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<br />Update on Statewide Water Supply Imtlative
<br />- San Juan/Dolores/San Miguel Basm
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<br />water lbl' in 20J{) (Figure 2), The gfl.alt'....t ch,lngl'~ In d~rkulturaJ \\.lIl.'f U"'l' are
<br />L':xrected ttll\("Cllf in the Front Range ,1"- ,\1&1 growth 1l11l\'l"_ into ,1gricultllral J,md...
<br />andft1r as water i~ lr,ln...fl'rn'd frolll agrkultllrL' to ~urrort gfll\\"th. Undl'rqanding the
<br />impact of thl'<;l' ch,mgl'.... on rUfal Colorado l'L"onomit's, and tJlL' dit'L"t on thl' npt'n
<br />..paCl' rrm'idt'd by fafm<; and f.lnchl.'''-, i~ a key Ch,lIlL'nbl' fur ,111 Cll!ur,lLl,m<;. In lllhl'r
<br />an',b of thl' -.jaIL'. [o...-,lli/l'd Jl'(Tl'a~l'<; and incr('a"'l'''' in agfinlllllfdl \\',ltL'f U"-l' an.' abo
<br />l':XPt'Ck'd. A 1lL'1 incfL',l...e in dgrkllltur.ll watt'r U"l' lllay nL"Cur in thl' Yamra/\\'hJtl'/
<br />Grn'n ilnd thl' S.ln JU,ln/DllJofl,-.jS.lIl ,\ligul'l Bd"in".
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<br />8%
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<br />1%
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<br />19 Agncu~tural
<br />.M&I
<br />0551
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<br />2%
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<br />I!I Agncultural
<br />.M&I
<br />0$51
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<br />91%
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<br />86'%
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<br />2000
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<br />2030
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<br />F,gure '2
<br />2000 and 2030 Statewrde Agncultural, M&/ and SSI Demands
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<br />San }uanfDolores/San Miguel Background
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<br />.\1&I.lIld SSlwalL'r Lil'Ill.lIld by ~llJ() tlf 1~,S()O AF. In S\\"S1, \1&ll~ ddinl'd .1".lJl of till'
<br />w,ltl'f U"'t' Ill' ,1 lypit't1J lllllnlcip,l[ "\....tl'lH, includin~ fL'...idl'ntj,ll. Cl1llllllL'fCiaL indu...trial,
<br />lfrig.llilln. ,lnd fjrd'i~hting. Luge indu"triilJ w,11l'r U"l'''' that han' tlwir tlwn W.llt'r
<br />"urpJil'<; tlr [1'.1"'1' f.}\\ W.1lt'r frOIll other.. dfl' lh....~.fibt,d .1" 55! \\",lll'f U<;l'r~. FOf the
<br />purptl"'l',:> Ill' S\\'SL tht''''l' fl'!;iOll.l1 \\.llt>f nl't'd... in lhl' S.ln Ju.lIl/ [)\l!ort',,/S,ln .\Iiguel
<br />B.l...lll \\ l'rt' 1'\ ,11 U.l It'd on ,IC{lunty lL'n'!. Thl''''l' \'llllntlt'... .Ht' "Illlwn III FigUfl' J with the
<br />p{lrllJ.llilln incfl'.l"'L'" tWin 2000 to ~llJn. 1.1blt,..J ..htl\\... tIll' tllt.ll r'llpLd.ltilln ,\Ild
<br />pL'rn'nt inCrt',l"'L'''' f(lr tht' ClHlIltie~ tll thL' 5.1n Jll,m![)oJ(lft'.../S.ln .\lihLll.J B,1"'1Il.
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