WSP09910

• File Number: 8281.960
• Description: Colorado River Studies and Investigations -- Lower Colorado Comprehensive Framework Study
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 6/1/1971
• Title: Lower Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework Study -- Appendix XVIII - General Program and Alternatives
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Table A~l (Continued)
SUlIllllary of Water Requirements and Supply

Total Annual Demand
1965 1980 2000 2020

Colorado River Available for Use :i
in Lower Colorado Region 2.63 2.25 1.33 0.90 I'
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National Obligation to
Mexican Water Treaty ~ 1.80 1/ 1.80 1/
Local Water Supply 3.12 3.12 3.12 3.12
Total Supply Available for Use
in Lower Colorado Region Y 5.75 5.37 6.25 5.82
Lower Colorado Region Depletion
Requirements .2.&J. 6.88 7.26 8.52
Regional Water Deficiency 1/ 0.08 1.51 1.01 2.70
Regional Augmentation 21 0.03 0.57 2.53
Remaining Deficiency 21 0.08 1.48 0.44 0.17

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Excludes mainstream Colorado River reservoir evaporation accounted
for in the determination of availability of Colorado River water.

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Excluding ground-water overdraft.

Lack of facilities prevented utilization of the Region's fUll share
of Colorado River water resulting in a ground-water overdraft of about
2.5 million acre-feet. In the fUture to limit the water supply defi-
ciency to that tabulated would require: distribution of the available
supply to areas of shortage, total utilization of the resource
including recycling, and that no allowance be made for transporting
salts from the Region.

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Consists of 1.5 million acre~feet per annum for delivery to Mexico
plus an estimated 0.3 million acre-feet associated losses. In
accordance with Public Law 90-537, Section 202, "The Congress declares
that the satisfaction of the requirements of the Mexican Water Treaty
from the Colorado River constitutes a national obligation Which shall
be the first obligation of any water augmentation project planned
pursuant to Section 201 of this Act and authorized by Congress."

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As recommended in the Lower Colorado Region framework program.

To be supplied by ground-water overdraft.
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