7806

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7806
• Author: U.S. Department of the Interior.
• Title: Quality of Water, Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1997.
• USFW - Doc Type: Progress Report No. 18,
• Copyright Material: NO

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Table 3b.-Colorado River Basin depletions by Slate and use m
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Reservoir evaporation Thermal power Agriculture recreation Minerals Salinity control M&I Exports Coal gas Oil shale Total
Upper Basin demands (1,000 acre-feet)
Arizona
1990 0 22 15 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 42
2000 0 22 15 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 45
2010 0 22 15 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 50
2020 0 22 15 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 50
2030 0 22 15 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 50
2040 0 22 15 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 50
2050 0 22 15 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 50
2060 0 22 15 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 50
Colorado
1990 269 25 1,311 4 13 8 45 0 0 0 2,296
2000 269 55 1,326 6 13 13 74 0 0 0 2,445
2010 269 62 1,354 6 18 13 123 0 0 0 2,565
2020 269 65 1,366 6 28 13 151 0 0 0 2,636
2030 269 65 1,381 6 43 13 161 0 0 0 2,777
2040 269 67 1 ,424 6 43 13 166 0 0 0 3,031
2050 269 98 1,528 6 43 13 238 0 0 43 3,079
2060 269 100 1,546 6 43 13 247 0 0 61
New Mexico
1990 84 55 241 0 0 12 0 0 0 503
2000 84 60 263 0 0 17 0 0 0 535
2010 84 83 322 0 0 41 0 0 0 641
2020 84 90 378 0 0 80 0 0 0 743
2030 84 90 382 0 0 82 0 0 0 749
2040 84 90 385 0 0 86 0 0 0 756
2050 84 90 385 0 0 86 0 0 0 756
2060 84 85 385 0 0 86 0 0 0 751
Utah
1990 120 45 492 0 8 0 26 0 0 0 857
2000 120 45 520 0 8 0 36 0 0 0 951
2010 120 51 574 0 8 0 40 0 0 0 1,030
2020 120 51 602 0 8 0 45 0 0 0 1,073
2030 120 56 635 0 8 0 47 0 0 0 1,134
2040 120 56 670 0 8 0 51 0 0 0 1,208
2050 120 56 671 0 8 0 60 0 0 0 1,273
2060 120 56 670 0 8 0 67 0 0 0 1,299
Wyoml~ 41 276
19 71 17 56 0 24 0 0 0 495
2000 71 41 276 20 59 0 24 0 0 0 505
2010 71 48 288 20 63 0 24 0 0 0 530
2020 71 51 288 20 66 0 24 0 0 0 539
2030 71 56 288 20 68 0 24 0 0 0 556
2040 71 61 282 20 71 0 24 0 0 10 588
2050 71 66 299 20 74 0 24 0 0 50 674
2060 71 71 309 20 81 0 24 0 0 88 774
Upper Basin - totals 188 2,335
1990 546 22 77 8 112 0 0 0 4,193
2000 ,546 223 2,400 27 80 13 159 0 0 0 4,481
2010 546 266 2,553 27 89 13 241 0 0 0 4,816
2020 546 279 2,649 27 102 13 313 0 0 0 5,041
2030 546 289 2,701 27 119 13 327 0 0 6 5,189
2040 546 296 2,786 27 122 13 340 0 0 39 5,379
2050 546 332 2,898 27 125 13 421 0 0 149 5,784
2060 546 334 2,925 27 132 13 437 0 0 225 5.953