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The Colorado Water Center (CoWC) is a merger of the CSU Water Center and the Colorado Water Institute, previously known as the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute. The Colorado Water Center has published hundreds of water-related research reports and studies dating back to 1965. These digital collections include annual reports, completion reports, information series, technical reports, special reports, open file reports, "Water in the Balance" publications, Colorado Water newsletters, and other publications.
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Item Open Access 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act's areawide planning provision: has executive implementation met Congressional intent?(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1977) Stark, Dennis F., author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access 1989 to 2029, a river odyssey: proceedings of the 20th annual South Platte forum(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2009-10) Brown, Jennifer, editor; Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University, publisherAbstracts of papers presented at the 20th South Platte Forum held on October 21-22, 2009 in Longmont, Colorado.Item Open Access 1990 floods in the U.S.: a descriptive report of flooding in the Southern States(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1990) Clark, John R., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisherThe year of 1990 will be remembered by many in the southern United States as a record year for extreme rainfall and disastrous flooding events. People in Alabama and Georgia recall the floods of 1929 and 1961 as almost as significant. Residents in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas will speak of 1927, 1945 and 1989 as being memorable. The year 1990 is significant because rarely, if ever, have devastating rainfall and runoff events occupied so many people in so many states across our country for so long a time period. This report is a summary of information of these events, bringing together the causes, responses, first-hand impressions and commentary of the widespread flooding of 1990. It will introduce relationships observed between hydrologic and social influences apparent in these memorable and significant events. Data sources are made available in the library of the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute for in-depth review and further study.Item Open Access A comparison of long-run forecasts of demand for fishing, hunting, and nonconsumptive wildlife recreation based on the 1980 and 1985 national surveys(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1988) Walsh, Richard G., 1930-, author; John, Kun H., author; McKean, John R., 1939-, author; Colorado State University, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisherItem Open Access A critical assessment of methodologies for estimating urban flood damages-prevented benefits(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1984) Plazak, David., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access A framework for development of data analysis protocols for ground water quality monitoring(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1993-06) Adkins, Nadine C., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institure, publisherItem Open Access A guide to Colorado water law(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1978) Fischer, Ward H., author; Ray, Steven B., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access A history of drought in Colorado: lessons learned and what lies ahead(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2000-02) McKee, Thomas B., author; Doesken, Nolan J., author; Kleist, John, author; Shrier, Catherine J., author; Stanton, Willaim P., author; Colorado State University, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisherItem Open Access A hundred years of irrigation in Colorado: 100 years of organized and continuous irrigation, 1852-1952(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1952) Colorado Water Institute, authorIncludes proceedings of the centennial celebration.Item Open Access A modeling approach for assessing the feasibility of ground-water withdrawal from the Denver Basin during periods of drought(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1991-04) Jaunarajs, Sigurd R., author; Poeter, Eileen, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access A river basin network model for conjunctive use of surface and groundwater: program CONSIM(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1983) Labadie, John W., author; Phamwon, Sanguan, author; Lazaro, Rogelio C., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access A river of change: proceedings of the 18th annual South Platte forum(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2007-10) Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, authorItem Open Access A State-of-the-art review: final report: urban-metropolitan institutions for water planning, development and management: an analysis of usages of the term "institutions"(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1972) Wengert, Norman I., author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access A system for geologic evaluation of pollution potential at mountain dwelling sites(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1975) Waltz, James P., author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisherDevelopment of mountain homesites is accelerating in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado. These homesites often require individual water wells and sewage disposal systems. Unfortunately, the widely used septic tank-leach field system generally is not suited for use in the mountainous terrain where soils are thin or missing. Although current federal regulations call for six feet or more of soil at the leach field site, many of the individual sewage disposal systems now in operation in the Rocky Mountain Region of Colorado fail to meet this requirement. Sewage effluent at these sites may directly enter bedrock fractures and travel large distances without being purified. As a consequence, contamination of streams, lakes, and ground water from these malfunctioning leach fields has become a problem of increasing magnitude. Investigations of geologic, topographic, and hydrologic conditions at over 100 homesites in the Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado have resulted in the development of objective criteria for evaluating pollution potential at mountain homesites. In addition, the results of these investigatians indicate that contamination of water wells may be decreased significantly where geologic conditions are considered in the selection of sites for leach fields and wells. Although the results of these studies should be considered preliminary, they do tend to confirm that the orientation of jointing surfaces in the bedrock significantly affects the travel path of contaminants.Item Open Access A systematic treatment of the problem of infiltration(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1971) Morel-Seytoux, Hubert J., author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access A water handbook for metal mining operations(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1981) Wildeman, Thomas R., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access A watershed information system(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1980) Thomsen, Anton G., author; Striffler, William D. (William David), author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Abridged bibliography: economics of water quality: salinity pollution(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1971-06-15) Miller, Constance A., author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Achieving urban water conservation: a handbook(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1977-09) Flack, J. Ernest (John Ernest), 1929-, author; Weakley, Wade P., author; Hill, Duane W., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Achieving urban water conservation: testing community acceptance(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1977) Snodgrass, Robert Warren, author; Hill, Duane W., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisherEmploying a Q-Sort Factor Analytical Design, this study sought to develop a system for parametric representation of non-linear data structures using data acquired from representative samples of entire communities. The representations are specified in terms of a spatial metric "social space," an analog of psychological space. The defined social space is then characterized and used to define the community action zone which is hypothesized to a zone of community acceptance for those policies falling within its bounds. Such a zone for the communities of Lafayette and Louisville, Colorado was used to define socially and politically feasible water conservation policies for the communities. Policies with the highest feasibility for acceptance were legal restrictions on water use and restrictions on growth and development. The next most feasible were horticultural techniques and economic solutions. Reuse for agricultural purposes also appeared to have some political feasibility. This study demonstrated the usefulness of survey research in delineating viable water conservation programs.