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<br />~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />O~10?7 <br />u~~~ <br /> <br />Colo. Water Conservation Board Press Release <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Date: <br />Contact: <br /> <br />February 1, 1994 <br />Ross Bethel, 866-3441, ext. 308 Fax: 866-4474 <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER TOOLCHEST OPENED <br /> <br />Conflicts over Colorado River water use continue. The tug of war <br /> <br />involves an average of some 15 million acre feet of water per <br /> <br />year originating in the States of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New <br /> <br />Mexico and Arizona. <br /> <br />California recent use of approximately 5.2 million acre-feet of <br /> <br />Colorado River water per year exceeds its basic allowance of 4.4 <br /> <br />million acre-feet. Arizona has recently begun to take Colorado <br /> <br />River Water into its Central Arizona Project. For the first time <br /> <br />in history, the Lower Colorado River Basin States of California, <br /> <br />Nevada and Arizona have exceeded their collective Colorado River <br /> <br />Compact entitlement. Since Colorado has the largest undeveloped <br /> <br />share of Colorado River Compact entitlement, other states' excess <br /> <br />Colorado River water use threatens Colorado's future water <br /> <br />development. Recent proposals for the recovery of endangered <br /> <br />fish and for a re-authorization of the Clean Water Act also <br /> <br />compete for Colorado's share of Colorado River water. <br /> <br />These competing demands for Colorado River water have stirred <br /> <br />debate and proposals among the States and water users. To <br /> <br />\ <br />