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<br />t.:ie :.o"'1:er Bn.sir.. correctio:1:: !,ave beer, r.!a.-je :'01' tb.e Sout!-',err: ~;evada ...rater
<br />:'.ro,]c."t. "the '.:etro;;01it:ot!'; \o;o.ter :"::;t,!"!_.::t :iivo:'rzior. ~t ~,o.;.:e Have-su. the
<br />'olor:'ldo F-.lver I:Ai'l.,!'l ~'e::er':'J.tior., !l.r,l the P:"lo 'ferde ':::rr:,~atior; Jji~t.rict.
<br />.Ie Jepletions iro!':", ,'ill 01" 7.::e abo\'e prO:iec-ts have bee:, '.=xter:ded bad: to
<br />1:::41. from. E!e tir,e the;r becCl.!":e oper3.t.im..::.l. ::::0 t:,at w::e:; .::ereaF~l kp1e-
<br />t.ior,;:: Or: ex": s~ :ng p!"o,;o:'cts or r:e;r depIct:: 0,.:: or: ::ie',.' Pl'ojl:ct::: occur "':.!lC:"
<br />,":1;, bc i::J.poseci l.ire~tly 0:: t.::c pre::::e~it. :'Jodi.:.'led ;'J,d:t:~:; to sholt.' the
<br />.u,t1.cipated e~':.ect 01' s..ll levelop~c!:.t on ')IC ri."er. I!"I ~he r.ear :~.4t:n-e
<br />!:everal project!: no\o. 1.:.r:'ier cor;.-::tr'J.ctiO!"i ',.'111 beco!".-::- operatio!!.'l.l. The
<br />,"l.iJitior: 0:. these nc\o.' lepletion::: result-::; iz; sl1.rh:.. increa~es il: 'iissol\-"ed_
<br />.-::oliJ~ <:oIa:entra"tior.:.: :.z:Jer pl'es0:."- IwJifiei con.JiLor..s.
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<br />,u::ll.: t.y cb.tn :'or present ma(ii ~'ied 2o:--idi tio~,.: .....'O're .o:nputed by takinc
<br />i:n.o c.onsi 'Jeration the ....'e:C:.tcJ r1.verag,= o:~ t.be conce!"ltr3.tior.s 0:' t.ota.l
<br />,:.ssolvell solids :.'or t.iie -.',u-iou::; trarl.~J:1OW,;:.nir:Jiversion:::. :,e ~ilCl.::!~e in
<br />J::'ssolve--i solid: resulti:1D 1'ro1;"; :..he in-bazi!~ le-velopr.:enL, '...'e~'e C:O!':p-'..tt.ed
<br />on tJ-:e basis 01. at: asswned picr..lI; of .u to"s or dissolved solids per
<br />::.,.::re of irrig3.ted la:;d and a Iepletior. 0':' 1,5 acrc-;'eet 0'- water per ir-
<br />ri~:atej acre. :::n the r..o'.i,'er basir, '-l. --:onsur::ptive use 0:' 4 3.cre-i'eet per
<br />acre '..:o.s U:::eJ for :rrig"1tio" of the Palo Verie Irrigation "istrict. t!l(;
<br />'crt .:ohave. ~her:::ehue'li. and :::'olorado R.:;.ver ind.i'l!: lan-b. =n.:.s value is
<br />the rate pre.se!:.ted 1" t:w '~olors.lb i.,i....er Basin rr~),~ect ~earir.gs bero!";,:
<br />the Subcor.Jr::J.lttee 01, Irri"-'.l.tlo!l :md hec1arnatioh 0:. the 'm::.r::ittee 01.
<br />.,terio~' ~:d ::rJsul~ A:TClirs, HOuse 01' - epre,-oer.tath'es. _'he aver.s.ge
<br />'::,llt ~.ickup resulti:-'b :'ro:.~ t:---,e in-h::.:~in jevelor,,~,ent::; 01' '.J tor.s of dis_
<br />solved salLis per acre u-. ir!'igated land .....as LJ.sed, 1:-' the z.,O',,'(:r 38.s1r;.
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<br />The r'!'ese:,t modi ned <::or:di tior.,; ~'-' 2ho..-n or: ::'~Lle 1 u:-ld are used
<br />3.S H t3.se value :'or de',reloping tbe ar.ticip'J.ted ef':'e:::t a!' .."',.. 1epletions
<br />..roIr. ne..' pro,'ects 3.nd the ,full developme"t or' 'pre:::ent pro,~e'~ts in the
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<br />Follo..dr:g .is ~ iescription o~. t.he storat:"e ..:r.it.:::, no..... cO:Js:ru;::ted.,
<br />for ;':r.ich t::Je e..'aporo.tiOt: 10s:::;es ""'ere '::o:r.sidereJ 'lS 'i~rletions i,; t~e
<br />Callputatior: 0:' pre:::er. t IC;odi !~ied '~lo.....:':.
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<br />!':".iles sO'J.th 0:. the 'tah-:;ri;::or:.a b~lJ.."':iar:: ar;d I;; ::--.i1es 'J.pstrear.-. :rOm
<br />_ees Fel'~:. The tlul;': o:~ the reser.:oir lies ir: '_'t:th. At a :-,orl)ls1 '.i,'!l.te~'
<br />Si..U":ace ele-;a'tiOl: of 3. 700 :~ee:. :::. s.l.. 4.1.ke Pow.ell .".0'...10 exte,.d laE
<br />ri.,'cr ::-:.11es u;-: the ~.ol:jrCl.jo h.er a"j --'1 :c:iles ur: :'ro!'; :!';C :::':>'J.::': of the
<br />;j'J.r: _'<.la.y: r-,i.;er. .:':i..'er ::-.1le 71 on the 2arl -.:.1.8.."1 :..i'.-er ~~. 133 river :':'":.iles
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<br />t::e !'lo..... 0:. :.he ri.':er :~or cO:'".P3.ct ,ieli'rery P.z.;,<>:::es !lr.J :~O!' pOwer gener3._
<br />::on a:-,j -;:;)1".15 per.:::.it exc::a!lt;es :'or ups"trea::--. COr:SlZp:::.;e ;se or the '....ater.
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