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<br />i;' ~ <br />001998 <br /> <br />in 1956 of the 1928-1956 period. <br /> <br />j\ <br />This shortage would have amounted to <br /> <br />150,000 acre feet or 23 per cent of normal reservoir demands. <br /> <br /> <br />The above analysis relates only to a condition of no new <br /> <br />use in Colorado over and above the two authorized uses mentioned <br /> <br />above. With any additional use in Colorado the resultant shortage <br />would be increased. <br /> <br />It is not practicable at this time to determine the probable <br />extent of possible new uses in Colorado without a field study. For <br />the purpose of evaluating the effects of such new uses, annual new <br />depletions ranging between 20,000 acre feet and 100,000 acre feet <br />were imposed on the water supply. The resulting shortages in re- <br />servoir supply are indicated in the following table. In the case of <br />the higher figure for new use in Colorado, it is possible that some <br />natural shortage in water supply might be experienced in years of low <br />runoff . <br /> <br />CRITERIA NO. 1 <br /> <br />Shortaqe's in New Mexico Normal Demand on Navaio Reservoit" <br />New Uses in Colorado <br /> <br /> 20.000 Ac.Ft. 50.000 Ac.Ft. 100.000 Ac.Ft. <br />~ Shortaqe Percent Shortaqe Percent Shortaqe Percent <br /> Ac .Ft. Ac.Ft. Ac.Ft. <br />1954 144,000 22 <br />1955 174,000 27 ' 397,000 62 <br />1956 290,000 45 326,000 51 376,000 58 <br /> <br />Under the condition of existing uses only in Colorado, and <br />with New Mexico demands as shown in Criteria No.1, one shortage in <br />Navajo Reservoir supply would occur in a year such as 1956, amounting <br />to 102,000 acre feet or 16 percent. <br /> <br />- 8 - <br /> <br />, iLl <br />..:.A, .:~~,~~,~, ".."iL. <br />