominately in the South Platte River Basin but is not affected by the South Platte River Compact. However, a portion of the southwestern corner of the county is within the Arkansas River Basin and affected by the Arkansas River Compact and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado. High capacity wells which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River are subject to rules and regulations of the State Engineer governing measurement and use. The headwaters of the South Platte River are located in Park County along with several major municipal storage reservoirs. These reservoirs include Antero, Spinney Mountain, Elevenmile and Tarryall. Much of the senior irrigation water for hay meadows in the county has been transferred to Aurora, Thornton and Denver who use this water in their municipal systems downstream. Uses within Park County are very limited as a result. There was recently significant litigation concerning a Water Court application of the Park County Sportsmen's Ranch. The applicants were attempting to develop and store ground water in the alluvium in South Park that they then planned to sell to municipal interests. Several parties opposed the application and the Water Court subsequently denied the application. The ruling of the Water Court has been appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) funded a feasibility study for development of a South Platte Decision 2003 Park County Profile 231 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Support System (SPDSS) in the South Platte Basin. This study has recently been completed and the CWCB is now funding development of the system. Colorado is also a participant in a Cooperative Agreement with the Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the states of Nebraska and Wyoming to develop a program for the Platte River relating to endangered species and their habitats along the Central Platte River in Nebraska. Existing and future water supplies are expected to be protected from the Endangered species Act by the agreement and program. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 64 stream segments, totaling 469.5 miles, including Jefferson Creek, Michigan Creek, Tarryall Creek and their tributaries. In 2002, new instream flow water rights applications were filed on one stream segment, totaling 6.1 miles, on the South Fork South Platte River. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. Park County has two designated studies, covering 36 streams. Park County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. Two new floodplain studies have been completed, and a FEMA map revision has been requested. New floodplain information is underway for the Missionary Ridge burn area. Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Steve Witte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 2003 Park County Profile 232 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $51,884,000 of economic activity in Park County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc. by resident and non-resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): 63 Ranch SWA Alma SWA Badger Basin SWA James Mark Jones SWA Knight-Imler Swa Spinney Mountain SWA Tarryall Reservoir SWA Teter SWA Tomahawk SWA Northeast Region Service Center 6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 Phone: 303-297-1192 or 303-291-7227 FAX: 303-291-7114 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) provides service in Park County through two district offices: The Woodland Park District covers the majority of the county, from Kenosha Pass south; while the Golden District covers the northern portion of the county from the Jefferson County line to Kenosha Pass. The Golden District has been working with residents, ranch owners, and local fire departments to address critical forestry issues in the Platte Canyon area. Ground surveys for mountain pine beetle and a test site for disposal of infested trees were accomplished during the spring of 2000 and 2001. In 2002, CSFS worked closely with Platte Canyon Fire Protection District to assist in creating new wildfire 2003 Park County Profile 233 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us mitigation regulations for new home development in the interface within their jurisdiction. In 2002, Hi Meadow Fire rehabilitation continued with local landowners through tree planting efforts. Newly affected landowners were also assisted to start their rehabilitation efforts as a result of the Snaking Fire from April 2002, and the Hayman fire from June 2002. The CSFS coordinates land and vegetation improvement work on three State Land trust parcels within Park County. All parcels are being managed for hazard fuels reduction, as well as forest health improvement. Forest management assistance was also provided to interested landowners and local communities by CSFS personnel in 2002. Fuel mitigation and Mountain Pine Beetle control and prevention projects on State Trust lands are on-going. Landowners whose properties were damaged by the Hayman Fire benefitrd from a tree planting workshop held in Lake George on January 9th. Woodland Park District Charles A. Kostecka Colorado State Forest Service P.O.Box 9024 Woodland Park, CO 80866-9024 Phone: 719-687-2951 FAX: 719-687-9584 E-Mail: csfswp@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Park County Profile 234 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PHILLIPS COUNTY DNR Employees 1 employee Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 17 aggregate mines. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Phillips County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 15,784.59 surface acres of which 13,645.11 are under lease and 23,859.63 mineral acres of which none are under lease in Phillips County. Northeast District Office Danny Skalla 301 Poplar, Suite 3 Sterling, CO 80751 Phone: 970-522-0975 FAX: 970-522-0316 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 4 Permits: 2 Barrels of Oil: 0 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 849 2001 Product Value: $2,460 Oil Production Rank in State: 0 Gas Production Rank in State: 34th The county field inspector, Ed Binkley, is located in Brush at 970-842-4465. Water The primary use of water in Phillips County is for irrigation using water pumped from the Ogallala Aquifer. The entire county lies within the Frenchman Designated Groundwater Basin. Water use from the Ogallala Aquifer is governed by the Colorado Groundwater Commission. 2003 Phillips County Profile 235 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us L'6Alscjv y/ C) C, .'-C`i Frenchman Creek, a tributary to the Republican River runs through a portion of the county. The Republican River Compact divides the use of water from the Republican River and its tributaries among Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Colorado has limited its diversions to remain under the compact entitlements. Currently, there is litigation between the states of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska concerning the possible violation of the Republican River Compact by one or more states of more than their compact allocations. The State of Colorado became more involved in the litigation after the Special Master in this case ruled in January 2000, that impacts on the Republican River from pumping Ogallala wells are subject to the Compact. Pumping of the Ogallala by Colorado users is the basis of Nebraska's claim that Colorado may have violated compact allocations. This county has three Designated Floodplain studies affecting three stream reaches. The city of Holyoke and surrounding areas received major flood damage in June 1997. The county requested federal mitigation funds following the 1997 flood disaster in northeast Colorado, but was denied. A Flood Mitigation Master Plan has been drafted for Holyoke. CWCB staff is assisting with channel maintenance activities and floodplain tree trimming projects. One new floodplain study was completed for Frenchman Creek in Holyoke/Phillips County. A new feasibility study is underway for the Frenchman Creek Basin. Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $2,474,000 of economic activity in Phillips County during 2003 Phillips County Profile 236 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Frenchman Creek SWA Holyoke SWA Brush Service Center P.O. Box 128 Brush, CO 80723 Phone: 970-842-6300 FAX: 970-842-6329 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) personnel are working with Haxtun's town manager to guide the town's community forestry efforts. Over 300,000 trees were planted in the county. Many of these trees are being established on Conservation Reserve lands for wildlife habitat. Fort Morgan District -� Damon M. Lange Colorado State Forest Service 801 East Burlington Fort Morgan, CO 80701-3638 Phone: 970-867-5610 FAX: 970-867-0361 E-Mail: csfsfm@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Phillips County Profile 237 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PITKIN COUNTY DNR Employees 1 employee Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is two aggregate mines, and two metal mines. •The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) is an active participant in the Independence Pass Foundation Restoration Team's ongoing slope-stabilization projects at "The Big Cut" on State Highway 82 near the top of Independence Pass in Pitkin County. This includes both on- site assistance and off-site planning assistance. The CGS completed an engineering geology and mapping study of evaporitic and hydrocompactive soil hazards in the Roaring Fork River Valley, including Eagle County. It is published as CGS Map Series 34, Collapsible Soils and Evaporite Karst Hazards Map of the Roaring Fork River Corridor, Garfield, Eagle, and Pitkin Counties, Colorado. The CGS conducted a field trip addressing geology and water quality in the Roaring Fork River basin during the annual meeting of the Colorado River Salinity Forum in Glenwood Springs on June 6, 2002. The CGS hosted a successful workshop on "Collapsible Soil and Evaporite Karst Hazards of the Lower Roaring Fork Valley" at the Eagle County Community Center in El Jebel, in October 2002. It focused on geology-related issues including hazard recognition, mapping, mitigation, and water- quality issues. The workshop, which was attended by 40 people, included a field trip to pertinent collapse and sinkhole sites in Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties. The workshop also included a presentation on salinity in the lower Roaring Fork River. In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in 2003 Pitkin County Profile 238 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Pitkin County. During 2002, the CGS continued an update of a geological mapping program in Pitkin County under the authority of the STATEMAP Component of the National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program. Previously issued maps were updated with new information and digitized and will be issued in CGS' Geological map Series. The maps include Mount Sopris and Basalt quadrangles. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Pitkin County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Pitkin County is included. The CGS provided seven geologic reviews of land use development applications in Pitkin County at the request of local government during 2002. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 480.00 surface acres of which 473.44 are under lease and 2,590.80 mineral acres of which none are under lease in Pitkin County. Northwest District Office Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. Water Pitkin County is located in the Colorado Mainstream Basin and affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts. The Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers are the major tributaries. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the 2003 Pitkin County Profile 239 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Upper Colorado River Basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. A municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project has been awarded through the Office of Water Conservation to Pitkin County in the amount of $20,000 for a plumbing retrofit. This project is not completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 50 stream segments, totaling 299.8 miles, including the Crystal River, Fryingpan River, Roaring Fork River and their tributaries. The City of Aspen and the U.S. Forest Service have conveyed 11 senior water rights to the CWCB for instream flow uses on the lower 4 miles on Hunter Creek. The Conservation Fund has also donated a water right to the CWCB that would supplement the instream flows of Snowmass Creek and the CWCB has entered into an agreement with the City of Aspen, whereby Aspen will provide water from its municipal or irrigation sources to supplement the instream flows in Castle Creek. The Colorado Water Conservation Board has also acquired a senior water right on Snowmass Creek from The Conservation Fund, a non-profit organization, which donated a portion of its water rights to supplement the instream flow water rights on Snowmass Creek. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has ten Designated Floodplain studies affecting 64 stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, and are part of the NAP Community Rating System. The county participates in the Roaring Fork Multi-Objective Project Study. The City of Aspen is developing a Master Drainage Plan. A river stability study is nearly complete for the Roaring Fork River in Basalt. A new flood insurance study is in progress. 2003 Pitkin County Profile 240 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Alan Martellaro, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 50633 U.S. Highway 6 & 24 P.O. Box 396 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 Phone: 970-945-5665 FAX: 970-945-8741 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $18,860,000 of economic activity in Pitkin County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Basalt SWA Coke Oven SWA Glenwood Springs Service Center 50633 Hwy. 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Phone: 970-947-2920 FAX: 970-947-2936 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry The city of Aspen took an active role in fuels mitigation in 2002 on private properties with Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) assistance as well as eight other county landowners participating in CSFS fuels hazard mitigation programs. CSFS does numerous wildland 1041 fire hazard reviews each year at the request of the planning department. Three CSFS wildland engines are assigned in Pitkin County and with CSFS assistance the fire departments are active in supporting wildland firefighting efforts state and region wide. CSFS assists Aspen in maintaining their national "Tree City USA" status. 2003 Pitkin County Profile 241 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Grand Junction District John W. Denison Colorado State Forest Service State Services Building Grand Junction, CO 81501-2771 Phone: 970-248-7325 FAX: 970-248-7317 E-Mail: csfsgi@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Pitkin County Profile 242 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us �- COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PROWERS COUNTY DNR Employees 10 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 38 aggregate mines. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Prowers County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 37,157 surface acres of which 37,366.24 are under lease and 63,468.10 mineral acres of which 13,688.56 are under lease in Prowers County. Southeast District Office Michael Shay 4718 N. Elizabeth Street, Suite C Pueblo, CO 81008 Phone: 719-543-7403 FAX: 719-544-9348 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 43 Permits: 5 Barrels of Oil: 1,326 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 788,284 2001 Product Value: $2,754,249 Oil Production Rank in State: 29th Gas Production Rank in State: 18th The county field inspector, John Duran, is located in Lamar and the phone number is 719-846-4705. Water Located in the Arkansas River Basin and affected by the Arkansas River Compact, John Martin Reservoir operations, and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado. The county is part of the Lower Arkansas River Restoration Study. 2003 Prowers County Profile 243 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us The Southern High Plains Designated Groundwater Basin covers SE part of the county and Eastern Cheyenne includes NE part of the county. The Colorado Groundwater Commission governs the use of groundwater in the designated basins. High capacity wells which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River are subject to rules and regulationsof the State Engineer governing measurement and use. This county has eight Designated Floodplain studies affecting 20 stream reaches. Prowers County received a Presidential Disaster Declaration in August 1997 due to severe storms, flooding, and flood damage. The county revised its application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for federal mitigation funds as a result of the disaster. A new bridge replacement project is being designated to mitigate flooding in Wiley. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The Arkansas River Rehabilitation Study has been completed. Steve Witte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $6,773,000 of economic activity in Prowers County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Arkansas River SWA Deadman SWA (Dorenkamp Property) Granada SWA (X-Y Ranch SWA) Holly SWA Mike Higbee SWA (Clay Creek SWA) 2003 Prowers County Profile 244 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Red Dog SWA (Bowles Property) Thurston Reservoir SWA Two Buttes Reservoir SWA Lamar Service Center 1204 E. Olive Lamar, CO 81052 Phone: 719-336-6600 FAX: 719-336-6623 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry La Junta District Donna H. Davis Colorado State Forest Service 208 Santa Fe Ave La Junta, CO 81050-0977 Phone: 719-384-9087 FAX: 719-384-9087 E-Mail: csfslj@lamar.colostate.edu r 2003 Prowers County Profile 245 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PUEBLO COUNTY DNR Employees 82 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 47 aggregate mines. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Pueblo County. During 2002, the CGS evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Pueblo County. There are 117 tracts totaling 253,322 acres in Pueblo County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-22 Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Pueblo County State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Pueblo County is included. The CGS provided 26 geologic reviews of land use development applications in Pueblo County at the request of local governments in 2002. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 193,992 surface acres of which 262,153.20 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 255,425.23 mineral acres of which 3,765.23 are under lease in Pueblo County. 2003 Pueblo County Profile 246 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us .-� Southeast District Office Michael Shay 4718 N. Elizabeth Street, Suite C Pueblo, CO 81008 Phone: 719-543-7403 FAX: 719-544-9348 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. State Parks Lake Pueblo State Park -A southern Colorado destination for sun lovers and water-sports enthusiasts, Lake Pueblo State Park offers boaters, water-skiers, sailors and swimmers a place to play without the crowd. The 400 campsites spread out around the 9,600-acre park can accommodate a lot of visitors. The fishing is exceptional and the views in this arid southern-Colorado landscape are dramatic. Miles of tree-lined hiking and biking trails and mild, year-round sunny weather make any visit to Pueblo a treat. Lake Pueblo State Park had 1,179,237 visitors in 2001. Lake Pueblo State Park 640 Pueblo Reservoir Road Pueblo, CO 81005 Phone: 719-561-9320; 719-547-3880 (North Marina); 719-564-1043 (South Marina) FAX: 719-564-9455 E-Mail: lake.pueblo.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Mike French Water The county is located in the Arkansas River Basin and affected by the Arkansas River Compact, John Martin Reservoir operations and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado Operation of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (Pueblo Reservoir) also affects flows in the Arkansas River. The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District has completed the "Future Water Storage and Needs Assessment Study," funded in part through a $75,000 grant from the CWCB to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District's, Water and Storage Needs Assessment Enterprise. The study assessed future water and storage needs and opportunities within the Southeastern District and including the facilities of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (in particular the enlargement of Pueblo Reservoir). 2003 Pueblo County Profile 247 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us The U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights claims for Water Division 2 will be withdrawn in the near future and will not impact the county. Frying Pan-Arkansas Project operations, recreational in-channel diversions, and the possible enlargement of Pueblo Reservoir are currently major issues. High capacity wells which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River are subject to rules and regulations of the State Engineer governing measurement and use. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Project Name Amount Loaned Excelsior Irrigating Company - Excelsior Ditch Rehabilitation $251,125 Three grants have been issued through the Office of Water Conservation: a municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project in the amount of$1,800 to Pueblo State Park for converting a manual irrigation system to solar operation; a grant in the amount of$49,875 to Pueblo Mental Health Institute for installing a computerized irrigation system; and a $48,000 agricultural grant to Colorado State University Cooperative Extension for an irrigation demonstration project. All three projects have been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on five stream segments, totaling 37.8 miles, including Graneros Creek, Greenhorn Creek, and the St. Charles River. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has seven Designated Floodplain studies affecting 21 stream reaches. The county has requested revised floodplain mapping for certain floodplain areas. The county has experienced a number of significant flood events in recent years including severe flooding in 1999 that triggered a Presidential Disaster Declaration. The county was eligible for public and individual grant assistance. New hydrology is being studied on Fountain Creek and a stability study is proposed. The county participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. The HARP project is 80% complete. 2003 Pueblo County Profile 248 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Steve Wtte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $47,405,000 of economic activity in Pueblo County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. Fishing Is Fun (FIF) approved a grant of$10,000 to improve accessible fishing access at the Pueblo Nature Center. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Lake Beckwith SWA Pueblo SFU Pueblo Reservoir SWA Runyon/Fountain Lakes SWA Valco Ponds Pueblo Service Center 600 Reservoir Road Pueblo, CO 81005 Phone: 719-561-5300 FAX: 719-561-5321 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Forest Stewardship plans have been completed for both Rye Mountain Park (RMP) and Pueblo Mountain Park. Mountain pine beetle sanitation cuttings have been completed in both parks and a commercial thinning project is ongoing in Rye Mountain Park to improve forest structure and growth. Four of eight thinning units in RMP have been completed. The completed units contain high use recreational sites and Greenhorn Creek. General feedback from park users has been positive. 2003 Pueblo County Profile 249 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Canon City District John W. Grieve Colorado State Forest Service 515 McDaniel Boulevard Industrial Park Canon City, CO 81212-4164 Phone: 719-275-6865 FAX: 719-275-6853 E-Mail: csfscc@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Pueblo County Profile 250 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RIO BLANCO COUNTY DNR Employees 12 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 37 aggregate mines, and one coal mine. In October 2000, American Soda, LLP began production of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate in Rio Blanco County. The company built a state-of-the-art solution mine, 44-mile dual pipeline, processing plant, and rail spur to produce and ship its sodium products. The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) is completing an engineering geology and mapping study of evaporitic and hydrocompactive soil hazards in Rio Blanco County. ^` In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Rio Blanco County. During 2002, the CGS evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Rio Blanco County. There is one tract totaling 750 acres in Rio Blanco County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-18, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Rio Blanco, Delta, Mesa, San Miguel and Ouray Counties State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Rio Blanco County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Rio Blanco County is included 2003 Rio Blanco County Profile 251 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us In 2002, a report was completed on Available Coal Resources of the Danforth Hills Coal Field of Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties is in the final editing and proofing stages. The CGS began a study of available coal resources of the lower White River Coal region of Garfield, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties in 2002. From 2000 to 2002, the CGS collected coal samples for the U.S Geological Survey National Coal Quality Inventory. The U.S. Geological Survey is analyzing the samples for major and trace element composition. Five samples were collected in Rio Blanco County. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 750.94 surface acres of which 751.94 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 750.94 mineral acres of which 40.00 are under lease in Rio Blanco County. Northwest District Office Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 2259 Permits: 201 (includes re-completions) Barrels of Oil: 6,205,323 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 29,575,761 2001 Product Value: $259,320,022 Oil Production Rank in State: 2nd Gas Production Rank in State: 5th The county field inspectors are: Jay Krabacher 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-256-9000 Fax: 970-256-9000 Jaime Adkins 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-285-9000 Fax: 970-285-5659 2003 Rio Blanco County Profile 252 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Water Rio Blanco County is located in the White (95%) and Yampa (5%) River basins and is affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Flow recommendations for the White River are being prepared by the Recovery Program. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. Taylor Draw Reservoir and Lake Avery are the more significant water projects in the county. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 39 stream segments, totaling 327.2 miles, including the White River and its tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. 00, This county has five Designated Floodplain Studies affecting 26 stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Bob Plaska, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 505 Anglers Drive, Suite 101 P. O. Box 773450 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 Phone: 970-879-0272 FAX: 970-879-1070 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $26,206,000 of economic activity in Rio Blanco County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non-resident hunters and anglers. 2003 Rio Blanco County Profile 253 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Jensen SWA Meeker Pasture SWA Oak Ridge SWA Rio Blanco Lake SWA White River SWA Meeker Service Center 73485 Hwy. 64 P.O. Box 1181 Meeker, CO 81641 Phone: 970-878-6090 4493 FAX: 970-878-6077 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry There are two Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) wildland fire engines in this county and they saw action on the 17,000 acre Big Fish Fire in 2002. Fuels hazard mitigation work was done on 30 acres funded by CSFS in 2002. Three landowners with 370 acres qualified for Forest Agriculture designation in 2002. These landowners are actively managing their forested land. Rio Blanco County is actively working on a County Fire Plan with CSFS assistance. Grand Junction District John W. Denison Colorado State Forest Service State Services Building Grand Junction, CO 81501-2771 Phone: 970-248-7325 FAX: 970-248-7317 E-Mail: csfsgi@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Rio Blanco County Profile 254 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RIO GRANDE COUNTY DNR Employees 12 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 18 aggregate mines. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Rio Grande County. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Rio Grande County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 9,660.27 surface acres of which 9,474.06 are under lease and 40,339.78 mineral acres of which 640.00 are under lease in Rio Grande County. South District Office Kit Page PO Box 88 301 Murphy Drive, Suite B Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-2360 FAX: 719-589-2967 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. Water Located in the Rio Grande Basin and affected by the Rio Grande Compact, the county is covered by the Rio Grande Decision Support System Study, which will be fully operational in 2003. The Rio Grande Project Investigation is important for the county. Operations of the Closed Basin Project in Alamosa County allow more water to be diverted for irrigation in Rio Grande County. The Rio Grande is the 2003 Rio Grande County Profile 255 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us main river in this county. Extensive irrigation is conducted using both surface and groundwater in this county. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 26 stream segments, totaling 179.0 miles, including the Rio Grande River and its tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has six Designated Floodplain studies affecting 32 stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, and are part of the NFIP Community Rating System. Rio Grande Headwater Restoration Study has been completed for the eigthty stream reach upstream of the City of Alamosa. Del Norte has requested a master drainage plan. Steve Vandiver, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 422 Fourth Street P. O. Box 269 Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-6683 FAX: 719-589-6685 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $8,251,000 of economic activity in Rio'Grande County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. The Division of Wildlife added 330 acres to the Rio Grande SWA in Rio Grande County during 2000. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Beaver Creek Reservoir SWA Colter SWA Home Lake SWA 2003 Rio Grande County Profile 256 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Rio Grande SWA (Del Norte Fishing Easements) Rio Grande SWA Monte Vista Service Center 0722 S. Road 1E Monte Vista, CO 81144 Phone: 719-587-6900 FAX: 719-587-6934 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry In June of 2002 more than 9,000 acres burned near South Fork in the Million Fire. The emergency service agencies made a tremendous response. The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) has assisted Rio Grande County with FEMA grants for recovery from the fire. Rio Grande County joined the State Emergency Fire Fund (EFF) in 2001 with assistance from the CSFS. Alamosa District Boyd O. Lebeda Colorado State Forest Service 128 Santa Fe Alamosa, CO 81101-1137 Phone: 719-589-2271 FAX: 719-589-3676 E-Mail: csfsal@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Rio Grande County Profile 257 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ROUTT COUNTY DNR Employees 32 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 30 aggregate mines, two active coal mines, and three in reclamation. During 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Routt County. There are 64 tracts totaling 112,042 acres in Routt County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-19, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Routt and Eagle Counties State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Routt County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Routt County is included. A report on Available Coal Resources of the Yampa Coal Field of Moffat and Routt Counties is in the final preparation for publication stages. From 2000 to 2002, the CGS collected coal samples for the U.S Geological Survey National Coal Quality Inventory. The U.S. Geological Survey is analyzing the samples for major and trace element composition. Eight samples were collected in Routt County. In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Routt County. 2003 Routt County Profile 258 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us The CGS provided 10 geologic reviews of land use development applications in Routt County at the request of local governments during 2002. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 38,526.89 surface acres of which 38,526.89 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 109,202.80 mineral acres of which 43,088.17 are under lease in Routt County. Northwest District Office Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 53 Permits: 13 Barrels of Oil: 63,191 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 127,025 2001 Product Value: $1,867,623 Oil Production Rank in State: 18th Gas Production Rank in State: 28th The county field inspectors are: Jay Krabacher 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-256-9000 Fax: 970-256-9000 Jaime Adkins 73 Sipprelle Drive, Suite J1 Parachute, CO 81654 Phone: 970-285-9000 Fax: 970-285-5659 State Parks Stagecoach State Park - Located in the verdant Yampa Valley just south of Steamboat Springs, Stagecoach State Park offers visitors a wonderful area to enjoy Colorado's outdoors. The park is centered around a 780-acre reservoir with a full-service marina. Learn the fascinating history of mining and logging near Stagecoach while you enjoy an unlimited array of activities, including fabulous boating and fishing. With 92 campsites and a variety of interpretive 2003 Routt County Profile 259 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us programs for the entire family, an ideal vacation awaits you at Stagecoach. Stagecoach State Park had 153,351 visitors in 2001. Stagecoach State Park 25500 R County Road 14 Oak Creek, CO 80467 Phone: 970-736-2436 FAX: 970-736-2516 E-Mail: stagecoach.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Vacant Steamboat Lake State Park - Located in northern Colorado, Steamboat Lake State Park offers breathtaking scenery and plenty of exceptional recreational opportunities. One of the most popular parks in the state, Steamboat is a park for all seasons. Premier fishing, camping and boating is available here along with a full-service marina and swim beach. The scenery, including majestic peaks, lush green valleys and colorful alpine wildflowers, makes the park picturesque year- round. Winter comes alive at Steamboat Lake with ice fishing, cross-country skiing and access to 60 miles of premier snowmobiling trails. Steamboat Lake State Park had 324,822 visitors in 2001. Steamboat Lake State Park Box 750 Clark, CO 80428 Phone: 970-879-3922 (office); 970-879-7019 (marina) FAX: 970-879-8258 E-Mail: steamboat.lake@state.co.us Park Manager: Ken Brink, Jr. Pearl Lake State Park - Pearl Lake is by far one of the most beautiful parks in the Colorado State Parks system. Nestled in the mountains north of Steamboat Springs, Pearl Lake offers peace and quiet in a lush forest setting. The pace is unhurried and the scenery magnificent. Surrounded by towering pines, visitors camp along the lake and up a gentle hill deeper into the cozy woods. Excellent fly and lure fishing for native cutthroat, brown and brook trout is a popular attraction. Pearl Lake State Park had 37,108 visitors in 2001. 2003 Routt County Profile 260 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Pearl Lake State Park c/o Steamboat Lake State Park P.O. Box 750 Clark, CO 80428 Phone: 970-879-3922 FAX: 970-879-8258 E-Mail: steamboat.lake@state.co.us Park Manager: Ken Brink, Jr. Yampa River State Park - Supporting rare plant communities and four endangered fish species, Yampa River State Park west of Steamboat Springs is one of the most unchanged river systems in the West. It also serves as a model of cooperation between recreation and agriculture. Elkhead Reservoir offers great opportunities for fishing, canoeing, water-skiing, jet-skiing and windsurfing. Headquarters on the Yampa River site allows for rafting trips, hiking or picnicking. Yampa River State Park had 87,013 visitors in 2001. Yampa River State Park 6085 US West Hwy 40 Hayden, CO 81639 Phone: 970-276-2061 FAX: 970-276-2063 E-Mail: yampa.river@state.co.us Park Manager: Ron DellaCroce Water Routt County is located in the Yampa (95%) and Colorado Mainstream (5%) basins and is affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts, in particular the sections related directly to the Yampa. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The Yampa Management Plan is currently being drafted to support the Programmatic Biological Opinion to be written by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Sevice to protect existing uses and upto 60,000 Af of new uses in the basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. Major water projects in this area include 2003 Routt County Profile 261 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Yamcolo, Stagecoach, Catamount and Steamboat Lake reservoirs. A $19,000 municipal grant was awarded through the Office of Water Conservation to the City of Steamboat Springs for a high altitude xeriscape demonstration project. The project has not been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 123 stream segments, totaling 529.0 miles, including the Bear River, Elk River, Yampa River and their tributaries. In addition, donated water rights have been changed to instream flow uses on 2 miles of Burgess Creek and 4.8 miles of Fish Creek. The Colorado Water Conservation Board has also acquired two water rights from Mrs. Nancy Hoelzen who donated her interests in two irrigation ditches on Hot Spring Creek. With this water, the CWCB plans to extend its instream flow right on Hot Spring Creek from the Routt National Forest boundary to the confluence with the Elk River. The CWCB also acquired through donation the right to use up to 200 acre-feet of water stored in Fish Creek Reservoir from the City of Steamboat Springs to supplement its Fish Creek instream flow water rights. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has four Designated Floodplain studies affecting 22 stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. A major flood event occurred on the Elk River in June 1997, and a stream bank stabilization and watershed hydrology study have been drafted. The county received funding for the Elk River stabilization project. Flood insurance studies are in progress in Routt County and Steamboat Springs. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Project Name Amount Loaned Woodchuck Ditch Company - Ditch Rehabilitation $30,000 2003 Routt County Profile 262 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Bob Plaska, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 505 Anglers Drive, Suite 101 P. O. Box 773450 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 Phone: 970-879-0272 FAX: 970-879-1070 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $42,623,000 of economic activity in Routt County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Adams SWA Blacktail Conservation Easement SWA Christina SWA Chuck Lewis SWA Elkhead Lake (Easement) SWA Emerald Mountain SWA Finger Rock SFU Grieves Ranch Conservation Easement SWA Indian Run SWA Mount Warner SWA Radium SWA Service Creek SWA Yampa River SWA Steamboat Springs Service Center 925 Weiss Drive P.O. Box 775777 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 Phone: 970-870-2197 FAX: 970-871-2853 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us 2003 Routt County Profile 263 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Forestry Steamboat Springs District Terry L. Wattles Colorado State Forest Service P.O. Box 773657 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477-3657 Phone: 970-879-0475 FAX: 970-879-2517 E-Mail: steambt@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Routt County Profile 264 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us ^ COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAGUACHE COUNTY DNR Employees 3 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 19 aggregate mines, and one metal mine. In 2003, DMG will safeguard 12 hazardous abandoned mines in Saguache County. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Saguache County. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Saguache County is included. CGS has begun geological map preparation for the report on the Geology and Mineral Resources of Saguache County. A geological map has been compiled at a scale of 1:200,000 and is currently being digitized. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 81,344.97 surface acres of which 96,412.53 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 129,171.49 mineral acres of which 2,640.00 are under lease in Saguache County. South District Office Kit Page PO Box 88 301 Murphy Drive, Suite B Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-2360 FAX: 719-589-2967 2003 Saguache County Profile 265 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. Water Saguache County is located in the Rio Grande (80%) and Gunnison (20%) basins. Most of the area in the Rio Grande basin is in the Closed Basin portion and except for the operations of the Closed Basin Project is not affected by the Rio Grande Compact. The Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts affect the Gunnison Basin portion. The Colorado River Decisions Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000 and the Rio Grande Decision Support System (RGDSS), which will be fully operational in 2003 cover the county. The Rio Grande Project Investigation is important to the Rio Grande portion of the county, the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin, the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program cover the Gunnison basin portion of the county. The U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 3 (Rio Grande only) have been settled. The Office of Water Conservation plans to assist the county with their water conservation and drought plans. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 61 stream segments, totaling 498.6 miles, including Saguache Creek and its tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has no Designated Floodplain studies and does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. A significant high elevation flood event occurred in the Saguache Creek basin during the summer of 1999. CWCB staff documented the event and a meteorological analysis is nearly complete. Steve Vandiver, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 422 Fourth Street P. O. Box 269 Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-6683 FAX: 719-589-6685 2003 Saguache County Profile 266 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Wayne Schieldt Division of Water Resources 1871 East Main Street P. O. Box 456 Montrose, CO 81402 Phone: 970-249-6622 FAX: 970-249-8728 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $4,075,000 of economic activity in Saguache County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. The County is unique in that it is split by the Continental Divide. The northern portion of the County is High Mountain Valley habitat frequented by elk, deer, antelope and big horn sheep. Once Bison and Ute Indians roamed these ranges where numerous small creeks abound, making Brook Trout anglers grin in anticipation. Portions of the La Garita and Powderhorn Wilderness areas are within its borders and the Colorado Trail traverses the Divide boundary. It is a broad expanse of timber, open parks, wildlife and few people. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Cochetopa SWA Dome Lakes SWA Russell Lakes SWA Viking Valley SWA Monte Vista 0722 South Road 1 E Monte Vista, CO 81144 Phone: 719-587-6900 FAX: 719-587-6934 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us 2003 Saguache County Profile 267 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Gunnison Service Center 300 West New York Avenue Gunnison, CO 81230 Phone: 970-641-7060 FAX: 970-641-7883 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Baca Grande Fire Department countinues to be a leader in Wildfire Hazard Mitigation and Wildfire Suppresssion with grant dollars and assistance from the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS). The CSFS will co-sponsor wildfire training for the Northern Saguache Fire Protection District in February 2003. The CSFS will assist the State Land Board with interim management of the Baca Ranch Property beginning in 2003. Alamosa District Boyd O. Lebeda Colorado State Forest Service 128 Santa Fe Alamosa, CO 81101-1137 Phone: 719-589-2271 FAX: 719-589-3676 E-Mail: csfsal@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Saguache County Profile 268 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAN JUAN COUNTY DNR Employees 2 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is three aggregate mines, and five metal mines. In 2003, DMG will safeguard 48 hazardous abandoned mines in Saguache County. In addition DMG works with the Animas River stakeholders on acid mine drainage problems. The Pride of the West Mill (formerly called the Howardsville Mill) northeast of Silverton in San Juan County has been rehabilitated to process ore from mine waste piles in the Animas River watershed. In 2002, the Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program (IMP) worked with other federal and state agencies to fund nonpoint source and water quality control projects in San Juan County. They include moving waste piles from the headwaters of Prospect Gulch to a stockpile at Howardsville Mill, removing waste piles at the Red Mountain Mine/Carbon Lakes Project, preventing clean Animas River water from contacting sulfides in mine workings, removing metals from water flowing from the Silver Wing Mine, and determining the source of heavy metals in another segment of the Animas River. The Division of Minerals and Geology also cooperated with the Army Corps of Engineers to complete two water sampling and stream monitoring projects on the Animas River in San Juan County. During 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in San Juan County. There are 11 tracts totaling 7,066 acres in San Juan County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 01-20, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Archuleta, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, and San Juan Counties State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado 2003 San Juan County Profile 269 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us State Land Board. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. San Juan County is included. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has a field office in Silverton for mitigating avalanche hazards for US 550 at Coal Bank Hill and Red Mountain Pass, and CO 110 serving San Juan County. Andy Gleason and Jerry Roberts are forecasters. The CAIC has mapped all avalanche paths along US 550 and CO 110. The contact person for the CAIC is: Knox Williams, Director Colorado Avalanche Information Center 325 South Broadway St., WS#1 Boulder, CO 80305 Phone: (303) 499-9650 State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 1,280 surface acres of which 631.00 are under lease and 7,065.76 mineral acres of which none are under lease in San Juan County. South District Office Kit Page PO Box 88 301 Murphy Drive, Suite B Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-2360 FAX: 719-589-2967 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. Water San Juan County is located in the San'Juan (95%) and Rio Grande (5%) basins and affected by the Colorado and Upper Colorado River compacts and the Rio Grande Compact. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000 and the Rio Grande Decision Support System, which will be fully operational in 2003. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the San River Basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The pending U.S. Forest Service Federal 2003 San Juan County Profile 270 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 7 will likely affect the amount of water that can be developed in the future. The Federal Reserved Water Right Claims in Water Division 3 have been settled with little impact on future water development in the San Luis Valley. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 17 stream segments, totaling 83.8 miles, including Lime Creek and its tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has one Designated Floodplain Study affecting five stream reaches. It participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. The county is currently experiencing development pressure in its floodplain areas. Ken Beegles, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 701 Camino Del Rio, Suite 205 Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-247-1845 FAX: 303-866-5417 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $1,555,000 of economic activity in San Juan County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Andrews Lake SWA 2003 San Juan County Profile 271 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Montrose Service Center 2300 South Townsend Avenue Montrose, CO 81401 Phone: 970-252-6000 FAX: 970-252-6053 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Durango District Daniel E. Ochocki Colorado State Forest Service P.O. Box 7233 Durango, CO 81301-3908 Phone: 970-247-5250 FAX: 970-244-5252 E-Mail: csfsdugo@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 San Juan County Profile 272 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAN MIGUEL COUNTY DNR Employees 1 employee Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 14 aggregate mines, and 19 metal mines. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed the report, History, Geology, and Environmental Setting of the selected mines near Ophir, Uncompahgre National Forest, San Miguel County, Colorado, (Open File Report 02- 13). This report was produced in conjunction with U.S. Forest Service to further abandoned mine remediation efforts on National Forest System lands. The CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database in 2002. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in San Miguel County. During 2002, the CGS evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in San Miguel County. There are 43 tracts totaling 24,688 acres in San Miguel County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-18, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Rio Blanco, Delta, Mesa, San Miguel and Ouray Counties State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. San Miguel County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. San Miguel County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 13,840.00 surface acres of which 23,432.71 are under lease (multiple use of same 2003 San Miguel County Profile 273 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us acres) and 24,682.93 mineral acres of which 3,200.00 are under lease in San Miguel County. South District Office Kit Page PO Box 88 301 Murphy Drive, Suite B Alamosa, CO 81101 Phone: 719-589-2360 FAX: 719-589-2967 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 35 Permits: 14 (includes re-completions) Barrels of Oil: 11,016 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 4,175,861 2001 Product Value: $15,714,699 Oil Production Rank in State: 25th Gas Production Rank in State: 11th The county field inspector, Mark Weems, is located in Durango at 970-259-4587. Water San Miguel County is located in the Dolores Basin and is affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River Compacts. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The Paradox Unit of the Colorado River Salinity Control Program is located in San Miguel County. Two municipal grants for pilot demonstration projects have been issued through the Office of Water Conservation to San Miguel. The first grant in the amount of $8,000 was for a residential xeriscape demonstration and a xeriscape guide; and, the other $2,500 grant was for a water conservation conference and guide. Both projects have been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 32 stream segments, totaling 282.7 miles, including the Dolores River, San Miguel River and their tributaries. In 2002, new instream flow water rights applications were filed on 13 stream segments, totaling 104.8 miles, on Butcher Creek, 2003 San Miguel County Profile 274 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Chapman Gulch, Eider Creek, Groundhog Gulch, Howard's Fork San Miguel River (2), Lizard Head Creek, Mill Creek, Royer Gulch, San Miguel River, Specie Creek, Swamp Canyon Creek and Waterfall Creek. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. Four floodplain designations cover three stream reaches. A floodplain study is underway for stream restoration on the San Miguel River. One Debris Flow Study is proposed for Cornet Creek. This county has three Designated Floodplain Studies affecting 38 stream reaches. One Flood Mitigation Study has been completed, while one project has been completed. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The county has taken a very proactive stance on river rehabilitation and preservation in recent years. Wayne Schieldt Division of Water Resources 1871 East Main Street P. O. Box 456 Montrose, CO 81402 Phone: 970-249-6622 FAX: 970-249-8728 Ken Beegles, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 701 Camino Del Rio, Ste. 205 Durango, CO 81301 (970) 247-1845; Mancos field office (970) 533-1333 FAX: 303-866-5417 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $8,230,000 of economic activity in San Miguel County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, 2003 San Miguel County Profile 275 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Dry Creek Basin SWA Miramonte Reservoir SWA San Miguel SWA Woods Lake SWA Montrose Service Center 2300 South Townsend Avenue Montrose, CO 81401 Phone: 970-252-6000 FAX: 970-252-6053 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry A countywide Wildfire annual operating plan was developed for San Miguel County to address mutual aid between local, state, and federal cooperators and other local fire issues. A meeting of local fire departments and local agency representatives was held to discuss the plan. One state fire engine is "on-loan" to the Norwood Fire Protection District to supplement those maintained by local fire departments. Four county departments received nearly $23,000 in direct assistance for wildland fire equipment and training. The Burn Canyon Fire burned 30,262 acres in July of 2002. The fire burned land under the jurisdiction of BLM, U.S. Forest Service, state trust lands, and private ownership. The San Miguel County Sheriff was assisted by CSFS during the suppression activity. Other local governments in San Miguel County were assisted through the State Emergency Fire Fund and the Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance funding for emergency suppression needs. In November of 2002, 1,228 acres of state land and approximately 4,000 private lands were reseeded to rehabilitate the burned land prior to winter. Local public information and increased wildfire occurrence in western Colorado raised the awareness level of residents in "Red Zone" interface communities. Ten San Miguel County (Telluride and Norwood) private landowners of wooded tracts also benefited from wildfire mitigation incentives. These incentives help pay the cost of installing defensible 2003 San Miguel County Profile 276 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us space, fuel breaks, and thinning of vegetative fuels adjacent to home sites. Local CSFS District personnel spent 106 days in 2002 supporting wildland fire suppression team efforts throughout Colorado. CSFS participates in the Uncompahgre Plateau Project, a partnership of federal, state, local resource management agencies along with landowners and other interested publics with the intent of coordinated resource management of natural resources on the Uncompahgre Plateau. CSFS presented an education station at the Norwood Environmental Awareness Day. The station demonstrated to over 150 area 5th graders the importance of forests. Subjects included tree identification, tree ring inspection, forest harvesting, and protection of wildlife habitat. One San Miguel County landowner participates in the Forest Agriculture program where land is assessed as agriculture for property tax purposes when managed according to a written plan with the intent of producing forest products. In addition, the town of Norwood (San Miguel County) was recognized as a "Tree City USA" community. Montrose District Peter M. Barth Colorado State Forest Service 102 Par Place Suite 3 Montrose, CO 81404-4196 Phone: 970-249-9051 FAX: 970-249-5718 , E-Mail: csfsmo@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 San Miguel County Profile 277 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SEDGWICK COUNTY Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is seven aggregate mines. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Sedgwick County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 23,262 surface acres of which 25,473.77 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 35,396.00 mineral acres of which 8,163.40 are under lease in Sedgwick County. Northeast District Office Danny Skalla 301 Poplar, Suite 3 Sterling, CO 80751 Phone: 970-522-0975 FAX: 970-522-0316 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 4 Permits: 0 Barrels of Oil: 1,825 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 0 2001 Product Value: $41,797 Oil Production Rank in State: 28th Gas Production Rank in State: 0 The county field inspector, Ed Binkley, is located in Brush at 970-842-4465. Water The county is located in the South Platte Basin. The South Platte River crosses the northwest portion of the county before flowing into Nebraska. The main demand for water in the county is for irrigation use that is supplied by several irrigation ditches taking water from the South Platte River and by irrigation wells. There has been extensive development of new recharge projects in this stretch of river 2003 Sedgwick County Profile 278 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us enhancing augmentation supplies for wells. Part of the Julesburg Reservoir is located in the county. This reservoir is used as a supplemental source for irrigation. The South Platte River in Sedgwick County is subject to the South Platte River Compact. The main provision of this compact does not allow diversion from the west boundary of Washington County downstream to the Colorado State Line by water users whose appropriation date is junior to June 14, 1897, on any day between April 1st and October 15th when the flow at the State Line is below 120 cfs. The southern tip of the county is located in the Marks Butte or Frenchman Designated Basin. Water use in this area is from the Ogallala Aquifer and is governed by the Colorado Groundwater Commission, while water use from the South Platte is governed by District 1 Water Court. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) funded a feasibility study for development of a South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) in the South Platte Basin. This study has recently been completed andthe CWCB is now funding development of the SPDSS. Colorado is also a participant in a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.Bureau of Reclamation and the states of Nebraska and Wyoming to develop a program for the Platte River relating to endangered species and their habitats along the Central Platte River in Nebraska. Existing and future water supplies are expected to be protected from the Endangered Species Act by the agreement and program. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Protect Name Amount Loaned Julesburg Irrigation Dist. — Peterson Control Structure Reconstruction $100,000 Lower South Platte Water Conservation District —Augmentation and Groundwater Recharge Project $100,000 The Office of Water Conservation plans to assist the county with their water conservation and drought plans. This county has one Designated Floodplain Study. One Flood Mitigation Study has been requested. Sedgwick 2003 Sedgwick County Profile 279 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us County received impacts to water supply (irrigation) facilities during the August 1997 flood period. Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $1,781,000 of economic activity in Sedgwick County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Julesburg SWA Jumbo Reservoir SWA Pony Express SWA Sand Draw SWA Sedgwick Bar SWA Brush Service Center P.O. Box 128 Brush, CO 80723 Phone: 970-842-6300 FAX: 970-842-6329 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry For the past 20 years, the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) has assisted with seedling tree distribution in Julesburg. During the spring, foresters visit area farms and ranches to meet landowners and provide technical assistance with windbreaks and shelterbelts. 2003 Sedgwick County Profile 280 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Fort Morgan District Damon M. Lange Colorado State Forest Service 801 East Burlington Fort Morgan, CO 80701-3638 Phone: 970-867-5610 FAX: 970-867-0361 E-Mail: csfsfm@lamar.colostate.edu r. r 2003 Sedgwick County Profile 281 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SUMMIT COUNTY Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is six aggregate mines, and four metal mines. In 2003, DMG will safeguard 25 hazardous abandoned mines in Summit County. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) took a total of six water samples at locations near the town of Montezuma in and near the drainage basin of Morgan Gulch. The samples were taken to characterize the environmental situation at and adjacent to mines in the basin and to characterize the sources of metal and acidity loads to Morgan Gulch. Natural acid rock drainage and mine effluent both contribute to poor water quality in this area of the upper Snake River. The investigation is being done in conjunction with U.S. Forest Service abandoned mine remediation efforts. The CGS served on the Technical Committee for the Summit County Wetlands Task Force. The Committee provided the County with recommendations for assessing and monitoring cumulative impacts on wetlands and for setbacks and other building requirements in wetland areas. The CGS gave a presentation about performance goals for erosion-control plans at the National Non-Point Source annual conference, in Breckenridge. In 2002, the CGS completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Summit County. During 2002, the CGS continued a geological mapping program in Summit County under the authority of the STATEMAP Component of the National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program. The third quadrangle, Copper Mountain, was mapped in the summer of 2002. The map will be available in summer 2003. 2003 Summit County Profile 282 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us The CGS completed a digital compilation of published faults in the Front Range in 2002. This map shows faults published at a variety of scales in Summit County. The maps and shape files will be released in early 2003. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Summit County is included. During 2002, the CGS provided eight geologic reviews of land use development applications in Summit County at the request of local governments. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has a large presence in Summit County. First, it has a field forecast office at the Eisenhower Tunnel for mitigating avalanche hazards along 1-70 at Vail Pass, Ten Mile Canyon and the Eisenhower Tunnel, and along US 6 over Loveland Pass. The CAIC has mapped all avalanche paths along 1-70 and US 6. Second, the CAIC has a field office in Breckenridge for monitoring backcountry avalanche conditions. Third, the CAIC maintains an avalanche hotline for the public to call for current avalanche conditions. This hotline is housed and sponsored by the Summit County Rescue Group. Additionally, the CAIC has produced two pamphlets entitled "Loveland Pass Avalanche Areas" and "Avalanche Areas of the Vail Pass Recreation Area", which promotes safety among the many backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers using these areas. The contact person for the CAIC is: Knox Williams, Director Colorado Avalanche Information Center 325 South Broadway St., WS#1 Boulder, CO 80305 Phone: (303) 499-9650 State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 320.00 surface acres of which 320.00 are under lease and 960.00 mineral acres of which none are under lease in Summit County. 2003 Summit County Profile 283 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Northwest District Office ^� Beverly Rave 555 Breeze Street, Suite 110 Craig, CO 81625 Phone: 970-824-2850 FAX: 970-824-3036 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. Water Summit County is located in the Colorado Mainstream Basin and is affected by the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts. The county is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), which is fully operational and up to date through 2000. Water development in the county is covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The county also benefits from and is covered by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. Significant water projects include Dillon Reservoir and the Roberts Tunnel which delivers water to the North Fork of the South Platte (owned and operated by Denver Water) and Green Mountain Reservoir (West Slope —� compensatory storage component for the Colorado Big Thompson Project). Colorado Springs also takes water through the Hoosier Pass collection system to the South Platte Basin as does the privately owned Vidler Tunnel. A $20,425 municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project has been awarded through the Office of Water Conservation to the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments for development of a water efficient computer model for resort communities. The project has been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 52 stream segments, totaling 216.4 miles, including the Blue River, Snake River, Swan River and their tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has six Designated Floodplain studies affecting 34 stream reaches. Two new floodplain studies have been recently completed for a number of stream reaches. It also participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. A 2003 Summit County Profile 284 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Flood Mitigation Study has been completed on Ten-Mile Creek in Frisco. Flood projects have been completed in Breckenridge and in the county on the Blue River Flood. The Insurance Study is in progress. Alan Martellaro, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 50633 U.S. Highway 6 & 24 P.O. Box 396 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 Phone: 970-945-5665 FAX: 970-945-8741 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $30,632,000 of economic activity in Summit County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Blue River SWA Hot Sulphur Springs Service Center P.O. Box 216 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451 Phone: 970-725-6200 FAX: 970-725-6217 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) works cooperatively with Summit County Fire Authority in wildfire mitigation efforts. CSFS provided a $25,000 grant to the Fire Authority to support wildfire mitigation inspections and education. CSFS also provided private landowners with $10,000 in matching grants for fuel reduction projects to mitigate wildfire hazard. This money was matched with $17,000 in private funds. 2003 Summit County Profile 285 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Several local governments received assistance from CSFS in the form of mountain pine beetle detection. Granby District Michael E. Harvey Colorado State Forest Service P.O.Box 69 Granby, CO 80446-0069 Phone: 970-887-3121 FAX: 970-887-3150 E-Mail: csfsgr@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Summit County Profile 286 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TELLER COUNTY DNR Employees 1 employee Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 20 aggregate mines, six metal mines including the Cresson Project, largest gold mine operation on Colorado. In 2003, DMG will safeguard 27 hazardous abandoned mines in Teller County. In 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) completed its first online publication, IS 60A: Late Cenozoic Fault and Fold Database. This database and map server, useful to those interested in earthquake hazards, shows the location and characteristics of geologically young faults and folds in Teller County. In 2001, the CGS began a geological mapping program in Lake County under the authority of the STATEMAP Component of the National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program. The Copper Mountain quadrangle was mapped in the summer of 2002. The map will be available in summer 2003. In 2002, the CGS completed a digital compilation of published faults in the Front Range. This map shows faults published at a variety of scales in Teller County. The maps and shape files will be released in early 2003. CGS geologists served on various wildfire-recovery task forces following the Hayman wildfire in 2002. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Teller County is included State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 4,384 surface acres of which 10,505.32 are under lease (multiple use of same 2003 Teller County Profile 287 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us acres) and 12,337.00 mineral acres of which 1,480.00 are under lease in Teller County. Front Range District Office Larry Routten 1313 Sherman Street, Room 620 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3771 FAX: 303-866-3152 Oil and Gas Currently, there are no active oil and gas wells in the county, and there is no current oil and gas activity. State Parks Mueller State Park - The park anchors at the base of the west side of Pikes Peak and extends over 12,000 acres across some of the most gorgeous land in the state. The park offers visitors camping in spectacular forested areas, but with modern facilities like flush restrooms and a complete camper service building. A popular wildlife-watching area, Mueller is home to elk, bighorn sheep, eagles and hawks. With its groves of aspen trees, each season is a delight for photographers and sightseers. While roads can get you into the park, almost 90 miles of scenic trails invite you to explore Mueller's rare beauty on foot, horseback or mountain bike. Hiking, stream fishing, hunting, camping, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and wildlife and nature study are the park's main attractions. Mueller State Park had 153,343 visitors in 2001. Mueller State Park PO Box 39 Divide, CO 80814 Phone: 719-687-2366 FAX: 719-687-6867 E-Mail: mueller.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Gregg Nootbaar Water Approximately two-thirds of Teller County is located in the Arkansas River Basin and affected by the Arkansas River Compact and the compact litigation between Kansas and Colorado. High capacity wells which draw from aquifers tributary to the Arkansas River are subject to rules and regulations of the State Engineer governing measurement and use. 2003 Teller County Profile 288 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Approximately one-third of Teller County is in the South Platte drainage. The primary tributaries to the South Platte in the county are Horse Creek and Rule Creek. There is very limited water usage within the county in the South Platte drainage. This portion of the county is not impacted by the South Platte River Compact. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) funded a feasibility study for development of a South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) in the South Platte Basin. This study has recently been completed and the CWCB is now funding initial development of the system. Colorado is also a participant in a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the states of Nebraska and Wyoming to develop a program for the Platte River relating to endangered species habitats along the Central Platte River in Nebraska. Existing and future water supplies are expected to be protected from the Endangered Species Act by the agreement and program. The county will not be affected by U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Right claims in either water divisions 1 or 2. A $15,000 municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project has been awarded through the Office of Water Conservation to the town of Divide for water meter installation and plumbing retrofits. The project is not yet completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on 17 stream segments, totaling 132.4 miles, including Eightmile Creek, Fourmile Creek and their tributaries. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has five Designated Floodplain studies affecting 18 stream reaches. It also participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. Woodland Park has requested a new floodplain study. The county participated in floodplain development proposals. A new hydrology study is underway for Fountain Creek. New floodplain information is underway for the Missionary Ridge burn area. 2003 Teller County Profile 289 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Steve Witte, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 310 E. Abriendo, Suite B Pueblo, CO 81004 Phone: 719-542-3368 FAX: 719-544-0800 Richard Stenzel, Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $8,291,000 of economic activity in Teller County during —. 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Dome Rock SWA Pikes Peak SWA Rosemont Reservoir SWA Skaguay Reservoir SWA Colorado Springs Service Center 2126 North Weber Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Phone: 719-227-5200 FAX: 719-227-5297 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry A landscape-scale project, managed by Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) foresters, is in progress on Colorado Springs Pikes Peak watershed lands for the city's Public Works Department. The goal of the project is to reduce the accumulation of tree growth and fuels in the watershed to protect the city's water supply from the effects of 2003 Teller County Profile 290 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us catastrophic fire. Joint projects involving private and federal lands are in the planning stages within the Trout-West Project area. Woodland Park District Charles A. Kostecka Colorado State Forest Service P.O.Box 9024 Woodland Park, CO 80866-9024 Phone: 719-687-2951 FAX: 719-687-9584 E-Mail: csfswp@lamar.colostate.edu A 2003 Teller County Profile 291 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WASHINGTON COUNTY Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 30 aggregate mines. During 2002, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Washington County. There are 138 tracts totaling 139,420 acres in Washington County. The report was published as CGS Open File Report 02-14, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Washington County State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. An Evaluation of Bottom-hole Temperatures from Oil and Gas wells was completed in the Denver Basin and San Juan Basin (Open File Report 02-15). Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Washington County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 102,215 surface acres of which 102,586.76 are under lease and 139,419.59 mineral acres of which 18,039.44 are under lease in Washington County. Northeast District Office Danny Skalla 301 Poplar, Suite 3 Sterling, CO 80751 Phone: 970-522-0975 FAX: 970-522-0316 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 490 Permits: 17 Barrels of Oil: 648,583 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 1,380,786 2001 Product Value: $19,339,274 Oil Production Rank in State: 4th 2003 Washington County Profile 292 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Gas Production Rank in State: 15th The county field inspector, Ed Binkley, is located in Brush at 970-842-4465. Water The South Platte River in Washington County is subject to the South Platte River Compact. The main provision of this compact does not allow diversions below the west boundary of Washington County downstream to the Colorado State Line by water users whose appropriation date is junior to June 14, 1897, on any day between April 1st and October 15th when the flow at the State Line is below 120 cfs. The main use of water in the southeast portion of the county is irrigation, which is accomplished by pumping water from alluvial aquifers or the Ogallala Aquifer and applying it to crops through center-pivot sprinkler systems. Water use in the Camp Creek Basin and from the Ogallala formation is in a designated groundwater basin and is governed by the Colorado Groundwater Commission and Groundwater Management District. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is funding a feasibility study for a South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) in the South Platte Basin. This study was recently completed and the CWCB is now funding the development of SPDSS. Colorado is also a participant in a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.Bureau of Reclamation and the states of Nebraska and Wyoming to develop a program for the Platte River relating to endangered species and their habitats along the Central Platte River in Nebraska. Existing and future water supplies are expected to be protected from the Endangered Species Act by the agreement and program. The Arikaree and other smaller tributaries to the Republican River run through a portion of the county. The Republican River Compact divides the use of water from the Republican River and its tributaries among Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Colorado has limited its diversions to remain under the compact entitlements. Currently, there is litigation between the states of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska concerning the possible violation of 2003 Washington County Profile 293 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us the Republican River compact by one or more states of more than their Compact allocation. The State of Colorado became more involved in the litigation after the Special Master in this case ruled in January 2000, that impacts on the Republican River from pumping Ogallala wells are subject to the compact. Pumping of the Ogallala by Colorado users is the basis of Nebraska's claim that Colorado may have violated compact allocations. A $3,000 municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project has been issued through the Office of Water Conservation to the town of Otis for conversion of a park to xeriscape. This project has been completed. This county has two Designated Floodplain studies. One Flood Mitigation Study has been completed, two are in progress, and one has been requested. A drainage/flood control project is underway in Otis, partly as a response to high water in 1993. Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $1,526,000 of economic activity in Washington County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non-resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Messex SWA Prewitt Reservoir SWA 2003 Washington County Profile 294 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Brush Service Center P.O. Box 128 Brush, CO 80723 Phone: 970-842-6300 FAX: 970-842-6329 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry A prescribed burn on Conservation Reserve property is being planned for spring 2003. This will be a training event for the local volunteer fire departments and a research area for fire effects on CRP grasslands. Fort Morgan District Damon M. Lange Colorado State Forest Service 801 East Burlington Fort Morgan, CO 80701-3638 Phone: 970-867-5610 FAX: 970-867-0361 E-Mail: csfsfm@lamar.colostate.edu 2003 Washington County Profile 295 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WELD COUNTY DNR Employees 47 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations includes all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 101 aggregate mines. The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) provided information and review for several requests about potential coal-mine subsidence in Weld County. This was done as part of the operation of the CGS' statewide Subsidence Information Center. The CGS gave a presentation on land-use and geologic- suitability issues to the University of Northern Colorado Earth Sciences Department. During 2002, the CGS evaluated the mineral and mineral fuel potential for all of the Colorado State Land Board mineral property in Weld County. There are 276 tracts totaling 224,282 acres in Weld County. The report is in final preparation and will be published as CGS Open File Report 02-XX, Evaluation of the Mineral and Mineral Fuel Potential of Weld County State Mineral Lands Administered by the Colorado State Land Board. An Evaluation of Bottom-hole Temperatures from Oil and Gas wells was completed in the Denver Basin and San Juan Basin (Open File Report 02-15). Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Weld County is included. Data on historical coal mines is contained in Information Series 64, a database of Historic Coal Mines of Colorado. Weld County is included. 2003 Weld County Profile 296 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us The CGS provided 43 geologic reviews of land use development applications in Weld County at the request of local governments in 2002. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 152,355 surface acres of which 171,282.38 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 224,281.66 mineral acres of which 103,913.37 are under lease in Weld County. North Central District Office Curtis Talley, Jr. 1220 11t" Avenue, Suite302 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-3038 FAX: 970-352-2879 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 9,603 Permits: 806 (includes re-completions) Barrels of Oil: 7,694,820 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 160,150,860 2001 Product Value: $722,329,378 Oil Production Rank in State: 1st Gas Production Rank in State: 2nd The county field inspector is Ed Binkley in Brush at 970-842- 4465. State Parks Barbour Ponds State Park - In the shadow of spectacular Long's Peak, Barbour Ponds State Park is a quiet retreat conveniently located between Denver and Fort Collins off l- 25. This popular park has four quiet ponds that boast some of northern Colorado's best warm-water fishing with plenty of opportunity for exciting bass and rainbow trout fishing. Barbour Ponds is home to beautiful and entertaining waterfowl and other wildlife, and hosts bald eagles' visits in the wintertime. Located just 30 miles north of Denver, the park features 48 campsites. Barbour Ponds State Park had 139,262 visitors in 2001. 2003 Weld County Profile 297 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Barbour Ponds State Park 4995 Weld County Road 24.5 Longmont, CO 80504 Phone: 303-678-9402 FAX: 303-776-7320 E-Mail: barbour.ponds@state.co.us Park Manager: Doug Will Water The county is located in the South Platte Basin. The South Platte River flows through a large portion of the southern part of the county paralleling Highway 85 and then Highway 34. This reach of the South Platte is not subject to the terms of the South Platte Compact. The county contains significant irrigated farmland below the Denver Metro Area. Expansive surface ditch irrigation systems serve this area with water rights have priorities extending back to the 1860's. In addition, the county has several irrigation reservoirs including Milton Reservoir, Riverside Reservoir, and Empire Reservoir. Several tributary streams also supply water to the area including the Cache la Poudre, Big Thompson, St. Vrain, and Boulder Creek. There is significant irrigation in Weld County supplied by the Poudre River whose ditches take from the Poudre in Larimer County and carry water east into Weld County. The county has experienced tremendous development and growth creating a changing demand for water. Much of the reliable supply in the area for municipal growth has come from the Colorado-Big Thompson System. Other supply has come from changing irrigation water rights to municipal use. Calpine Corporation plans on constructing a new power plant near Hudson. They are presently evaluating alternative water supplies for this project. The new plant may put additional strain on the limited supplies available on the South Platte above Kersey. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) funded a feasibility study for development of a South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) in the South Platte Basin. This study has recently been completed and the CWCB is now funding the development of the SPDSS. Colorado is also a participant in a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the states of Nebraska and Wyoming to develop a program for the Platte River relating to 2003 Weld County Profile 298 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us endangered species and their habitats along the Central Platte River in Nebraska. Existing and future water supplies are expected to be protected from the Endangered Species Act by the agreement and program. Water Project Construction Loan Program: Project Name Amount Loaned Wood Lake Mutual Water & Irrigation Co. — Wood Lake Dam Rehabilitation $458,000 Jackson Lake Reservoir and Irrigation Company— Diversion Structure Rehabilitation $389,700 Plumb and Dailey Ditch Co.- Diversion Structure Rehabilitation $42,000 Riverside Reservoir and Land Company — Diversion Structure Rehabilitation $405,000 Jackson Lake Reservoir and Irrigation Company — Jackson Lake Dam Rehab. $1,700,000 Four grants have been issued through the Office of Water Conservation. Three were municipal grants for pilot demonstration projects. The first was a grant in the amount of $16,600 to the town of Gilcrest for well conversion and plumbing retrofits. The second was a grant of $4,572 to the town of La Salle for evaluation of grass species. The third was a in the amount of$4,500 to Highlands Elementary School for xeriscape and outdoor classroom demonstrations. A $100,000 agricultural grant was given to the University of Northern Colorado for a raw water irrigation system feasibility study. All four projects have been completed. This county has 32 floodplain designations and 300 designated stream reaches. A Master Drainage Plan for 1-25 has been completed. The county has requested floodplain mapping assistance for various streams. The flood control project is underway for the Tri-Town Communities. A Floodplain Study has been drafted for Cache La Poudre River and St. Vrain Creek. The Master Drainage Plan on Sheep Draw has been completed. A Master Floodway Plan is underway for the Cach La Poudre River in the vicinity of the City of Greeley. 2003 Weld County Profile 299 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $46,736,000 of economic activity in Weld County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc., by resident and non- resident hunters and anglers. Fishing Is Fun (FIF) funded construction of floating docks at Allen and Jones Parks in Greeley. The grant was for $25,000 and increased fishing opportunities by 500 recreation days annually. Through FIF, the Division of Wildlife provides grants, matching local funds, to improve angler access and aquatic habitat. Statewide, FIF helped fund $3 million worth of projects during 2001. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Banner Lakes SWA Brower SWA Centennial Valley SWA Frank SWA Kodak SWA Mitani-Tokuyasu SWA Nakagawa SWA Seeley Reservoir SWA Webster SWA Wellington SWA Ft. Collins Service Center 317 West Prospect Ft. Collins, CO 80526 Phone: 970-472-4300 FAX: 970-472-4458 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us 2003 Weld County Profile 300 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Forestry Fort Collins District Michael G. Babler Colorado State Forest Service Building 1052 Foothills Campus Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-5075 Phone: 970-491-8660 FAX: 970-491-8645 E-Mail: fcdist@lamar.colostate.edu r� 2003 Weld County Profile 301 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES YUMA COUNTY DNR Employees 11 employees Mining and Geology The number of active mining operations including all mines that are permitted, operating, in temporary or permanent cessation, or in reclamation only status is 28 aggregate mines. Mineral mine and mine permit information is recorded in Information Series 62, a Digital Inventory of Industrial Mineral Mines and Mine Permit Locations in Colorado. Yuma County is included. State Trust Lands The State Land Board manages 53,292 surface acres of which 50,658.61 are under lease (multiple use of same acres) and 92,930.27 mineral acres of which 28,492.10 are under lease in Yuma County. Northeast District Office -' Danny Skalla 301 Poplar, Suite 3 Sterling, CO 80751 Phone: 970-522-0975 FAX: 970-522-0316 Oil and Gas Active Wells 2001: 1,413 Permits: 206 Barrels of Oil: 0 Thousand Cubic Ft. Gas: 19,344,664 2001 Product Value: $64,811,129 Oil Production Rank in State: 0 Gas Production Rank in State: 6th The county field inspector, Ed Binkley, is located in Brush at 970-842-4465. State Parks Bonny Lake State Park - The fishing for walleye, northern pike and a variety of bass at Bonny Lake is well known and exceptional. Beautiful sandy beaches, dependable winds, the Bonny Dam Marina and seasonably warm water make Bonny Lake a great destination for swimmers, windsurfers and water skiers. 2003 Yuma County Profile 302 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Bonny Lake State Park had 83,397 visitors in 2001. Bonny Lake State Park 30010 Road 3 Idalia, CO 80735 Phone: 970-354-7306 (office); 970-354-7339 (Bonny Dam Marina) FAX: 970-354-7309 E-Mail: bonny.lake.park@state.co.us Park Manager: Howard Paul Water The primary use of water in Yuma County is for irrigation using water pumped from the Ogallala Aquifer, with surface diversions from the North Fork of the Republican River being another significant source of water. Water use from the Ogallala Aquifer is governed by the Colorado Groundwater Commission, while water use from the Republican River is governed by District 1 Water Court. The entire county lies within a designated groundwater basin and contains all or part of the Arikaree, Central Yuma, Sand Hills and W-Y Groundwater Management districts. The Arikaree, North Fork of the Republican and South Fork of the Republican rivers run through the county. The South Fork of the Republican feeds Bonny Reservoir in the southeastern part of the county. The Republican River Compact divides the use of water from all three of these rivers among Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Colorado has limited its diversions to remain under the compact entitlements. Currently, there is litigation between the states of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska concerning the possible violation of the Republican River compact by one or more states of more than their compact allocations. The State of Colorado became more involved in the litigation after the Special Master in this case ruled in January 2000, that impacts on the Republican River from pumping Ogallala wells are subject to the Compact. Pumping of the Ogallala by Colorado users is the basis of Nebraska's claim that Colorado may have violated compact allocations. The Office of Water Conservation has awarded a $3,750 agricultural grant to Y-W Well Testing Association for 2003 Yuma County Profile 303 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us evaluating irrigation efficiency. The project has been completed. Instream Flow Water Rights have been appropriated on five stream segments, totaling 30.7 miles, on the Arikaree River, Chief Creek, and the North Fork Republican River. For additional information please see the CWCB website at http://cwcb.state.co.us/isf/Database/. Note: The mileage information listed for instream flow water rights in this county may include stream miles that extend into adjacent counties. This county has five Designated Floodplain studies affecting ten stream reaches. They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. One new floodplain study is underway in the town of Yuma. Jim Hall, Acting Division Engineer Division of Water Resources 810 9th Street, 2nd Floor Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 970-352-8712 FAX: 970-392-1816 Rod Kuharich, Director Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-866-3441 FAX: 303-866-4474 Wildlife Hunting and fishing activities generated an estimated $6,425,000 of economic activity in Yuma County during 1996, which included expenditures for food, gas, lodging, equipment, guide services, etc. by resident and non-resident hunters and anglers. State Wildlife Areas/Fish Rearing Units (SWA/SRU): Sandsage SWA Simmons SWA South Republican SWA Stalker Lake SWA Wray SFU 2003 Yuma County Profile 304 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Brush Service Center P.O. Box 128 Brush, CO 80723 Phone: 970-842-6300 FAX: 970-842-6329 Web Site: www.wildlife.state.co.us Forestry Fort Morgan District Damon M. Lange Colorado State Forest Service 801 East Burlington Fort Morgan, CO 80701-3638 Phone: 970-867-5610 FAX: 970-867-0361 E-Mail: csfsfmCa)lamar.colostate.edu E-Mail: csfsfm@twol.com 2003 Yuma County Profile 305 Web site: www.dnr.state.co.us Hello