WWRC 97-05ddd
A Preliminary Estimate of the Influence of North Park, CO Irrigation Practices
on the Commercial River Season in Northgate Canyon, Medicine Bow National Forest, WY
Introduction
Conflicting use of a single resource is a problem
that will continue to plague and employ planners
involved with natural resource decisions. Solutions,
mitigation, and the civility of the dialogue about a
problem can be improved if the user groups can at
least agree about the nature of the problem.
Quantification can help this part of the process.
Planners also have to evaluate situations and
recommend options based on the expertise of
others. Called the Delphi Method [Patton and
Sawicki 1993] and likely more cynical names as
well, a loose variation of this approach is used to try
to estimate the impact that North Park, CO
irrigation is having on the duration of the
commercial rafting season on the North Platte River
in the Northgate Canyon, Medicine Bow National
Forest, WY.
Water Resources Publications List
Water Resources Data System Library |
Water Resources Data System Homepage
