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<br />DSIilS AN!> LOSSIilS BIilTWIilIilN HOOV)jlRDAM AND MEXICO
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<br />. Th~.uses beldw)ioover Dam which are. expected to increase in the
<br />immediate futufe are discussed hereinafter. , ... ...' .....
<br />The estimate,of,potential,.Ari~ona uses iei b/l.sed llPPU serving. the
<br />foll!lwing,acTea~esor IegallimitatiQns:. OolorailoRiver Indian :Re.ser,"
<br />..vatlOll,l 00 ,OOO.la<tres i. Yum. a.. . Valley. '. 48,000. ,acr. e. s;. u.n. .it. B I.. 3l30.0. acr. es;
<br />Gila,. project. ' 60p',0. .00 ac.re-. feet.. Oi.irc.umstance..s, se,.e,m. ..to. In<1ic.a.. te... .th!t.t.
<br />:t)l~e will pot I be . further. n~,\,,~aJor .developl)1entscompleted :~n
<br />.Arl~~na prIor ~o 1970 .toutill~e Its contract .amount of 2,800,000
<br />.acre feet.. . .' ' . . . ...
<br />, The estimate; of potentialOalifornia uses .ofli,362,000acre-fee.t i.
<br />equal to the to~al.of the first 6 priorities referred.tointhe Oalifornia
<br />contracts. . . .. .
<br />Nevada uses ~re based upon furnishing water equal to the contract
<br />amount of 300,QOOacre-feet. Of this total, it is estimated that 46,000
<br />acrecfeet will b~ .used below Hoover Danf while 254,000 acre-feet will
<br />.be UlIed above ~he dam. The 254,000 acre-feet is accounted for iri .
<br />t~. e eS~ima.te.Ofi'f'?W. difference~..b. e.. t. w. een.<!l.en oan.yon .and Hoover:
<br />., Durmg oper tmg year. begmmng April 1, 19'56, meallured water
<br />Teaching Mexr 0 totaled 1,762,000 acre-feet. A part of this total
<br />consisted of w~ter released to satisfy or~~re mad~b;vUIl;ited ~tate~
<br />.users, and not itakenby them. As addltlOnals~illls gamed'm the
<br />. ()perl\tioQ.of th~ river with a.close water supply, it, is expected that
<br />the amount coljld be reduced somewhat. Nevertheless, forpurpo$es
<br />of this studYj~,762;000 acre-feet should be a part of the assumed
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<br />Year beglnn.lng.4pi...l-
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<br />1958
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<br />191HI
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<br />.['l WOolora.do ;Rlver.be1dw,H. OO,yex D.anl 1:_ 10,,979 15,4'1.9_' ,10,452- 10,.88'. _a, 125, _1,692..'
<br />b), ast6wayanddra~gereturnB2~.._. 1,034 1,690 1,176 1,802 l,lSlI4- 1,534
<br />c)~N(jtlltornge-release'~omLake-Mohave --- ,-, ': -, - ". -,
<br />andHavasu:r,.ak6jS_~.._~_m_.____"_ 4_40. ___, t-,fJ7" t......,~61 _' ~4_,-. ,04; ___ ; 1_.6
<br />Sum o{(a) , (I)), and (C)l~n_______________ ,- i2~478 "-17;102 12,'067 12:-21i 9,7_83 - ,; '-''9,-~t
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<br />'(d. );0..".". 'I. on. '. '..~~:-_.mr. ,. ".~."..'''.'. ~.-. '.-'~" . ~ - 6,..'.".... ~6'. .808. . . ..7,-169 '.7.' 210.' ~-.. . :~,.9b2.. .'" (I, Qp.'
<br />(6) OoloradoRlveratMexlcanllound.'.- -'. - ,,- -,'- _ ,"-' '-
<br />, ary 6_~___:..__-____ h~:~~~'~_~~~.~_"~__ !Si6Ila.'_ 1l,81ii . 4,88,3:' j,Ma," JI, a23. '_ _ 1.,7~2
<br />8urnot_(ilHmd(e)n-~_~~.~;__."._:_:__~_;.~~___~ --16,66~ '11;542 11,623:~9/27_6'~ -;', '8;691,-
<br />,~UnaCOO,Ut;lte'd-;orw~~-er,7.~_~.'~.~___~_.~___ - ___, ~tJ3, ~ ~,- -- -~~~'~' _'."- ~95- ;." ~48~_ '" ~,-~~-
<br />~;. _,'0. __' __ - ,,;' :r ,_-_ -" '_', ': ':, '.' ,':: "- , -; :___ ,', _: .>e - :_- - - _' -,- < -" .- _, -'.
<br />I The llows' of the Oolorado Riverbel.oWHoover,DaJ;l1.' "_-' -_ '_ -- " _ - -,-J
<br />a M6allured W"Rtewa;alld drainage returns to the Cd16radp River. b(lt~e_en ~qoV:6f,D~'Il.1;ld.th~ Medcav:
<br />bOUndar.Y__CC.O.lora.dO ilV.'.r- Indl~ Re.serva. tiOD., P'.lo-Ver.". e I:rr1g.at1o. n :District;. Pilot Kb.Ob',Wa8t....W. .0\1./..
<br />Oallfornia wasteway, amage from l'llBervatian,dlYl~IOU of YWUa proJeot, waste from valler divIsion 0
<br />'Yuma,project,=eastm:a canalwasteway,land boundary PUlURing.plant)'.. - - . ., " 'I ' .'~
<br />8 Net storage releases om Lak:e Moliave and I:lavasu Lake. . . ,...,',.
<br />t_ Storage Imp-auuded tn re_serv:olrs. , ,~. - ," . ,- _ -
<br />8 Mefl.8ured dlversloijfram the C!llorado,Rlve\'-ll_etw~l:l. gpover D.am and the MexlOIU1_boundary-(Met.
<br />'.ollOl1tf.i:n Watm- Distr1 ,COlorad. 0 R.lverrndl4-h.!l:eServatlon,-palo.V". .delrrigEitlon DJstr.ict, Yuma.p.roJec.t.
<br />AU.Amerlcan Canal ab ve P.UoPCnob, Gila gr"vIty mam oa.nal,an(.l.(prlor~to 1955) North aUa Irrjga:t-io~
<br />plstrlct-fromLaguna am).'," - :-',. : : . ,'- -.' !
<br />'_- ~ J\iIeasured water reai:lhlng :Meldco .(suQ]. of ,QolQrll-da lUv!lr~ at n:O:rthern boundary, waste from y:aHef
<br /><;llvIsloll;, Yum. aproje_ctl eas~ A1~1n can!,'l wasteway and bOUUdary-p9-lU.p~ng plant). -:. .'
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