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<br />The magnitude of such uses and the total supply of mainstream
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<br />water needed were set forth in the footnote on page 104 which reads:
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<br />According to the evidence presented in this case,
<br />existing California projects presently consume
<br />4,483,885 acre-feet of water per annum from the
<br />mainstream. See page 128, infra. This means,
<br />under the apportionment formula proposed in this
<br />Report, that a total supply of mainstream water
<br />sufficient to satisfy 7,667,770 acre -feet of
<br />consumptive uses in the Lower Basin per annum
<br />would satisfy all of California's present uses.
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<br />The total consumptive use in California, however, had increased
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<br />prior to 1958 (Footnote, Page 128) to 4,586,392 acre feet. The
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<br />corresponding total supply of mainstream water under the apportion-
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<br />ment formula proposed would be increased to 7,872,774 acre feet per
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<br />year.
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<br />]he..!9t?-1 quantity of water required to be delivered by the Upper
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<br />Basin in Colorado River at Lee Ferry to avoid curtailment of existing
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<br />California uses would be about 10 million acre feet per year, more
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<br />probably 10.5 million acre feet per year, because of deliveries to
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<br />Mexico pursuant to the Treaty of 1944 and reservoir and channe110sses
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<br />and operational wastes not offset by tributary inflow between Lee Ferry
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<br />and the International Boundary.
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<br />MAGNITUDE OF SHORTAGE
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<br />The delivery of an average of at least 10 million acre feet per
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<br />year of water in Colorado River at Lee Ferry, without limitation of
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<br />the original apportionment of 7.5 million acre feet for beneficial
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