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<br />Increasing Farm Water
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<br />Ih (:nald I.. IfOfllt'T. Charll'~ ,-. \lunn'
<br />and Hidlard E. IIII\\ill
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<br />.\I!rkllilllrt> Ihl'~ about .." pl'Teen! fIt till' de\ do]'ed
<br />\\<lter ~llppl~ III Calilornia 1'11., t....; \Llkr 1h-"01lCt't.,
<br />Council proj,'(:l.. all 11:: pt'Teen! imrea,l' in till:.!] \\ OlIn
<br />.h,' f(lr California heh\l"l:1I l!J';".) and ::!O(HJ ,""ll<l\!ri'
<br />('uhllra] 11'01', .HI" 1'\jll"l"ll'd to inITI';!..,' h~ .)~..1 P'Tt'I'lIt
<br />durin!!; thi.' ,anlt' !wriod. \'l'r~ fe\\ \\{l!lld qlll,qilllJ th,d.
<br />dllring tht, ft"maindt-r flf thi.. {"l'ntllry. Iw.ny pn.'''lft....
<br />will hi' t'\erl<'.d 011 Californi,,\ \..aIN 'Ilppl~. TIlt'I'""j
<br />hility of ('(JlI,,'f\ illl! and Tl'din"l:linl! t/w IN' "f (,,[,tin!.!
<br />\\i1ler 'llpptil>' ha.. bl"ell prol',,,,'d;l" ill ka..t'l partial
<br />..Ollllioll to thi.. pr"hit'Jll.
<br />OllT jlllrp"',. Iwft. j.. to i.!i\l' "'till' (',limalt-.. of th.,
<br />illl)(lllllt (If irril!alioll \\atl'r that ("Iuld Ill' \llIUnLlril~
<br />l"IlN'f\I'd and lIladl' alail.lhh. for n'll',' in tlw S.Ul Joa-
<br /><jllill \'allt.y. \)Iliultilit', lb,ll l'mlld he '.I\ed lrom ('on.
<br />,t'f\-atiflll .ll"Ihjtil" hall' 11I'\l'r h"I'n ('lIll'irieall~
<br />1.,tirnafl'll. ('11'n th"ll1!h Dade! C. D.nl'lIport aml
<br />Bolll'rt \1. Hal!an hint' ('olleludl.d fin".-h:ri('1I11llra]
<br />\Vakr COlbl'f\ation ill Calif'lrni.l. \\ith ElIlphil'i' 'Ill
<br />tht' San]oa<juill Vall,'~:'lkpl lIf I.illld. .\ir am! \\";I"'r
<br />Ik...Ollrt'\.,. l'C I)a\hj:
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<br />.\ 'aliJl1!' o( ahoul 2 pl'n'\'llt of thl' 'talt'\
<br />walt-r dpp!i..d to agril'li!tlln' ('I,nWf\(" onl~
<br />apJ1rn\illl;llt.]~ n,Ii.') million an('-f,'\'l, .lll
<br />,IITHlllllt th.ll .dolll' h imllffieit'nl 10 lrlt'd
<br />California.... ('llrr"111 Ill"! d,.fil'it of ~.:1 IIli!lioll
<br />al're.ft'l'l. 11,m Tt'fll'('lt.d a, l!rtllllld \\alt'r
<br />t1\1'rdrilft
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<br />Thi, ,'_,timalt. h ha".d Oil n.dlleinc "IiI ,urfa(','
<br />l'laporatioll b~ U'I' of drip irri\!illi"lI in ~OII1lC "r{"hani-
<br />(D.::! Illillion i!tTt.-f,'d [maf]). n'dlld!l!! flo\\, to hra..ki,h
<br />\\illl'r Iilhlt., in till' San JOiHluin \'alJt.~- lIL()-t.') mafl.
<br />alld r"dul"inc: f1ll\h In tilt' Salton St'a ill Ih,. 11l1jJt'rial-
<br />Cna('Ill'l1a VaUl'\ art'a Ill. 1 Ulaf). Thh LilllOllllh tll
<br />ahout 'l.0.1.) Illaf "r :2 1"'J(.t'nl of tilt' 3.1.... maf of llll'
<br />tolal \\ ilft'r app!it.'illioll' in Califllfllia.
<br />TIlt' ::! pl'f('\'nt (',Iimatl' d,lt.... not illdlldt. \\ tlkr 10"
<br />through ,.\ apnrati"ll or "\i1J1"tran'pirillion frum !lollir.
<br />ri1!atl"(j area,. plllt'aloph~ 1(..... and \\att'r fl011 ill!.! tlll-
<br />nt.n...."tfil~ to ,alilll' ,in!..-. ]llitia]]~ thi, llllli,_,illll llla~
<br />110t "'I'1ll impnrLIllt. I>,"(-all'(' \\ .lkr It",t.', "II 1\I11llr.
<br />ri!!ah"(lland an' not 'I'I'n <I' relall'd to I,,,,t., Oil ir.
<br />ril.:att'd land. III larCt. arid irric:alt"(l aft'a, 'Il('h a' Ilw
<br />Sail Joaquin \'illlt.~-. Ill",t of lht' \\ att'r 10,"" on !lollir.
<br />ril!ill('(!land dllrinl! th(' '1IIllIIll'T oricinilh' fcom irriC:il-
<br />ti'JIl \\alt'r imp'lIlnd 'Inlt.'tllr....,. t."JIl\('~alll.t. faeilitit". Ilr
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<br />h
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<br />irri'..Cat..d fil.ld,. Lllt',d. ,talt.. and {1.tI,'ril] \\ alt-r plllit."~
<br />1']<111111'" Ill....] iTllurlllalioll 1111 ho\\ mudl 1\ all'r ,'illl hi'
<br />'in..d thr"ll!.!h ("(In,I'n-aliIHl ilTld \\ h.lt eall bl' donl' wilh
<br />tlw eOllwrn-c! "Il'pl~-.
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<br />lmprol'ing first-use efficiency ami
<br />other measures could help meet
<br />projected deficits.
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<br />"'11111" ,llldi.., h,,\t' p]at'l'd lilllt- Ilr nil \a]11<' ,fll illl'
<br />pr,,\inc lht' fir,1 IN' (If \\all'r h~' ill('fl'il,inc dfid"II('~
<br />(If dhlrihlllioll "r lit']d irrl1!.alio!l ,~,ll'lll' ilnd thl'rl'h~
<br />,al"inc Ill\' ('0,1 01 ('apilal ilnd "llt'r\!\ IIIT(],.d III n'eap.
<br />111ft' '~'I"llI I",,,,,. To I,.. UlIl'Olll"'flll'd ahollt irricatioll
<br />..rfidl'll('~. Oil,' 1I1I1,t a......'llll" lhal \irtllall~ all 01 thl'
<br />fil'ld rdllrn nll\\ alld dt'..1' pt'H'lllilli'llI j, _'nIN'(IIII'nt]~
<br />rt'l'lI\,'II.d alld 11""(1. ami al ,I rair]~ 10\\ ('Il,t.
<br />]i.!n'lrin!.! thl"t. ('(IIl,idt'rati'llh (llan', 'fIll' ill lIlt' po,i-
<br />lion 01 a,_'"minc thl'H' i, .1l1 lllllirnito.d "ll'pl~ "I fr{'t"
<br />('nt'rt.~ Thl' t'J\trop~ la\\ ,till.., tbat ,'llt'n!\- and
<br />matt'rial, knd t" eli,pt'r't' III a '~,I('III unl...." adt'd UP"1l
<br />hy an"t!wr 'OllH't" of t'II,'rl.~ Thu,.;I, lone ii' I'fwrc~ i,
<br />Iilllilt'd in "lppl~ ami rd;lti\l'I~ '~\pt'lhi\,'. it i, impor-
<br />tanl tll iIllJlW\(' fir,I.lh,' dfid"/1('~ and a\"id .;pt'w!illC:
<br />additioll'llt'I1l'r\!~ 10 T,'('aI'IIlTt' tht. dbpl'I,t'd \\ alt'r ]o,t
<br />fWIIl tilt' ,~',kll1 throlfch dl't.p pt'rt.'IlLllioll .lIld fi,']d
<br />flllluff
<br />TI" Ca!ifonlia \l'III," ;\tlu, c"limillt" th,. amollllt uf
<br />\1 atl'r I",t frolll tll(' al.!;ri('ldlur.d ,~,tell1 and nllt ,'\t'll.
<br />11l;lll~ rt'<-,~,.]t'd h~ 'Uh'l'IPll'llt ac:ril'llltllral (fjll'ralilllh.
<br />'1'111' ,tatt.\ ilt::ri('llltllre "(lpli,', illHlllt :31.1i Illaf pt'r Yl'.cr
<br />l Hl7::! l.,tilllilll'';l. Of thh al11l1unt ahollt Ii.::! 1ll.1f art' ]"'1
<br />in d,'1'1' pt'reolatioll_ hill tIlt' ,rull'r .-\tlll' a"lllfW' lhat
<br />allot' lhi, amount i, H"(-'i1ptllfl.d and IN"(I f"T 'lIh",-
<br />'Illl'nl irril!atioll TIll' H'1I1N ,\lla, a]"II.,tilllatt., that
<br />7 7 lllid .IH' ],,'1 in 'Urfill'" rdurn nO\'- from irril!alioll
<br />upt'ration, and W"h'T eflll\t'~allet. ladlitit.,. Of thi,
<br /><lmollnLI ::! 11Iaf ilft" l'\l'ntuall~ H'('ydt-'l.1 and 0.-1 Illar
<br />an' 1I'I.d for ,a]illl' rql1lhillll. Thh ka\,~ il rt'lllaindt'r
<br />of .3.1 lIl.!f "f \\all'r ]o...t to ineidl'lltal I'\apotrampira.
<br />tinll ,lilt! to 'aBllt. ,ink.... Till....,. arl' n'co\l'rah]t, rdurn
<br />Olf\\' th.lt art. llI)t 1I'(")\I'rl.d. ,llld tlll'~ rt'11H"I'nt a]III,I,t
<br />Illl'l'r("('nt of tilt' \loltN appli,'(1 for irril.!;alioll.
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