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Overview / Signals / Basin chokepoint caller / siginst_ep_wr_20260718_basin-chokepoint-caller_0001

Basin chokepoint caller

verifiedEMPIRE DITCH

EMPIRE DITCH has put 1891 decreed rights (41,706 cfs decreed, 0 distinct owners) out of priority — 1,512.8 day-equivalents of administered curtailment, most recently 2026. Caller Power Index 43.5.

Priority
79.0
composite 0–100
Raw score
43.5
detector output 0–100
Confidence
0.92
0–1
Observed
2026-09-30
00:00:00
Priority componentsweights: impact .30 · urgency .25 · confidence .20 · freshness .15 · novelty .10
impact0.49
urgency1.00
confidence0.92
freshness1.00
novelty0.60
Record payloadcustomer_payload — everything the detector carried
wdid
0100501
state
CO
county
WELD
division
1
latitude
40.378532
longitude
-104.483993
county_fips
08123
identifiers
{"wdid":"0100501"}
water_source
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
structure_name
EMPIRE DITCH
structure_type
DITCH
water_district
1
score_components
{"depth":0,"breadth":0.49,"recency":1,"impaired_cfs":41706,"decreed_volume":0.46,"day_equivalents":1512.8,"impaired_owners":0,"impaired_rights":1891}
Provenance receiptexactly where this detection came from
instance id
siginst_ep_wr_20260718_basin-chokepoint-caller_0001
record
0100501 @ water_structures
signal
signal:basin-chokepoint-caller
definition
v1
genome
v1 · run run_water_rights_v1
epoch
ep_wr_20260718
lineage status
resolved
detected
2026-07-18 12:00:00
valid from
2026-09-30 00:00:00
source refs
["cdss-structures","cdss-netamounts","cdss-admin-calls","cdss-divrec","co-oit-parcels","nrcs-snotel","openet","water-court-outcomes","ditch-ledger-program"]
Co-firing signalsother detections on this record
PriSignalDetailScore
95Critical call exposureEMPIRE DITCH (1929 priority) carries 2,956.7 day-equivalents of observed call exposure from 76 senior caller(s); dominant caller SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT (573.1 day-eq). 2378 season-days curtailed in the last five seasons.84.4
95Critical call exposureEMPIRE DITCH (1905 priority) carries 2,391.1 day-equivalents of observed call exposure from 61 senior caller(s); dominant caller SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT (573.1 day-eq). 1943 season-days curtailed in the last five seasons.75.9
95Critical call exposureEMPIRE DITCH (1906 priority) carries 2,391.6 day-equivalents of observed call exposure from 62 senior caller(s); dominant caller SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT (573.1 day-eq). 1944 season-days curtailed in the last five seasons.75.9
95Critical call exposureEMPIRE DITCH (1905 priority) carries 2,808.9 day-equivalents of observed call exposure from 74 senior caller(s); dominant caller SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT (573.1 day-eq). 2240 season-days curtailed in the last five seasons.82.1
85Season call nowcast: expected curtailmentEMPIRE DITCH, 2026 season outlook: Apr 1 SWE 61% of median → severe-class year; expected curtailment ~204 of 214 season days from the basin's administration record. Dominant caller SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT: P(call by Jun 15) = 1 over 6 comparable seasons.100.0
85Season call nowcast: expected curtailmentEMPIRE DITCH, 2026 season outlook: Apr 1 SWE 61% of median → severe-class year; expected curtailment ~181 of 214 season days from the basin's administration record. Dominant caller SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT: P(call by Jun 15) = 1 over 6 comparable seasons.100.0
85Season call nowcast: expected curtailmentEMPIRE DITCH, 2026 season outlook: Apr 1 SWE 61% of median → severe-class year; expected curtailment ~181 of 214 season days from the basin's administration record. Dominant caller SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT: P(call by Jun 15) = 1 over 6 comparable seasons.100.0
85Season call nowcast: expected curtailmentEMPIRE DITCH, 2026 season outlook: Apr 1 SWE 61% of median → severe-class year; expected curtailment ~204 of 214 season days from the basin's administration record. Dominant caller SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT: P(call by Jun 15) = 1 over 6 comparable seasons.100.0
79Augmentation condition not verifiedEMPIRE DITCH: the decree requires augmentation coverage for out-of-priority depletions, but NO plan membership is found. Verify coverage before relying on this supply — absent a plan, curtailment is immediate on the next call.85.0
42Water-backed land assemblageFIVE RIVERS CATTLE FEEDING LLC holds 14 parcels totaling 948 ac (assessed $0.2M) under EMPIRE DITCH — a water-backed assemblage on one system (supply quality 0.37). assessor roll from annual OIT data call; ownership may be up to 12 months stale.100.0