741-017.640 Buffalo Park, Aurora
Scope and Contents
Beginning in the 1970s, the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SECWCD) hired Wright Water Engineers (WWE) for a series of water rights-related cases in the Arkansas River Basin. Most required expert testimony from WWE and concerned ag-to-urban water transfers that diverted irrigation water from agricultural ditch companies, most famously the Rocky Ford Ditch, to Aurora and other Front Range cities in the 1980s. WWE also gathered data and provided stream modeling for SECWCD and the State of Colorado for Kansas v. Colorado. Material types include notes, data, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, photographs, slides, and maps. The series follows the arrangement provided by WWE project headings. One folder of oversize is listed at the end.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1995 and undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Wright Water Engineers (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection. However, the collection is stored off-site, so advance notice is recommended. All "confidential" markings on correspondence or other materials have been determined to be for administrative purposes, not national security information; therefore, these materials are open for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 149+ linear feet (98 record cartons, 1 document box, 5 flat boxes, 4 flat files, 2 tubes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections Repository
Fort Collins Colorado 80523-1019 USA
970-491-1844
library_dl_specialcollections@mail.colostate.edu