CONCLUSIONS

By any measure, the Sevier River automation/Internet project has been a success. According to the water user quoted above: "When something goes down and I have to go back to the old way of doing things, it is like being blind after being able to see." But admittedly the process of using low-cost automation/Internet technologies to improve water management is in its infancy.

The Association with their web site has done several things right: (1) their technological innovations are being applied basin-wide; (2) they are striving to improve the operation of their in-place infrastructure; (3) information is being distributed universally helping to develop trust and empowering a wider range of users; and (4) they are applying technology at the local level where it can do the most good.