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<br />OJJ494 <br />Summary of Water Resources in Northern Mexico <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Table 2. Reported and Estimated Volume of Groundwater Extracted <br />in Mexico's Irrigation District 14 (AF) <br /> <br />Year <br /> <br />Volume <br />Source <br />(acre-feet) <br /> <br />Diversion at <br />Morelos <br />(acre-feet) <br /> <br /> <br />Iswe <br /> <br />2,346,20011 <br /> <br />650,600 <br /> <br />Iswe <br /> <br />1,399,400'1 <br /> <br />Sources: IBWC (http://www.ibwc.state.gov/wadlcolorado_river.htm) <br />Pacific Institute, 2001, "Missing Water: The Uses and <br />Flows of Water in the Colorado River Delta Region", p. 24 <br /> <br />/1 Value is the average for the years reported <br /> <br />· The Rio Colorado Irrigation District reports that wells are used to irrigate approximately <br />135,500 acres (or 30%) of the irrigable land in Mexicali Valley and 40,000 acres (or 60%) of <br />the irrigable land in San Luis Valley. <br /> <br />Figure 6. Distribution of Wells in Mexicali and San Luis Valleys, Mexico <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />o 0 <br /> <br />Uli MIlA <br /> <br />.cA <br /> <br />8 .8 <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />.. --.-. " <br /> <br />'-'.r"-"-'-';-..'-" <br /> <br />MOft'Ol "1ft,. <br /> <br />llZ <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />IIU" <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />IP <br /> <br />SonOTa <br /> <br />II..A .. SAN WI$ Mesa Arenosa <br /> <br />Wellfield <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />DUII:ItTO D[L ALl'" <br /> <br />Page 8 of 10 <br /> <br />Seven Basin States June 1,2002 <br />