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<br />I Basic,aUotment or C&Jomdo
<br />III River walet:
<br />U 4;4'milliol1, a.cre~feet
<br />I Z Percent of basic allocation that T hc Colorado River is a
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<br /> ... is developed:
<br /> l:l 100 percent Southern California to the Authority - botb of which
<br /> ollI PopulatioHscrvedby vital link in sustaining the state's share of the water are member agencies of
<br /> ... Colorado HiveI' water: economy of Southern and power resources of the Metropolitan and receive
<br />I ollI Nearly 16 million California - water for irri- Colorado. Palo Verde their water entitlements
<br /> lITigated acres served by gation, water for cities and Irrigation District lies along through that district.
<br /> hydroelectric power for the river about 110 miles Major works divert
<br />I Co-lorado River waleI': both. Today it supplies north of the Mexican bor- Colorado River water to
<br /> 650,000 about 65 percent - and by der. Imperial Irrigation these many users. Nearly
<br /> Major crops under irrigatiou: the turn of the cyntury, still District serves Imperial 16 million people are
<br />I Camaloupes, dates, grapes as much as 55 percent - of County south of the Salton dependent in one fashion
<br /> and other fruit$; lettuce, the total water used south or another upon
<br />I tomaloes, onions, canot~ of the Tehachapi a river that once
<br /> and Qthervegetablcs; aLfaJ ^ Mountains, from the was considered
<br /> fa, whml.t; gn~'Sses and ()ther Pacific Ocean to the river. a wild, unpre-
<br /> forage' crops Most of the agricultural dictable adver-
<br /> Urbanaren$ served ,in use is in the southeastern sary that could
<br /> considerable part by- Colorado part of the state - north not be defeated.
<br /> Hlv'fl:fwater: and south of the Salton Of the lower
<br /> Approximately 6;000 Sea, along the river near basin's 7,5 mil-
<br /> square miles Blythe and across the river lion-acre-foot
<br /> Perceritage;of~olll ribUtion '01 from Yuma, Arizona. This (mal) share of
<br /> area supplies the nation use of the
<br /> ColQrado Hjver water'to me'''ling with a large part of its win- river's water,
<br /> sfat~~$ water need5:
<br /> 14perceIJt ter fruits and vegetables California's
<br /> and many other farm prod- allotment is 4.4
<br /> Precipitation in'Qreas!of stall' ucts - more than $1 bil- mat. This allot-
<br /> served, by, Colorado oflive/" water. lion worth every year. ment was meted
<br /> From 2.5~' to 14'! Urban use of the out following an
<br /> Facilities that deliver (;olorado Colorado is primarily on agreement
<br /> Riyer water and areas ser\,p.d: Southern California's reached among
<br /> Colorado River Aquoou<~ . MWD coastal plain - from the parties in ~
<br /> I'l An~American Cm)al - HO Ventura County to the 1931. Palo
<br /> COfwhella' Gallltl . CVWD Mexican border and inland Verde, the
<br /> ,Main Carial - PYJD as far as Riverside and San Yuma area, ~
<br /> Bernardino counties. In Sea. Coachella Valley Imperial and Coach ell a -
<br /> Qthe.r major water projecf,S addition to the large cities Water District serves por- were in line for the first ""
<br /> ~,erving.stale: of Los Angeles, San Diego tions of Riverside, Imperial 3.85 maf; Metropolitan has 0
<br /> ,Lq,..-AngelesAqueduct (eily and Riverside, some 135 and San Diego counties the right to the remaining "
<br /> of L.A.)
<br /> Belch Hdchy Projo'" (CiIY others depend on the north of tbe Salton Sea. 550,000. Also allocated Z
<br /> 'of San' Francisco) Colorado for at least part Metropolitan Water were priorities to use of -
<br /> -Mokelumne~ Aqueduct of their water supply. District of Southern water beyond the state's ~
<br /> '(Oakland 'and other E'asl In addition, the metro- California covers most of basic 4.4 maf: the first
<br /> Bay cities) politan region receives the coastal area - 5,200 662,000 acre-feet to
<br /> State ,Water Project (San about 3 billion killowatt- square miles extending into Metropolitan and the next
<br /> Francisco Bay areal hours a year of electricity Ventura, Los Angeles, 300,000 acre-feet to Palo
<br /> 'Central Valley and urban from the hydroelectric gen- Orange, Riverside, San Verde, Imperial and
<br /> . Squthem Cal.ifornia) erating stations on the Bernardino and San Diego Coachella.
<br /> Central Valley Pro)e"t (led"r- river. counties, Rounding out the As Arizona and Nevada
<br /> ul ownership'and opera, Six large public agencies list of six are the city of Los have never taken their full
<br /> tion primarily serving 8gri~ have the major rights in Angeles' Department of apportionments and as
<br /> cultural entities) Water and Power, which there has been sufficient
<br /> provides river-generated
<br />I power to that city, and the
<br /> San Diego County Water
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