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<br />..." <br />,') <br />o <br />M <br /> <br />Summary and Conclusions <br /> <br />(.:) <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />The economy of the state of Arizona is growing at a rapid rate. The <br /> <br />urban centers of Phoenix and Tucson, which have a combined population <br /> <br />of over 700,000, are to a large extent dependent upon ground-water <br /> <br />supplies to maintain present and provide for future growth. ihe <br /> <br />extensive rural development in Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima Counties is <br />being sustained by overdraft of the ground-water suppl;y' through Ddn1ng <br /> <br />of the ground-water reservoirs. Development of the Upper Gila River <br /> <br />Basin is, in general, restricted due to overappropriation or deficiency <br /> <br />of the surface-water supply. <br /> <br />The economy of a major portion of the Upper Gila River Basin in <br /> <br />.'.' <br /> <br />New Mexico is in a generally depressed condition. Potential growth <br /> <br />through water resource development is retarded by water right <br /> <br />restrictions or vagaries of native streamflow. <br /> <br />ihe Central Arizona Project would help to offset the present water <br /> <br />supply deficiency and assist in insuring the continued economic health <br /> <br />of a vital and important segment of economy of the Southwestern united <br /> <br />states. <br /> <br />The Central Arizona Project is not a proposal to bring new lands under <br /> <br />cultivation. <br /> <br />The Central Arizona Project has economic justification and financial <br /> <br />feasibility. <br /> <br />11 <br />