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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />OJ?lg5 <br /> <br />Present Water Use <br /> <br />The irrigated land of the subbasin as reported <br />by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1937 amounted to 3,410 <br /> <br />acres. A recent study indicates that irrigation has now <br /> <br />been increased to a total of 4,500 acres. This is an <br /> <br />increase of 1,090 acres or 32 percent over that reported <br /> <br />in 1937. <br /> <br />The population of the subbasin consists entirely <br />of farm and ranch families and has decreased in recent <br /> <br />years. <br /> <br />The results of an estimate of the present stream <br /> <br />depletion of the subbasin is given in the following table: <br /> <br />Present Stream Depletion - Units-Acre Feet <br /> <br />Annual stream depletion by <br />irrigation <br />Annual stream depletion by <br />domestic, livestock, etc. <br /> <br />3,300 <br />600 <br /> <br />Total annual stream depletion <br /> <br />3,900 <br /> <br />Potential Use <br /> <br />A study of the irrigation potential of the sub- <br />basin indicates that the same will likely reach a total of <br />15,200 acres. This is 10,700 acres over the 4.500 presently <br />irrigated. In addition a total of 100 acres of land presently <br /> <br />irrigated is in need of a supplemental supply of water. <br /> <br /> <br />An examination of the subbasin at this time in- <br /> <br />dicates that, except for additional irrigation and the <br /> <br />associated stream depletion, other new depletions will be <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />~ <br />