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<br />. ,.I <br />;", <br /> <br />~~ <br />'0' <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />and committed uses in Colorado. <br /> <br />What would be Colorado's total annual share of the <br /> <br />water in the river during this period? The virgin flow <br />would have been approximately 12,000,000 acre-feet. Of <br />this amount, 4,500,000 would be allotted to the Upper <br />Basin under the 1922 Compact and 2,330,000 would be' <br /> <br />Colorado's share under the Upper Colorado River Basin <br />Compact. Uses, actual - 1,035,000 for agriculture (Report <br />of Engineering Advisory Committee, Colorado Conference <br />Committee), plus 60,000 for historic transmountain diversions, <br />and 587,000 for possible additional depletions by present <br />and committed uses, give a total of 1,682,000 acre-feet. <br />This amount subtracted from 2,330,000 leaves 648,000 <br />acre-feet of uncommitted Colorado water. The Fryingpan- <br />Arkansas Project would require 75,000 acre-feet, including <br /> <br />losses, or something over one-tenth of the uncommitted <br /> <br />water. <br /> <br />If the analysis is based on the period 1934-53, a <br />more favorable result is obtained. The annual virgin flow <br />of the river at Lee Ferry during this period was approximately <br />13,709,000 acre-feet. The Upper Basin's share is 6,209,000 <br />of which approximately 3,200,000 comes to Colorado. <br />Actual uses are 1,035,000 for agriculture, plus 131,600 <br /> <br />for historic transmountain diversions during the period and <br /> <br />561,000 for possible additional uses by present and committed <br />