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Show CALIFORNIA DEFENDANTS Exhibit NO....355. Identification: MlZJfW Admitted: Calendar Year 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 NOTES: Acreage: 2 USGS Water Supply Paper 1213 1213 1213 1213 1213 1243 1283 1343 Surface Diversion and Return Palo Verde Irrigation District Blythe, California Crop Acreage 44,817 51,051 55,423 56,225 55,105 59,941 62,849 66,532 67,460 70,338 72,191 Diversion AF 408,700 484,800 558,900 652,700 767,700 705,800 728,800 765,600 861,100 817,300 985,410 Diversion AF/Acre 9.1 9.5 10.1 11.6 13.9 11.8 11.6 11.5 12.8 11.6 13.6 Canal Return AF 40,870 48,480 55,890 65,270 133,500 122,000 110,340 115,260 136,470 139,180 183,420 Drain Return AF 144,900 180,310 220,700 222,710 239,100 256,800 281,530 308,230 315,440 338,300 372,040 8 Total Return AF 185,770 228,790 276,590 287,980 372,600 378,800 391,870 423,490 451,910 477,480 555,460 Difference AF 222,930 256,010 282,310 364,720 395,100 327,000 336,930 342,110 409,190 335,790 429,950 From 1946 to 1950, furnished by farmer and probably is net or less; after 1950, measured by District, includes private roads and private ditches; probably is net plus 2%. Diversion: Method of measuring is described in USGS Water Supply Paper. Canal Return: From 1946 to 1949, estimated at 10% of diversion. From 1950 to 1955, based on semi-annual measurements during 1951-52, computes at 15% to 17% of diversion. After August 1955, based on Parshall flume measurements, computes at 19% of Diversion. Drain Return: From 1946 to 1956, based on measurements during year, computes at 31% to 41% of diversion. Palo Verde Irrigation District presents the diversion data in Column 4 as a compilation of records as published by United States Geological Survey for years 1946-53 and approximately as will be published for years 1954-56. C. C. Tabor, Engineer April 15,1957 RH56-46 PV-11 M-lll FXHIBIT NO. 355: Calendar Year 1955, Column 9 substitute 339,820 for 335,790. Calendar Year 1956, Column 4, substitute 949,410 for 985,410. Calendar Year 1956, Column 5, substitute ^'^Senda^ Year 1956, Column 9, substitute 393,950 for 429,950. (Tr. 8756) |
