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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8407
Description
Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
State
CO
Basin
South Platte
Water Division
1
Date
1/1/1970
Author
Water Integration Co
Title
Colorados Future - A Full Water Use Policy
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Report/Study
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<br />;.. ...- 1 <br /> <br />WATER - THE BASIS FOR INCREASING INCOME <br /> <br />GROSS FARM INCOME RELATED <br />TO WATER AND LAND USE <br />South Platte Basin - NCWC District <br /> <br /> <br />~. <br />46- <br />,o~ <br />C; <br />.' <br />6,0 <br /> <br /> <br />300% <br /> <br />. <br />. <br />o <br />200% ~ <br />" <br />< <br /> <br />< <br />. <br />" <br />- <br />. <br />0. <br /> <br />100% <br /> <br />\ Water U<:.ed <br />lota <br />Irrigated Acreage <br />............~~.............................-. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />1928.37 <br />Average <br /> <br />1958.67 <br />Average <br /> <br />s..,u<<.. Ih",.~!h Annual ~"PO" No"h..,n (010'000 Wal,,' (an,r<van,y D,""" <br /> <br />Increases in form production hove been achieved primarily through the use of new <br />technology to increase the DEPENDABILITY of the water supply. Formers with only <br /> <br />on increase of 11 % in acreage hove increased gross crop value more than 300% <br />through better water management and intensive forming. <br /> <br />Consumptive use per ir- <br />rigated acre has increased <br />from .88 to .96 acre feet <br />of water, while average <br />yields increased 212%. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />d pel p.t,e <br />1010\ U..e <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> 5 <br /> 4 > <br /> = <br /> 0 <br /> , <br /> c <br /> c <br /> 3 .. <br /> " <br /> . <br /> . <br /> ::> <br />- 2 . <br />. <br /> ~ <br /> e <br /> - <br /> .. <br /> <br />CONSUMPTIVE USE OF WATER <br />PER ACRE FOR CROP PRODUCTION <br />South Platte Basin - NCWC District <br /> <br />Return flow and re-use <br />make it possible ta divert <br />2.5 acre feet for every <br />acre foot of primary sup- <br />ply. <br /> <br />Consumptive Use Per Irrigated Acre <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />1928-1937 1958.1967 <br />Average Average <br /> <br />5ou"" r",,,,..,,, "'~n....,1 ~"DO" "'D"""'~ ColD.odo .....0...' Con- <br />",'van"O"...,' <br /> <br />Pog..S <br />
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