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<br />SEP 17 '93 08:28AM LEAVENWORTH & LOCHHEAD <br /> <br />I""" 061318' . <br /> <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 /> <br />P.7/16 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROFILE <br />WATER AND POWER CUSTOMERS <br /> <br />ARIZONA <br />CAUFORNIA <br />NEVADA <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />POPUuTION <br />3,000,000 <br />16,700,000 <br />900.000 <br />20,600,000 <br /> <br />ESTIMATED 1993 MAINSTREAM CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE <br />(ACRE-FEET) <br />2,503,000 <br />.4,815,000 <br />203,000 <br />7,521,000 <br /> <br />ARIZONA <br />CALIFORNIA <br />NEVADA <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />· Provides a full or supplemental water supply for approximately . <br />21 miIIion people. <br />· Provides a source of water to irrigate approximately 1.5 million <br />acres of cropland. . <br />· Supports a service area economy of nearly $500 billion. <br /> <br />1990 HYDROELECTRIC POWER CAPACITY AND GENERATION <br /> <br />Hoover <br />Davis <br />Parker <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />Installed <br />Capacity <br />(MW) <br />1,930 <br />240 <br />-l2O <br />2,290 <br /> <br />Gross <br />Generation <br />(MWh) <br />4,361,857 <br />1,098,100 <br />_477.189 <br />5,937,146 <br /> <br />· Hydroelectric peaking capacity is vital to the. reliability of the <br />. electrical utility systems in the region. <br />· It is a unique renewable resource used for load following, <br />frequency response, and spinning reserves. <br />.. Replacement capacity would have significant adverse <br />environmental and financial impacts. . <br /> <br />1 <br />