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<br />W.it~~r,l_e...IioMo <br /> <br />Increased VVater <br />Demand by Basins & <br />Estimated Acres Lost <br /> <br />Vt..-6-_+ ... ..._0..-.- J <br />~=.::: ,...-' ~..-\ .....,,- .-... <br />r-..' <br />L::'::.- .:..~:; <br />J.I-..-I,.,:...... _ .r /. <br />._D_~ .. __ P.....~ <br />~.._._io+\.' <br />'...... <,1.__1 \ ,.._............ <br />-',_.......tIl.......:J~ <br />..~~-=' ...(,,~ I <br />;h'H"""-",,,t_ ,--- <br /> <br />Basin Anticipated Additional Total Estimated <br /> Population Water Needed Irrigated Loss of <br /> Growth (ac ft) Acres in Irrigated <br /> Basin Acres <br />South + 65% 409,700 1,000,500 179,500 <br />Platte <br />Arkansas + 55% 98,000 538,100 47,500 <br />Rio + 35% 4,300 632,700 80,000 <br />Grande <br /> <br />Source: Colorado Water Conservation Board, SWSI Executive Summary <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. Economic Activity per Acre <br /> Region Farm Gate Economic Representative <br /> Receipts Activity Cropping <br /> Relative to Generated per Pattern <br /> Regional Salesa Acre of Irrigated <br /> Cropland <br />Arkansas 31 % $428 Forages <br />Republican 37% $678 Continuous Corn - <br /> Alfalfa <br />Rio Grande 48% $1,127 Potatoes - Barley <br />E. South Platte 2% $690 Corn - Alfalfa - <br /> Sugar Beets <br /> <br />alncludes all production agriculture. <br /> <br />4 <br />