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PART VI FUTURE DEVELOPMENT e b. Metropolitan Water District In 1982 the Metropolitan Water District used approxi- mately 713,000 acre-feet. Future use may be reduced as indicated in the tables so that California's use does not exceed 4.4 million acre-feet after the Central Arizona Project comes on line. c. Fort Mohave Indian Reservation There are 2,119 acres of Fort Mohave Indian Reservation land located in California. Using an estimated consumptive use of 4 acre-feet per acre, this land is entitled to approximately 9,000 acre- feet of consumptive use per year. In 1982, its consumptive use was about 14,000 acre-feet but will be reduced when the Central Arizona Project comes on line. d. Chemehuevi Indian Reservation e The Chemehuevi Indian Reservation, located above Parker Dam, is allocated water by the Supreme Court Decree to irrigate 1.900 acres of land in California, with a maximum annual diversion from the main stream of the Colorado River of 11,340 acre-feet. The consumptive use required for irrigation of these lands is estimated to be 4 acre- feet per acre, which would result in a main stream depletion of about 7,600 acre-feet annually. The lands that are irrigable are above the river and not feasible for farming at this time. It is anticipated that the reservation will develop 7,600 acre-feet of consumptive use for municipal and industrial and/or irrigation purposes by the year 2000. e. Colorado River Indian Reservation The Colorado River Indian Reservation is located along the Colorado River, just below Parker Dam, with most of the land in Arizona and the remainder in California. The Supreme Court Decree allo- cated 717,148 acre-feet of diversion to the Colorado River Indian Reservation for irrigation of 107,588 acres of land. There are 8,213 acres of land in California that are par- tially developed. They will eventually consume about 33,000 acre-feet. f. Palo Verde Irrigation District The Palo Verde Irrigation District has the number one priority in California for Colorado River water under the Seven Party Agreement to irrigate a total of 104,500 acres with an estimated con- sumptive use of 423,000 acre-feet per year. g. Yuma Project, Reservation Division e California lands within the Yuma Project fall under the second priority according to the Seven Party Agreement. In the Indian Unit. Arizona vs. California reserves water for 7,743 acres of land 55