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<br />Uilder t.he t.erms of t.he Colorado River Gempact, States of the
<br />upper division, namely, Colorado. New ~xico, 'Utah and Wyoming,
<br />are allocated an annual COIlIl~tive use of 7,500,000 'acre-feet.
<br />The Upper Colorado River Basin Qcmrpact. in turn. allocates 51.75
<br />perqent to the State of Colorado. AssW1!ing 7,500,000 acre-feet
<br />available to the Upper Basin, Colorado's share would be 3,855,375
<br />acre-feet. The present consumptive use of use of Colorado River
<br />water in Colorado and the estimated future uses by authorized
<br />projects total about 1.6dO,OQO acre-feet. This leaves about
<br />2,300,000 acre-fee~ annually of Colorado's share of Oolorado
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<br />River water for additional beneficial use within the State.
<br />Extensive studies by Region 401' tlle Burea~ of !\eclanation'
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<br />Slllll.11 amo\U'lt of water proposed for diversion to the Arkansaa
<br />Valley haa been determined to ~e assuredly within the State's
<br />allocated share of Colorado River water and beyond all preaent
<br />and future needs of the Westertl Slope.
<br />A Policy and Review Oo1lllllittee composed of representati.ves
<br />of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the Colorado Game and
<br />Fish CommiSSion, iiestertl Oolorado, the JU'kansas Vli\.ley and the
<br />City of Colorado Springs, was appointed by the Colorado Water
<br />Conservation Board to study the plane of the Fryingpan;""'rkansas
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<br />Project for the translllounta,in diversion of water. This committee
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