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<br />Beneficial Consumptive Uses
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<br />An extensive discussion of consumptive Water Use by States'
<br />uses is not attempted in Ihis report as 1976-1980
<br />that sUbject 11as been treated In detail in (1,000 acre. feet)
<br />Reclamation's "Colorado River Sysfem Average
<br />Consumptive Uses and Losses Report, State 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1976.1980
<br />1976.1980." That report was prepared
<br />jOintly by the Upper and Lower Colorado Arizona 5,033 5,369 5,351 5,409 5,641 5,361
<br />Regional Offices and was released in California 4,813 4,837 4,624 4,591 4,680 4,709 -
<br />1983. It presents estimates of the Colorado 1,679 1,608 1,937 1,824 1,744 1,758
<br />consumptive uses and losses from the Nevada 226 227 224 228 233 228
<br />Colorado River System for each year New Mexico 310 239 361 432 457 360
<br />Irom 1976 through 1980. The following Utah 705 462 746 798 738 690
<br />table summa files annual water use from Wyoming 282 219 333 348 337 304
<br />the syslem by States, including water use Other' 1,931 1,832 1,887 2,070 2,063 1,956
<br />supplied by groundwater overdraft. The Total - Colorado
<br />next report is expected to be available in River System 14,979 14,793 15,463 15,700 15,893 15,366
<br />early 1987.
<br /> Water Passing
<br /> to Mexico
<br /> Treaty 1,475 1,554 1,513 1,668 1,707 1,583
<br /> Minute 242 205 209 194 171 185 193
<br /> Excess
<br /> Releases 69 68 38 927 4,251 1,071
<br /> Sub.total - Water Passing
<br /> to Mexico 1,749 1,831 1,745 2,766 6,143 2,847
<br /> Total - Colorado
<br /> River System and Water
<br /> Passing to Mexico 16,728 16,624 17,208 18,466 22,036 18,213
<br /> 'Onsite consumptive uses and losses; inciudes water uses satisfied by groundwater
<br /> overdrafts.
<br /> 'Represents mainstream reservoir evaporation in the Upper Basin and mainstream
<br /> reservoir evaooration and channei losses below Lee Ferry in the Lower Basin.
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