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<br />-------.------ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />THE COLO]AI:O ~IVER UOMHISSICll <br /> <br />March 31, 1922. <br /> <br />In ne: Dz:nVER' S HEED OF WATER StIT'PLY FRO~~ THE <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER Bl&ID,_ <br /> <br />"Denver is toe,2.Y a city of 275,000 inhabitants, sur':' <br /> <br /> <br />rounded by In 2gricultur~1 community embracing 530,000 acres <br /> <br /> <br />under irrigc~ion. Cf this irrigated ere2, 230,000 ccres ere <br /> <br /> <br />irrigated from the norm~l flow of the stream end 300,pOO acres <br /> <br />~re under irriga.tion from flood water systems. <br /> <br /> <br />"The tota.l ~vero.go cnm:.r.l wc.ter sup)l:! from c.ll sources <br /> <br /> <br />and for all pUT?oses, is BOO,OOOc.cre-feet. This supply varies <br /> <br /> <br />groc.tly from ye'JX to yoc.r. It is sometillles ::'.8 low 2,8 35% of <br /> <br />"(ii- <br /> <br />the normc.l md et times es high ~s 240SS of the norroc.l. <br /> <br />"Denver h2.S developed for its consumption both direct <br /> <br />and 8tor~ge water supply. The City's supply from the direct <br /> <br />flow unounts to 57,000 acre-feet ~Gr yeer. This is about the. <br /> <br />volume the City is now consuming. The City flood wc.ter supply <br /> <br /> <br />is locc,ted in Irks Cheesll![':n cnd M2Ist.on LC'ke end ,'lrJlcunts to <br /> <br />65,000 2.cre-fatlt per ye<"r. TheSe stOl" e.ge rights I".re senior <br />to 1111 stor:;.ge rights for irrigation. The City's combined <br /> <br />wa.ter rights will f~nish 122,000 ::'.cre-feet :Jer 2J1UUm; this is <br />24% of the totel'strc2.m flow 2.veilo.ble for 2.11 purposes. <br /> <br />"Ls the City is c.t ~,Jr()sent using only ['. veril limited. <br /> <br /> <br />supply from LD.ke Cheesman, the reservoir is held full for <br /> <br />emergency use. <br /> <br />The flooCl water aVO-ilable each year for City <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />t.. . <br />, <br /> <br />D <br />