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<br />000130 <br /> <br />acres in tribal ownership and 994,905 acres in government <br />ownership. The combined Indian population totals more than <br />80,000, the majority of whom are full bloods. '~yominq is <br />the onlY ~ne of t,he Colorado River states whioh doe. not have <br />SOQl.llltlian water use within the basin. <br />The report on the Colorado River lists the present and <br />ultimate irri~ated aoreage and water diversion requirements <br />of the Indians as follows (see Table ~I, p. 261): <br /> <br />stAtE <br /> <br />ACRIlGE <br />(Acres) <br /> <br />Pr...nt <br />n. <br /> <br />UltiiP.-.t. <br />291i055 <br />22,35'0 <br />20,350 <br />'G00 <br />1'8'000 <br />, .. <br />99,085 <br />566,440 <br /> <br />148,070 <br />7i975 <br />8,600 <br />325 <br />:}.9,000 <br />18,320 <br />282,290 <br /> <br />DIVEQION ~lJ~ <br />(ler. . e. <br /> <br />Pre.ent U\t~ate <br /> <br />610,470 <br />47,718 <br />43,000 <br />1,9S0 <br />95,000 <br />236,170 <br />1,034,SQa <br /> <br />1,671,342 <br />184,218 <br />72,150 <br />3,600 <br />6$5,000 <br />298,510 <br /> <br />2,845,420 <br /> <br />The above table indicate. .. planned increase in acreage <br />of 3tl4,150 aeres and in diversion requirements of 1,811,112 <br />a.~re feet. Itshoald be noted that the latter tivure is in <br />teras of diYersion requirements and not beneficial consumptive <br /> <br />us.. <br /> <br />$0 far as this memQrandlDl is concerned it is thou<jJht that <br />no qOG>d purpose would be served by considerinq individual <br />reservations o~ individual projects. The provisions of <br />tr..ties anda.greements between the United States and Indian <br />tribes may vary considerably as may also the conditions <br /> <br />- 2 - <br />