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White Paper Key Issues
<br />Potential Changes in Irrigated Lands
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<br />• By 2030 reductions in irrigated acres are
<br />expected to occur in most basins as agricultural
<br />lands are developed for M&I use and/or water is
<br />transferred from agriculture to meet M&I
<br />demands
<br />Yampa Yampa /White/ /White/
<br />No change No change No change No change
<br />Green Green
<br />North North
<br />South Platte South Platte
<br />Platte Platte
<br />39,000 acres 39,000 acres
<br />39,000 acres 39,000 acres
<br />2,600 acres 2,600 acres
<br />2,600 acres 2,600 acres
<br />or or
<br />or or
<br />Colorado Colorado
<br />133,000 to 226,000 acres 133,000 to 226,000 acres
<br />133,000 to 226,000 acres 133,000 to 226,000 acres
<br />7,900 to 16,000 acres 7,900 to 16,000 acres
<br />7,900 to 16,000 acres 7,900 to 16,000 acres
<br />Gunnison Gunnison
<br />2,500 to 10,000 acres 2,500 to 10,000 acres
<br />2,500 to 10,000 acres 2,500 to 10,000 acres
<br />23,000 to 72,000 acres 23,000 to 72,000 acres
<br />23,000 to 72,000 acres 23,000 to 72,000 acres
<br />60,000 60,000
<br />60,000 60,000
<br />to to
<br />to to
<br />2,400 acres 2,400 acres
<br />2,400 acres 2,400 acres
<br />100,000 100,000
<br />100,000 100,000
<br />acres acres
<br />acres acres Arkansas Arkansas
<br />1,300 acres 1,300 acres
<br />1,300 acres 1,300 acres
<br />or or
<br />or or
<br />Rio Rio
<br />Dolores/ Dolores/
<br />Grande Grande
<br />San Juan/San Miguel San Juan/San Miguel
<br />Source: Colorado's Decision Support Systems and Basin Roundtable /
<br />Basin Advisor input.
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<br />Potential Changes in Irrigated Acreage by 2030
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