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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Average annual values representing the period 1980-1985 on individual <br />crop acreage and yield for three counties, (Conejos, Rio Grande, and <br />Saquache) are shown in Table I I 1-1. For purposes of compa ri son bet- <br />ween counties, crop distribution is shown as a percentage of all crops <br />harvested wi thi n each county. The total harvested acreage for these <br />three counti es averaged approximatel y 301,700 acres (4, 5, 6). In <br />comparing the counties, the average distribution of crops remains <br />fairly consistent, except for the balance between hay and potatoes. <br /> <br />Crop distribution among the three counties was used as a basis for <br />estimating the di stribution of each type of crop served by the Monte <br />Vista and Rio Grande Canals, since crop statistics for Santa Maria <br />Reservoir Company water users were not available. The irrigated lands <br />involved in this study is managed by 240 landowners also served by the <br />canal s. <br /> <br />b. Municipal and Industrial Use <br /> <br />Presently, the Rio Grande and Monte Vista Canals serve areas with <br />rural popul ati on density. Water use is primarily di spersed among <br />farms throughout the three counties, and industry is basically con- <br />fi ned to farm and fam produce processi ng activi ti es. Domestic use <br />and municipal water demands are generally supplied by pumping from <br />groundwater aquifers. <br /> <br />Iii - !::; <br />