AZ vs. CA:06 California Exhibits, Vol. VI; Nos. 248-325

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CALIFORNIA DEFENDANTS Exhibit No. 277 Identification: May 14, 1957 Admitted: May 14, 1957 Water for Beneficial Consumptive Use Available to All-American Canal Project Under Seven-Party Agreement 1. Under 7-party agreement-first 3 priorities 6th priority 3 850 000ac.-ft./yr. 300 000 " " " 2. Total to Palo Verde, Yuma (Calif.) and A-A Canal 4150 000 " * 3. Assume Maximum Development Palo Verde Valley Net area irrigated in Valley 80 000 acres Net area irrigated on mesa 16 000 " 4. Total Palo Verde Irrigation District 5. For Yuma, Calif., 2nd priority is for 25,000 acres but of this assume net irrigated area 6. Assume beneficial consumptive use on net area irrigated 7. Losses from evaporation and transpiration on canal banks, seeped areas, roads, etc., at 10% of net area irrigated, or 96 000 20 000 3.00 ac.-ft./ac./yr. 0.30 ac.-f t./ac./yr. 8. Total beneficial consumptive use per net acre irri- gated 3.30 ac.-ft./ac./yr. 9. P.V.I.D. 96,000 acres @ 3.30 317 000 ac.-ft./yr. 10. Yuma (Calif.) 20,000 acres @ 3.30 66 000 ac.-ft./yr. 11. Total for 116,000 acres 12. Total of priorities 1, 2, and 3 13. Total of priorities 1, 2, 3, and 6 14. Required for Palo Verde & Yuma (Calif.) 15. Available for A-A Canal Project In round figures use 383 000 " " " 3 850 000 ac-ft./yr. 4150 000 383 000 383 000 3 767 000 3 467 000 3 800 000 3 500 000