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<br />Agricultural \\'atrr Cst's
<br />Agrlcultun: h thl" largc"II.:UITl."llI U-;.":T (,f watCT III Colorado
<br />Tabk ~ rrl.""'l."nh anl."...llmatl." of currcnt lIT1gall"d aul."'" ano
<br />an'rage' tlllal JI\..:r"'Hm" 1111 auc-k..:t (.\1.)1 o\er a r..:ri~..,j I,f
<br />r~'l.:lIni for ea..:h na...lll (:\n al.:r~'-f\llll i" arrr~IXilT1ald~
<br />J~6.0()(J gallon,,_) S\\SI PTlI.l..:ctllllh llldlcatl." that
<br />agriculture \\ III make up i>6 rer~>..:nt ~lf Ihe ag-ril:ullural.
<br />\1&1 and "elf-...upplled mdu...trlallSSll Wal~.r U"'l." III ~1)3o.
<br />Sigmfil:ant dl;mgl.... ar\. ..:\.pc..:t~.J hI l'n'ur 11l Ihl' Fru11l
<br />Rang..: a, \1&1 growth mll\":... IIlto agnculturallamh and or
<br />a... wal..:r i... tran-;.fl."lTeJ frl'm agrlcultur..: t(1 ",uprorl gW\Hh
<br />Lnd..:r"tandlllg Ihe Impact nfth..:.....: dlang":"'lln mral
<br />C.lloTaJ~l..:cOn\llm..:.... and thl' d'fl.ct on the OP":1l "pac..:
<br />pnl\ id..:d b~ famh ano ranchc.... h a k..:~ ('halkngc f.lf all
<br />C..loradan... 11111thl."T an.'a' ,'flh..: ...tall.". I,'call/~.J denca.....:...
<br />aIld mcrl."a"..:" In agTll;ullural wat~.r U"'I' ar..: al...,. ":-\.pl'd..:d
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<br />I C......I A,,,,,,, I ..""'"
<br />Estimated Total Recordfor
<br />Irrigated DIYmlons" "'y~
<br />Buln Ac.... (AF) OMirslons
<br />
<br />An<aosas
<br />Color~dO
<br />SaoJLaoiOolores.Sao\1"lloel
<br />GllOfllSOO
<br />\octt>Piatte
<br />RIO Grallde
<br />SoolhPiatte
<br />Yam a."NMe,Greer'l
<br />TOTAL
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<br />~ 76f:t fj()()
<br />~ ,9%, 900
<br />8 ~ 0, 1 00
<br />'.726,000
<br />39<900
<br />~ 5 ~ J 500
<br />2545,500
<br />'moo
<br />11.379_700
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<br />'9\i\i.lfJC1
<br />'975.'990
<br />1975.'990
<br />1950.2000
<br />199}.2!J{)2
<br />19:,0.'997
<br />'993.2002
<br />'975 . ~ 990
<br />
<br />5.J0100
<br />237.700
<br />'''900
<br />~3.500
<br />95.700
<br />632.700
<br />~ ,003.500
<br />. ~ 6 500
<br />1_1446ll0
<br />
<br />ElnironnH.~nlal and Ih~cre~ltinn.ll CSC's
<br />R\.crC;JIIl'll;t! and ":11\ Ir..nrn..:l1l;t1 wall'r u,..:... arl' ;tb.)
<br />Clllhidl'r..:d in S\\-SI \\hlk Ih~."I. U...I.... ;trl' "'1~ll1li..:;mll~
<br />(11I1'l."r..:nl th;tll \18.: [ and agri..:ulltlf;tl U,I', III Ihal lilr tlK
<br />111<1,,1 part. Ih\.~ ;.ITe n"n..:on,Ull1pll\ e U"I'... C\\'CB
<br />rt..:<'gt1I/I.... thc llllr"lr1;IlK~.'Il"rl...:rt'aIIOl1al <lnd
<br />I'n\ ih'11l11l"t1tal \alu~.... hlr S\\SI. the ha"I.IIlll." lk11lan~I,
<br />Il1clud..: adjudl..:atnlll1...trc;}1ll tlt.\\... and rl'crl'all\ln;tlll1~
<br />..:hanllt'l dl\Cr'llllh The...e deCT..:..:d lJ1....lrt'alll 11,l\\
<br />rl'yUlr..:m<:nt... t~'r ":<I..:h ha"'1l1 af": u,\'d;h the tlll!lll11um
<br />!\.quin:ml'nt f..lf futurc ~..:ah' 11.,\\... Ihl\ll'\\'r. hlghl'r-Il.l\\
<br />.'ptl,'lh can and ar..: hl'llIg dhl.:u.....eo a, part ,If futur\. \\ al\'r
<br />manag..:ml'nt ""lulIlln, 1lI,":\\'Tal ,'flhl' h.l'>lIh a... S\\SI
<br />progre...-;.e..._ Olh..:r (.lntnhut,'r... ". <:n\ 1[.'t1melltal and
<br />r~...:n...atllll1allh'\\" mdude mlcr...IJlt' I'.'mpach. l"..:,kral
<br />r~'''''':r\\'J wal..:r TIght.... mitlg:atllln m....;hure... ..uch a...th,hc
<br />rl'quircd h~ Ii.:d..:r;d pl'nn11tlllg. LndJl1gI"Tt'd Spt'CI\., ,\~.t
<br />rl''-luirl'lllt'l1!... ..,tll...fJ(ll1ln .'fJ,l\\-n...lr..:am "I'lll~lr \\;.Ilt'f
<br />TIght... ~lbligalh'n.... and 11.l\\ manag:e1llclll "gTI''':llll."llh
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<br />Preliminary Projection of 2030 '1& I
<br />
<br />Wator 1\ood,
<br />D":ll1and.. on Cl)ll)r:.io.l\ \\ al..:r rl'....lurl.l"... arl." PhIJ\.Ctl'o III
<br />1lIt:T..:a.....: dra11la!I(;JIl~ through 2030. In large part. th", \\111
<br />hl~ dr1\en h~ lhe contlllul'J r;llt', (If p,'pulallOn lll..:rea,c,.
<br />whik agTll.:ultur;.l1 o":lT\<tnd... Tl."lTIalll 111gh and rl."t:T..:ational
<br />ano ..:n\lrllnlll..:-ntal u.....:, of\\al..:rl:(lIlll1lUl."
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<br />O\..:raIL gw..., \1.\:[ J":lllano, arc l."\p~.clni tll 1l1lT":,.h": b~
<br />al1l111t f>:\O.OIlIJ at'fe-tl.:":l P":T ~..:ar (;\I-Y) b":I\\":<:11 ~o()O and
<br />~(L'O. an 1I11"f..:a"'l. of ahuut .53 pl'r":l."nt 11\\:T ~I)(IO 1..:-\ l."b
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<br />n..4>-T -u_
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<br />22,300
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<br />409,700
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<br />98.000
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<br />Colorado's eight major nver baSinS and the expeCTed
<br />Increase In gross M&/ waTer use In acre.feet per year
<br />by the year 2030_
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<br />~'C\t Stl'PS
<br />Pr.l\ ldlllg an und":l...tanJl1lg of h,.\\ C.,It'radll \\ 1I11l1":I't it..
<br />IlJlurc \\alef m'l.d... I'" e........:lIIial Ila\ Illg: a ...ali.' and rdl:.ink
<br />\\;ll\'r ",urpl~ h \l1alll' all (Iur nIl/en... Jl1d hu..llle.....
<br />1''':OI1<l1Tl~ \la1l1!aItl1l1g a h":J1th~ 1.11\ lrunl1l\'llI aIld
<br />pn1\ ldl1lg for rl'CT..'ati,'Il I... ;11...., crl1ll';lllo 1l1~11l~ .11' l'ur
<br />1:,lmmUrlllle... alld ..:"nlr1nuh..... 11' Ih" '<:\'l1le 111'auty Jn~l
<br />"<ttlaht~ llfhfc" III ('"lllraJ.1 S\\.SI \\111 identify h.)\\ wal..:r
<br />pr~l\ ld..:r, Jft' planning ", 11ll"l"1 thl'IT IlllUTI. ll\...:-d~. Jlld
<br />whl'rl' ~"\hllng rlJlh fall ...Il<,n. ;lddlll.111al \\al..:r ...uppl~
<br />a1t..:mall\c~ willl1e J\'\..:I,'p..:J :\11 "pll.'Il'" \\ III hI'
<br />\"\'I1:-IO":f..:J. Clll1"'CT\alh'U ;llld <:tfincnl \\aICf u,c -;.h,mlt! bl'
<br />rehed Up\lll hI Ihc I"\ll.nt practical Enlargl'll1\.nt .)f wall'r
<br />...t.lrag..' and n<:\\ \\~l1er '\l'rag..: will al..." hI' \ Hal \k<:lll1g
<br />C.,I.'ra.!.,"" 1.'ng-II'nn waler IlI'CJ, I'> a .....:-rh'U... ch,lll":llgl:
<br />f:.1l:ing ,'ur ...tate. and S\\S!I' ll.l\' ,,'\.pl"rlng: ,'pli,'lh f.lr
<br />d,,-;.mg Ihc r":lllamlllg gap ...., all Cnh,raJan... WIll ha\..:
<br />~Uni(lelll \\ al.:r ..uppll,,"'" fl'r th..: fUlur..:-
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<br />For l1H1ll' inrormalion about Ihi, or olher \~al\.'r ft.'lIurn' lop in, pll'a,\.' ..nntal.'llhr C\\ CR al:
<br />L~13 Sh.:m1.l11 ...tr..:....I. R''''!lI -.:'1. D":l1\er. CO. ,,():::n~
<br />Phlll1C (31)3)M't>-_~.wl ra\. (~O_~l:-.t>h--l-l--l
<br />hllt'mel W\\ \\ ~.\h.b ,I.l!': .:" u,
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