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<br />In 1984, it was estimated the refuge diverted no water. By 1990, it is <br />projected the Lake Havasu Refuge will have a depletion of 37,000 acre-feet. <br /> <br />. . <br />-..I <br />00 <br />u <br /> <br />c. Fort Mohave Indian Reservation <br /> <br />The Fort Mohave Indian Reservation, located below Davis Dam, is <br />allocated water by the Supreme Court Decree to irrigate 18,974 acres of land <br />of which 14,916 acres are in Arizona, 2,119 acres are in California, and 1,939 <br />acres are in Nevada, with a maximum annual diversion from the Colorado River <br />of 122,648 acre-feet. The consumptive use required for irrigation of these <br />lands is estimated to be 4 acre-feet per acre, which would result in a <br />mainstream depletion of about 75,900 acre-feet annually. <br /> <br />In 1984, the estimated consumptive use for that portion of the <br />fort Mohave Indian Reservation located in Arizona was 41,400 acre-feet. <br /> <br />d. Kingman, Boulder Canyon Project <br /> <br />A contract was signed with the city of Kingman, Arizona, for an <br />annual diversion of 18,500 acre-feet. At the present time, the city does not <br />divert Colorado River water nor are there any plans to divert Colorado River <br />water in the near future. It has been anticipated there will be no use of its <br />contract water until 2000. It was assumed the use will be fully developed by <br />2010. <br /> <br />e. Mohave Valley Irrigation and Drainage District <br /> <br />A contract was signed between the Department of the Interior <br />and the Mohave Valley Irrigation and Drainage District for an annual diversion <br />of 51,000 acre-feet. As a result of terms in the contract, the district lost <br />10,000 acre-feet of its diversion in June 1979. The 10,000 acre-feet will be <br />used for municipal, industrial, and irrigation purposes on lands not part of <br />the Mohave valley Irrigation and Drainage District. <br /> <br />The 1984 decree accounting shows that the Mohave Valley Irrigation <br />and Drainage District diverted 23,500 acre-feet of main stream water. It is <br />anticipated the district will use its full entitlement of 41,000 acre-feet by <br />the year 2000. The decree accounting is in accordance with Article V of the <br />Supreme Court Decree in Arizona vs. California. <br /> <br />f. Lake Havasu Irrigation and Drainage District <br /> <br />A contract was signed with Lake Havasu Irrigation and Drainage <br />District for an annual diversion of 14.500 acre-feet. The Lake Havasu <br />Irrigation and Drainage District diverted 9,100 acre-feet from the Colorado <br />River in 1984. It is anticipated the district will use its full entitlement <br />of Colorado River water, 14,500 acre-feet, by the year 1990. <br /> <br />g. Central Arizona project <br /> <br />The Colorado River Basin Project Act authorizes the Central <br />Arizona project for the purpose of furnishing irrigation and municipal water <br />supplies to the water deficient areas of Arizona and western New Mexico <br />through direct diversion or exchange of water. This project is now under <br />construction with water deliveries expected in 1991 to Tucson. This project <br />will provide water to Indian lands and a supplemental water supply to lands <br /> <br />VI-22 <br /> <br />- <br />