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C> .... FU'lURE DE.VELOFMENT (.C ~.... Diversions from Lah Havncu above Parker Dam for the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the Fort Hohave and Chemchuev i Indian Reservations ....ould de- pic'Ll' the Colo:lddo River by 83,000 acre- feet. The Central Arizona Project ....ou1d deplete the Colorado River by an additional 725,000 aCT\!- feet under temporary use candi tions. Follo'w'ing devf'~opment of increm'..~nt. !io. 5 tiescribed herein, n{.;.... depletions by the t;c:1tral Ar:izona P1' l,ject w-'uld be abuut 49,000 acre-feet. Diverdons from beloy P"cU'ker Dam by the Colorado River Indian Reser- vation ',JOulrl dl:.'plctJ~ the. Colorado River by an additional 229,000 acre-feet. Additional salvage of water by the authorized channelization of the Lm.'er Colorado River up:.>tream from Imperlal Dam and a proposed phrcato- phytc eradication and o.:ontrol program would incr(-~a~;e the wat.er supply of the Colorado River B"l.s.Ln by an estlrruted additional 201,000 acre-feet annually. c. Economic Impact The benefits created by the Colorado River Bt-orage Project are be- coming a reality a:" the ,constructed facilities of the units and projects are completed. All four storag~ units and ~lx participating projects, plus the VernaL Unit o~ the Central Utah PrOject, are practically com- pleted and o!~ruting. In 1967 approximately 81,000 acre~; of b.nd Wc.Te irrigated wholly or It: part with water provided by six participatlnc projects and the Vernal Unit. Crop'~ pnyjuccd un thes(' projects '...ere valued at an estimated $4.6 million. Mo:::t irnportar.t, fa.'i!lirl,:'. operution:: ....pr.. carr led on '...i t.hout sig- nificm:t wuter shortages, Electric: power L now being li~liverc,l under Lrm power .:ontracts from F1arrdng Gorge, Glen Canyon. and Curecant i Unl 1.,::. The contract.s (rencrally for a ~'lJ-year dill'ation) are wi~h u.uout p, CU$tomers and pres- em,iy provide for ._'I'rvice in ::J.l1 ultir:fitL' amount to about ;)89 megawatts. Powe.:.' tUldc:r cont.ract for the" ~ummoO'r 01' lS~ totuL~ 695 m,~gaW".J.tts. The tetal power-produ;::ing ::upabilit;r of the CRSP let1~~ reserves is estimated at about 820 megal."at.t~~ at the present time und l,345 in 1977 upon ~omplc- ;10n o~ all prL'sently scheduled units, Total revenues from power opera- ..lons ....ere about ;;:-0.5 mi1Lon in fiscal y{..ar 196J+, ~-6. 8 million in fiscal year 1965-, ;$1,.!: mElior. in fiscal year 1)66. and $15.9 millioll in fiscal year 1%7. St::ible water supplies created by the rese.:.'voirs of the CRSP have con- tributed to the e~tablishmcr.t of new industries wld the planning of indus- trial capacitie:: to met:t future need:::, 19 .