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<br />Increased VVater <br />Demand by Basins & <br />Estimated Acres Lost <br /> <br />w..tC/f OI'tl$lo... 01 Colo...do <br /> <br />Wlbor CiI...I.~~ \ W.,., OhloJo.. 1 <br />Y_p..- .). <br />::..;:;;__J - ') S_1h ~I"I. Rfn. B.h <br /> <br />W.Ii..., DiYltloH'll5 5 <br />c.fo/od.RJ.wB._ fr' "'- <br />v----"'--, L ~'-~-~ <br />--" '\.....- . <br />W"U1t CIIi...uI.:t..." ~ ~ W..tt,. Di....t11<m2 <br />(~u"""I:I.Atw. tl_ln .-M.... <br />I \ <br />"'----~.-J \ ....._ft~e.... <br />~ .'~'httr D1~'~n J. J <br />W"'ttr~"''''I;~n1-'''~''1 ~ .." <br />:!i.InJ_.'" ....~111n <br />Omllll Rlr.orf B..dm .AIY.. A..ln <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 />Arkansas + 550/0 98,000 538,100 47,500 <br />Colorado/ + 990/0 61,900 501 ,200 18,200 <br />Gunnison <br />Rio + 350/0 4,300 632,700 80,000 <br />Grande <br />South + 650/0 409,700 1 ,000,500 179,500 <br />Platte <br /> <br />Source: Colorado Water Conservation Board, SWSI Executive Summary <br />