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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8210.140.20
Description
Colorado River Basin Organizations and Entities - Colorado River Basin States Forum - California
State
CA
Basin
Western Slope
Date
2/1/1922
Author
A P Davis
Title
Report On Problems Of Imperial Valley And Vicinity
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Report/Study
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<br />. <br /> <br />'~"r:G <br />1: ,) u <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />Since 1915 there ha bee.1 considG"able improvemont <br /> <br />in tho ar;plication of wator in the Inrperi?.l VaEey but <br /> <br />1'"0CiJ..'"1t \~xpori~ce shows tha.t sto~'a.go is needed to SUP"fl1e- <br /> <br />ment the lolV water flow b~foro any largo irrig~ole ar~as <br /> <br />ca.n bo added. <br /> <br />Since 1915 Imperial Valluy h~s increased its irriga- <br /> <br />ted area oyer 60,000 ac:rJs i;l the 'Jnited :i,tates and a'oout <br /> <br />150,000 acres in Mcxi co., Tn,' Imperial Irrig2.tion District <br /> <br />contains more than lCO,OOO acreS of irrigGbl~ land not YGt <br /> <br />irrigated and the same valley in Mexico can increase over <br /> <br />40,OGO acres and is in a. pnysical position to take the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />necessary water from the Imperial Canal before it reaches <br /> <br />the California line. <br /> <br />The Yuma project is incrc~sing its irrigatod area <br /> <br />and has a rocognized right to extend up to a limit of <br /> <br />l::lO,OOO acres. <br /> <br />The Palo Verde Va.lley has increasJd its irrigated <br /> <br />area since 1915 by about 15,000 ~creS and is in physical <br /> <br />position to inereGse t~is area up to 78,000 aeres. <br /> <br />~'o government prejects in Colorado taking water <br /> <br />from the Colorado River drainage have increased their <br /> <br />acreage since 1915 about 30,000 acreS and have established <br /> <br />rights by ,inioh the3e can be further increased by over <br /> <br />50,Oeo acrcS. <br /> <br />In adlition to tho above, irrigatio~ uses <br /> <br />eJ <br />
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