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<br />2001
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<br />COLORADO \VATER
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<br />Det.'cmber
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<br />Figurt' X.
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<br />ARKANSAS VALLEY
<br />QUANTITY OF WATER TRANSFERRED BY YEAR
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<br />1987
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<br />1989
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<br />1991
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<br />'993
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<br />1995
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<br />Figun..9
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<br />ARKANSAS VALLEY
<br />DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSFERS BY SIZE
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<br />INTERVAl (ACRE FEET)
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<br />The cnmornil' ;u-.J ,u.:ial illlpal'[l> of a Ir:lO,tcr 01 J.~nl'ulturaJ water 1m the ;lTl:'J. 01 l)ri~in dCpl'nd 011 (1Ilh... 'lIe (lllhl'tran,kr.
<br />. ~ llhc vitahly ollhc regiun<lll',:UIlOIll~ in tcnn.. of din'p'lricd :ldl\ itic..._ ~hanging I:md-u..c pallcm, :lIld :llh:mali, e ime..lmcllI
<br />llpponunilil." a.nd ..\ I \\hclhcr Of nOlth,' lralbkr j, [\llh... ,am.: or a dlfkn:nt ct'onomi,' fl"glllJl. \'"hen agri.:ultural w;ller I' ..old
<br />in Coh.r.ldo. Ihe 1,1lId i, U'UJlJ~ n.'4uirl"J h~ Ihl" .... :l1er <.:uurt [0 ~ dned up in rcrpt:luil~. When agn,'u1tur:il pn.x1U,"lion !alb.
<br />.Jdi\'ilie~ linked l(l a,\!n..:ulfure ;lre n.:gal1\d~ J.ffel'feJ: ~upplie" 01 ;lgri..:ul1ural inpuh 11I~e hU~lIll'~~; pr\xe"llr>, 01 ;l,!'ri..:ultural
<br />OUlrUI~ l(l~..' ~urpl~ ....lur..:l'~: linalll'i.:.tl in~lllulion~ lo'>l' lhl' dl'lIland lor lll;ln~. el":. \\'hile Ih..' ~e1!lng lamll'r i~ pn,,~ulI1al:ol~ beller 011
<br />Ihan he/~hl' "uuld nlhe,"" I~l' be, 11I1' ~umlunJlllg ":\llllmunll~ ~utll'r~ lo~,,-<~ 01 in..:ome and ....xlal di~pl:Ll'emenl~ a~ ~orle 1ll()\C
<br />..nd l'hange joh~ \\ hile Ih... l'omIl1Ullif~ ln~e~ I.." rl'n'llUe~ Ihal ~Uppt.lO ":("IIllI11Unll~ ~........il''''~, 1I0\\e\'er. 11 fhe e..'(lOOnlll. region
<br />i"l'..:onomically dl\W~lhl.d ,lIld buo~alll. ..henuli\e employmenl (lprOnUl1ilie~ an: d~hl'.JI h,md .Jnd fhe ~l'lling lamler can hnd
<br />lo\:al in\iC..lll1l'nl orf'('nulllll...~ lor hi~illef lllone~ .111.: ""e..:ondar: Impa..:!,," m "u..'h .J .....ning .lfiC likd~ III be "mall and "hon Ii\ ed,
<br />WhiCn Ilk' ne\\ u"e III Ih... \\J.II,'r i~ in Ihe ";1111... el'onlIIllU,: riCgiull.lh... region \\ ill Ix Ixlter 011 \)\cralllWlll Ihe ";ller "all'. Th...
<br />5\lUlh Plan... B,Nll i" "ul'h a regiOll,
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<br />In lhe :\rbn,,;l" \'Jlle~, Ihe l...'("IlIOlll~ h;I" hl"lori,,'a!l~ lx-ell Ie"" \'ig\lfOU" \\ hik.lXYi \11 \\,ller Ir.tlhlerred illl~ IlJ74.I~)l))
<br />pt."riod \\:J~ 1\1 oUI-ol- h;l~m buyer~. The nenehh 01 Ill'.... "all'r ~urpli.:.. o':l'urrcd.lh.:'rej("lre. \luhilk "'llh.:' regillll \l hill' Iimiled
<br />orfllmunil~ e,,"'led lor Ih..' pm"'l'..:d~ lrom Ihe ~ak 01 Ih..: waler III bI: in\ e"led in Ihe Ill\:;}! l',,:ollom~, In ~Udl ":J~C~. Ihe nl'1',lli\'l'
<br />rl'gllma! impa..:t- a~'>I.Xi;lll'd "lIh a Ifan"ll'r ("If \\al.:'r nghl~ l'an be yuill' ~l'\l're.
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