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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I as. Pumo Water fran PFPU to Arizona Water Users Potential savings - none. About 20,000 acre-feet of water =uld be punped fran PRPU and then delivered to present users of Colorado River water in Yuma Valley, Arizona. In exchange, an equal quantity of Yuma Valley's Colorado River water would be delivered to Mexico and an equal amount of drainage water wasted through the By-Pass Drain. The total Arizona allotlrent to the Colorado River is not diminished. This plan would require the construction of a pipeline and punping plant to deliver the water to existing distribution systems. Since the quality of the punped water is considerably poorer than Colorado River water, acceptance of the plan by local water users appears doubtful. About 31,300 acre-feet would be requi.xed for reject stream repla<::e!le1t. This plan would cost an estimated $37.9 million annually. 1\dvantages : o M3kes part of Arizona's entitlerrent: available for bypass until an alteInate use is developed (or Califo:rnia may take the extra water available) . o Arizona's use of higher salinity water may be viewed positively by Mexico . Disadvantages: o M:>re costly than operating the YDP. o Only a partial solution, must be used in conjunction with other plans . o Requires water right fran Arizona. P"''''''-~ ,~. ~~, a i""'''( 1,~1 ~ ~j t! t~-r;, ~, ~\ ~ rot ;t) ~ ~~.~; '\ :. ~ ~,'; '.:, ~; .~ :i.... '/' ' ,,'\_l!oro,,~'1. ...~.. ~~ Q,... .. .... ~?j .' ',~ ."~," l~ '-'\ .' "-.. r.' ~ p:. 11.:.... '.; I:..., ~ '0"" . , "':I' ,',.,:. ,. ;'t ....,. .......v..;t... ~ D t".""...", l~ ( fl 10 '.' ~ ':J F'F';g r:. i: ~~. c ~ i~ ~l ......} ',HI ....... /. ~~ ~ 'Ii'