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Show CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT . 151 Table 3.-Apportionment and disposition of Colorado River water [Acre-feet a year] Division between upper and lower basins and Mexico: Virgin flow of Colorado River at International boundary.____ 17, 720, 000 Apportioned to the upper basin by article III (a) of Colorado River Compact________________ 7, 500. 000 Apportioned to lower basin by article III (a) and (b) of Colorado River Compact_____________ 8, 500, 000 Allocated to Mexico by terms of Mexican treaty. 1, 500, 000 Subtotal_____________________________________________ 17, 500, 000 Total surplus to be allocated under the terms of art. Ill (f) of Colorado River compact_____________________________ 220, 000 Water available to Arizona: Apportioned to lower basin under article III (a) and <b)_____ 8. 500, 000 Apportioned water for California under Limitations Act_______________________________ -1,400,000 Nevada contract___________________________ 300, 000 Lower basin uses by New Mexico and Utah_____ 130, 000 Subtotal___________________________________________ -4, 830, 000 Remainder_________________________________________ 3, 670, 000 To be allocated to Arizona under article III if) of the compact _ _ 55, 000 Available to Arizona___________________________________ 3, 725, 000 Disposition of water available to Arizona: Present irrigation depletions: Little Colorado River Basin_____________ .59, 000 Virgin River and Kanab Creek Basins_____ 5, 000 Williams River Basin. _________________ 3,000 Gila River Basin_______________________ 1, 135, 000 Colorado River Indian Reservation_______ 15, 000 Gila project___________________________ 34,000 Yuma project_________________________ 157, 000 Subtotal______________________________.________ 1, 408, 000 Losses from reservoirs on or benefitting main-stem developments of Colorado River present and future: Estimated total losses 900,000 acre-feet a year Arizona charged with proportion based on ultimate use of main stream Colorado River water___________1__________ 313, 000 Increased depletion by potential projects: Snowflake project_____________________ 10,000 Hurricane project______________________ 12, 000 Hassayampa project____________________ 20, 000 Colorado River Indian Reservation_______ 285, 000 Gila project___________________________ 566, 000 Central Arizona project_________________ 1,077, 000 Unassigned water.-_____________________ 34, 000 Subtotal______________________________......___ 2,004,000 Total, all uses_____________................._____ 3,725,000 |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : |