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<br />The avail nllil ity 01-
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<br />of coal and/or oil shale industri,c'5 it< l=hr' aren, th-c cec;",mic ;",.o.er of
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<br />and oil developers have indicated a
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<br />Irrigation. for agriculture is also in need of a d2p(:nd~b12 1'~(.:.t.::~L
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<br />supply to stabilize and expand ranches to economical size uni~s.
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<br />Agricul ture long ago re&ched the IT.~.x:i;"jum ;::. tagcs of dev(:lop~11i.~r':L . ~-
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<br />sible with present water suppl ies, Appro::Lnately 80 l,ee'cent OJ' ,-.~
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<br />irrigable land area receives no irLigation water.
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<br />full crop production and this production cai:1not be iT:C.":~(:,::~~~~d \';;1.t, .Ydt
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<br />grazing permits on nearby public 13:1.d3 restrict the 5:1.;::::: uf th;~
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<br />livestock herd to their present nnr.,:"'C's
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