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February, 2011
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Carter Lake is the second largest reservoir in northeastern Colorado. It is the principal storage site for Colorado-Big Thompson Project deliveries to the south and east. Construction of Carter Lake began in 1950, stores over 110,000 ac-feet of water and is 180 deep at its...
April, 2010
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NOAA: U. S.
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DARCA Conference “Agricultural Water – Reinventing Strategies for a New World” is scheduled for February 10‐12 at the Double Tree Hotel in Durango, CO. A diverse group of speakers have been assembled including Bill McDonald, John Stulp and Doug Kemper. Please visit www.darca.org...
January, 2010
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The Tacoma Hydroelectric Project is located about 20 miles north of Durango, Colorado, on a high intermountain plateau west of the Animas River in La Plata and San Juan Counties. Water for Tacoma Power Plant originates from three drainage basins: Cascade Creek, Little Cascade...
December, 2009
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Lindsay George obtained her Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on groundwater hydrology, contaminant fate and transport. Her research was aimed at characterizing the subsurface using acoustic methods to aid in developing realistic groundwater models...
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Well Design Permitting and construction oversight Groundwater modeling Coordinate groundwater exploration using test wells and geophysical methods. Geologic studies applied to groundwater Depletion studies Well feasibility Well yield estimations
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Well Design Permitting and construction oversight
Groundwater modeling
Coordinate groundwater exploration using test wells and geophysical methods
Geologic studies applied to groundwater
Depletion studies
Well feasibility
Well yield estimations
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There are a few ways to get your copy of Applegate Group’s 2010 calendar. You can request your calendar(s) to be mailed to you by clicking here trishabbey@applegateg...
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Historically, the SEO has left the oversight of Coalbed Methane Gas wells up to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. However, the recent Supreme Court decision in Vance v. Wolf requires that produced water is subject to administration and well permitting from the...
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Applegate Group, Inc. has extensive experience in writing grant applications for water projects. If you have a project that fits this program, we would be happy to assist you in the application process. For more information on this specific grant program please click here http...
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Green Mountain Reservoir is located on the Blue River approximately twelve miles southeast of Kremmling. Constructed between 1938 and 1943 by the Bureau of Reclamation, the reservoir provides compensatory storage to West Slope residents for water that is diverted to the East...
November, 2009
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There are a few ways to get your copy of Applegate Group’s 2010 calendar.
You can request your calendar(s) to be mailed to you by clicking here trishabbey@applegategr...
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Applegate Group, Inc. featured projects that owe their existence to three well known Colorado Water Buffaloes in their 2010 Calendar: W.D. Farr, Sam Maynes and John Fetcher. See below for articles relating to each:
Sam Maynes http://www.jacolorado.org/content/view/99 http://...
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Steamboat Lake, located 28 miles northwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado below historic Hahn’s Peak, was completed in 1968. The lake is filled with water from Mill Creek, Larsen Creek, Floyd Creek, Dutch Creek and Willow Creek. At 8,100 feet, surrounded by mountains and...
October, 2009
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Ames Hydro Power Plant located near Telluride Colorado obtains it part of its water from Trout Lake located near Lizard Head Pass. The power plant was the first generating station to produce and transmit alternating current in the world. The power plant was completed in 1891 and...
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A report developed by the DOE’s Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory identified 91 sites for potential hydropower development at existing impoundments and diversions. The total estimated capacity of these sites was estimated at 782 MW. Because of the existing...
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Colorado department of agriculture recently announcing $500,000 worth of funding toward feasibility studies, research and implementation of renewable energy in the agricultural community, including ditch companies. These grants have a minimum cost share of 10% of the total...
August, 2009
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The Animas‐La Plata Project (ALP) was originally envisioned in 1968 to provide nearly 191,200 acre‐ft of water for irrigation, municipal, and industrial use. For the following 32 years, however, the project went through many changes and faced many challenges. Construction was...
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If you have been involved in construction at all during the past three to four years you have noticed a rapid rise in the overall cost of construction. A silver lining to the recent economic downturn may be found in a dramatic drop in the cost of construction over the past 6...
