AZ vs. CA:24 California Exhibits, Vol. XXIV; Miscellaneous

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A46 APPENDIX 2 06 Colorado: Acre-fed Colorado (Grand) to Cache la Poudre________________________ 15, 000 Fraser to Clear Creek_____________________________________ 500 Blue to Tarryall_________________________________________ 800 Eagle to Arkansas________________________________________ 1, 200 Cochetopa to Rio Grande__________________________________ 2, 500 Total, Colorado________________________________________ 20, 000 Total acre-feet existing diversions, upper basin______________ 127, 000 Question 1-B. Where are the proposed projects which contemplate additional diversions from the upper basin and the estimated cost of the same? Answer 1-B. In Senate Document 142, the following proposed diversions are listed, all in Colorado. No cost data are available: Proposed diversion (acre-feet annually): Acre-feet Colorado (Grand) to Cache la Poudre (irrigation)______________ 10, 000 Fraser to Clear Creek or South Boulder (municipal and irrigation, Denver)______________________________________________ 110,000 Williams Fork to Clear Creek (municipal and irrigation, Denver)__ 50, 000 Blue and tributaries to South Platte (municipal and irrigation, Denver)______________________________________________ 100,000 Eagle and tributaries to Arkansas___________________________ 40, 000 Extensions to existing diversions, irrigation___________________ 7, 000 Total, Colorado________________________________________317, 000 Question 1-C. What is the probable amount of water that will be diverted annually from the upper basin in the future? Answe" 1-C. It does not appear probable that any large increase will take place in diversions from the upper basin in the near future. The only one that can be reasonably included as at all "probable" at the present time would be the proposed Fraser River diversion of 110,000 acre-feet for the Denver City water supply. For purposes of computation, however, we have included the entire amount as listed above. Acre-feet Present diversions___________________________________________ 127, 000 Proposed diversions__________________________________________ 317, 000 Total........________________________________________444,000 Question 2. As to waters diverted from the drainage area of the Colorado River and its tributaries in the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada. Question 2-A. Is any other such diversion proposed except into the Imperial and Coachella Valleys? Answer 2-A. No data are at hand in regard to any proposed diversion from the drainage area of the Colorado River in the States of