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COLORADO RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT STUDY: l="INAL REPORT "" ISSUES OF ALLOCATIONS: RECONCILlN(j SUPPLY WITH DEMAND I JAMES B. RHODE;S YUMA MESA IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT YUMA, AZ Agricultural users continue to be subject to adverse com- ments from people who don't take into consideration the true value of agricultural products to Ihe American and world consumers. The number of families served by a sin- gle farm continue to climb because of an increase in effi- ciencies and the availability of irrigation waler. The U.S. trade deficit would be much higher without agricultural exports. ROBERT SCHEMPP METROPOLITAN WAtER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CA LOS ANGELE:S, CA With regard to privatization, we believe that facilities are operated more efficiently when the end users of the facili- ty operate it. There are cost savings associated with end user operation due to reduced overhead, and better main- tenance of the facility because of local reliance on it and the actual user's understanding of its importance. In discussing the social and economic implications of agriculture's changing role in the basin, we suggest that you address the concept of agriculture making changes related to agricultural production and land use, i.e. taking marginally productive land out of production. This would result in putting available waler to more effective benefi- cial use or land with greater potential to increase produc- tion with improved irrigation methods and management. No NAME SPECIFIED SAN DIE:GO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY SAN DIEGO, CA No specific comment D. LARRY ANDERSON DEPT, OF NAT. RESOURCES, Dlv. OF WATER RESOURCES SALT LAKE CITY, UT Pressures on the water resources of the Colorado River in the 1990's are brought about by increasing population much more than directly for increasing commercialJagri- cul\Ural activity. These pressures are exacerbated by a reluctance to a\low irrigated acreage to decline, and by a desire to preserve/restore free-flowing streams. The declin- ing economic returns to livestock-related agriculture, par- ticularly in the Upper Basin states, could create an increase in supply if an effective water market existed or was permitted to develop. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MEETING PHOENIX, AZ Urbanization of the West or look at long term-effect of urbanization. Cultural resources not mentioned, These too have prob- lems with population pressure. Population growth is root of all problems. My issue is rural growth in AZ, and how it affects riparian systems. We've already lost the riparian system in Phoenix and iucson, it will happen in other areas. How do we have grow\h, but protect those systems that bring us to the desert, e,g. cottonwoods, etc. This is not dealt with in main~tem issues. I BU.J BURKE; I LAK'i' MEAD NRA 80U:LDER CITY, NV California and Nevada are quickly approaching a crisis in servihg the population of the southwest. Need to slow dow& population growth or look at other options to slow the demand for water. I olO ~LARK WE$TERN GOVERNORS ASSOCIA'TION DE~VER, CO It isithe increase and change in nature of population that is cqusing the dash among competing values. As the basin grows more urban, urban values for aesthetics, wildlife, recrkation, environmental quality, etc. are causing more imp~et than simply the shilt of use (quantity) from ago to mumicipal demands. I TH~MAS CONTRERAS PI~E VALLEY DISTRICT, DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST 5'T.1 GEORGE, UT Wa$hington County has been the fastest growing county in Utah for the last 10 years. The growth has surpassed state pre~iction exponentially. At this point water needs and de'.\elopment is of utmost concern based on present avail- abl~ sources and their ability to meet anticipated immediate fut~re needs. I I I MIrE COWAN W~STERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION GOLDEN, CO Suggest adding the following as an example: - lilfrastructure (road, water and power supply system, san- ilation facilities, etc.) associated with population growth. I J,t- DEACON Ef'lJVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, UNLV I LAS VEGAS, NV G~owth is the driving force behind resource use conflicts between competing users, human and environmental quali- ty,i attempts to avoid the market mechanism, etc. Creative w~ys to foster development uncoupled from growth offer tlje best opportunities for effective, comprehensive solution to) water and other problems generated by growth, I "'AUREEN GEORGE LtKE HAVASU CITY ~J"KE HAVASU CITY, AZ !jow to address water supply for those communities along qolorado River who have no other source of supply - eg groundwater. Resolution of Indian marketing issues need to dbve10p shortage plan that dearly spells out order of cut- b~eks in time of shortage.