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<br />022'1 <br /> <br />2.6 Factors Contributim! to Water Sales <br /> <br />. - <br /> <br />,.,.... " <br /> <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 />The gradual movement of water from ruraVagricultural a~eas to urban/municipal and industrial areas <br />I <br />results from several general factors, most of which are I not unique to southeastern Colorado, <br />! <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />s. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />7. <br /> <br />Water is a property right and is severa~le from the land. <br /> <br />Farming is always hard work, fraught ~th high risk of financial failure or small <br />return on investment. <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />Farming income is sometimes lessth4n the return on investment of water sale <br />proceeds. i <br /> <br />Agricultural incomes are not growing,i especially among family farmers. (Keene- <br />Osborn 1992) <br /> <br />Some farmers are failing and need or want to sell. <br />,I <br /> <br />Agricultural capital availability is limitdd. <br />i <br />i <br /> <br />Urban populations are growing while rural, agricultural communities are not growing <br />or are declining in population. <br /> <br />8. <br /> <br />Municipal and industrial users wish to bbtain firm water supplies for drought years. <br />I <br /> <br />Farming accounts for most of the watdr consumption in the state, but accounts for <br />only a part of the population, political! base and economy of the whole state. <br />I <br /> <br />9. <br /> <br />10. <br /> <br />11. <br /> <br />12. <br /> <br />13. <br /> <br />14. <br /> <br />2-14 <br />