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<br />Tht' P~lo V(',dl;' 1H1~~lton
<br />)i~!nt:l i~ 10000.1ted .1I01'1~ tht>
<br />:010'.100 R.vt'. i., t'a~t{'f"
<br />tivt"~ld.. County. T1w p"fl(ip.11
<br />:;ly i~ Blytht'," indud.'S 120,500
<br />ler~.0{whi(h91.(X)O"'l!ot"
<br />1.1I1t'y .1nd 5.((10 on Ihe low...
<br />'aloVe.dt''-1~.!.t'undt'f
<br />:ultiv.!liun 111\ 'f'P.l;"ot"nl.-d on
<br />ht'COIOf.1do R,vef 8o.l.d by
<br />(irglllon~. m.1n.lj{erof lhe-
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<br />The- D'~lri(t obt.1"'~ It\ "'\~.!IIO"
<br />...alef from lht' Co1or.!do Rivl'f
<br />Ind h.!~ Oflt' of tht' oIdt>sl w~te.
<br />livt'.\<on f1j{hl~ on lht' t'nllfe ..ver
<br />;Y~!{'f1l, U\t' of Colot.!do R"Cf
<br />"'<ilf'f for lhe- ;";ll<ilion of I.!nd~ In
<br />Iw Bhlht' .1'e.1 d.1l~ b~d to
<br />1877. Tht' e"pendllur~ on
<br />:olor<lOO Ri,I" W.ltt" id(llol't>s bv
<br />he O,Sll"! dnd It\ P'ede<;:~Wf~
<br />lmounl 10 dppm"imatt'l~ S15
<br />nillion.
<br />P.iocip<il agri{ultufdl p'odlKl~
<br />,11ht' Palo Vt'fdt" Irrilt'lllon
<br />Ji~lfI(t diP dU.!lfa. wht"....t. (olton,
<br />E'tllKt', (antdl{kJpe<;, "'at...melon~,
<br />)n;on~, <ind (itfU~. In 197(, lhew
<br />:ro~ had ~ valut' 01 S7t million
<br />j"~lod, "aluP'> {rom (an'" .!nd
<br />ohE-ep ll'tc'd,nll opt'rallOf1~ du"n!!
<br />:he yed' amounlt'd to aboul
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<br />dpp'o\Im.tlt'ly 7&3,4-15 dere!..!n<!
<br />,oclud{... mo..1 of thl' d..vE"lopood
<br />dle.!v In Sdfl Dlt'jlo COUnly,'1 h<l~
<br />a population 01 about 1,559,300
<br /><lnd dn a~'>Mwd v.!lu.!llon of
<br />S6,087.830.215 Tht.> AUlhoflt'V I~
<br />rt'?re!.ented on Ihe COIOfddo
<br />Ri"'f Bo.lfd by Raymond E
<br />B.!d~e<. Iflemoo 01 the- Aulhoflly
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<br />dflf\t>\l'dto tht'O,.,t,i(t In 1946
<br />'\t thaI 11m<>, I"","ulho"h
<br />mer!lf'd 11\ "lIhl 10 tl2.()(K)
<br />,)ert'.If'{'\ of Colo'ddo RIVt'f W.llt"
<br />dnnl.lally ""Ih Ih.. O"lfl'l"s
<br />m'Il'"ill flghl of l,100,O(K)
<br />ant'.Ift"t,
<br />COIOfildo R,ver W.1tt'f" 1\
<br />d..liverl'd 10 lh(> Al.ltho"ty Ihrou~h
<br />two b'dfKh aQIJedlKh wh"h
<br />car,.,. the wo\lt'f";.outh from tht>
<br />mdln COlmdOO RI"l" AQU€'du<t
<br />App'o\lmalt>lv 90 p+'f(t.'flt 01 dll
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