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<br />HIsrORY OF Db\' 1l.0PME!:IT
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<br />The decree permi 1,,-, the Stat(~b of thf: :'o...cr F:i8.:::_n to ;::roceed ...ith
<br />ae'/elopr.-:eLt.c:- to use +~helr apportio!'Jr.ent :":";010radc. Hi'!,:;-r water. Major
<br />ne.... d€vel~pr-,~r.~.s ....cllid be tht: Souther:; r!eyada \O"3......:r Project in nevada,
<br />the DLde Project in U't.a.h, ~lrrl the C{.nt:-al A:-l'or1:l. Proj'-'(:t. in Ari::ona,
<br />Developm(:nt of' the Indian land:::. is expecte,l tv ll~.' <ill '~f the water allo-
<br />cated to them by t.hr.; dE:-:.:ree. ThesL' land~, .:.nclud.:., ~he Colorado Hlvel'
<br />l.'1diar. Reservat.ion, Arlzcr.a-Callfo1'nia; the Fort, Mota""e Indian Reserva-
<br />tion, ,\Yi~op~-California-Nevada; ~'1d the Chemehucv' Ind~an R~servation,
<br />Chlifornia.
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<br />D. Economi(' Condi.t.ion::.
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<br />The prosp'_-r1ty f agrLull.ure in r.he upper Co :j!'t.i(lo Riv::r dra:i.nag',~
<br />ba...i n genErally r.a:'allels Uw prospl'rity 01' the ~'k industry. With
<br />V:i.:::t ureus ;)f l'i'1e l'ar1Geland uvailablf:: I'or StiJ':L'T,er ~!'f>.. -'-;<, livestock pra-
<br />rlu;:,-t,i)f: limit d by t.h, prJdu'~: 'n r /jay :":1' ,....it:t".;1" feed.
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<br />Intensifi.ed dev(!lopm~c'nt 01' mineral reSOUl"c:r.!; ~lj 1'E nt ':',,81"S has
<br />crented ne.... t,mploymC'nt opport.uni tl.-,,,, incJ.udin[ -11'1'- t..h.- farm ....ork for
<br />many rarmer~, The most c.xtensive and commercially i:r.portJ.illt mineral re-
<br />SQill'CeS of the 00:;1.'1 are c.-:,alJ oil, and r:utural ea.:;. The Upper Basin is
<br />also the leading domestiC' source of '/ar.adiu.!ll, ',lr3.niU1TI, r~l(liU!r. ore, and
<br />molybdenum. Copper, '"inc. lead, "ilver, f.l.nd ~,;old ar.-.' also -::om;ncrcially
<br />important. Thf" incn:a;;.e l.n population n:bulting fl'orr. fit"'" ,job opportuni-
<br />ties has created ni:...... r:nrke:~~ for locally produl";'d ami i:".porr,ed products,
<br />has taxed lTI'c.mL'ipal racilii.ie~ and ;.oat:-r :5urplie~' 'in ."___'\'~'al ar':'as. a.'1d
<br />has ir:.creased ;lemundE Cor ell."cr.r':'ci-:y. Ra:.: mat."rl::._. n!'.. :::tlmulating
<br />industrial activities n urea~ 3(lje ining '.ih :fJf" <1' .:ralr.ag. oo;-:n, p:lr-
<br />::'icularly ar'~'as 1~'2a.:: Denver. PuebJ.L, ?rOYO, :.::.r.t'. Sai' ~u-k, ";:"ty. These
<br />adcioi,.lr:g area~ all it:lpurt. '..'S'ter "rur.: +.:It " -aCL F ",". I' Ba;;in and ....ith-
<br />out- the: imported ""3.": er their LULut:l-,- '~ro'~"'"h ...., '.i.l.d... --Li: t d.
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<br />Tour Ism a.: an In:h~s'_rj t!::t, ~l,,:r'eu; ._-:
<br />b, :!lu.;:e 01 t!,L' :na::-.) l:t:.t'U:!i... Ii 1.1'<1, ..~o
<br />du~tr''y is of :'elat 1 ve<, :::L,-::-:..'l' .:.r;;J,or.: tiJ'lo.
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<br />Irr:.gat.("d art;>uo: lt~ I.' .!..,;)WL'r _,!'U';:u ~ "3u.h
<br />River ma:':'n ~:trea.': ....at'r aI'.: !".2 ~Lly pre d: ~ t:.
<br />u.t.ion~ very i:,tE':15.:..:-r, d. Gr.')::::.: ~::"ci- '"',L ",,:, r.:::
<br />tharl any Ot.!-.€-1" a1'."'a ~f-'orr,paraD--'-' ::(: tr: :"lH ''''01'
<br />year) approxi~ntely 77.~ acre )f irrigat.. d L~,~
<br />Ri';el' 3c::in ....t:r~' prcv::'dl':i a :' ,;. ;.oa::r :l?:rL,r ~':' .,
<br />p:::oduced a total f:ros~ '.~rop :r.,,0 of a, i..:t ,; ..,~
<br />uve:'age bTos:c crop i"r:om~ or $4' per ti,'!'C.
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<br />F:' ~h< c)66 ;::rop
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