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Show REPORT ON COLORADO RIVER BASIN, NEVADA TABLE NO. 21-Summary of Land and Water Use. Irrigation 1. Land presently irrigated Colorado River Basin (includes 2,150 acres in Las Acres Acre-feet Vegas Valley using ground water).........................................................................(Table 10)............14,890 2. Est. present diversion requirements..................................................................................................................... 105,979 3. Est. present beneficial consumptive use for irrigation.............................................(Table 12)........................ 66,168 4. New (arable) lands to be irrigated by Year 2000...................................................(Table 10)............81,405 5. Est. diversion requirements for new (arable) lands......................................................................................... 446,099 6. Est. beneficial consumptive use on new (arable) lands.........................................(Table 12)........................ 398,419 7. Est. total diversion requirement for irrigation by Year 2000........................................................................... 552,078 8. Est. total beneficial consumptive use for irrigation by Year 2000.........................(Table 12)........................ 464,587 9. Est. total lands irrigated by Year 2000...................................................................(Table 10)............96,295 Domestic and Industrial 10. 1953 pumpage from Lake Mead for Henderson Area....................................................................................... 11,000 11. 1953 pumpage from Lake Mead for Boulder City............................................................................................... 2,400 12. Present use of ground water in Las Vegas Valley.................................................(Table 17)........................ 32,762 13. Est. increase in use in Las Vegas Valley by Year 2000.......................................(Table 20)........................ 92,138 14. Est. increase in use at Boulder City by Year 2000.................................................(Table 20)........................ 2,600 15. Total increase in use by Year 2000.........................................................................(Table 20)........................ 94,738 16. Est. total beneficial consumptive use Year 2000.....................................................(Table 20)........................ 140,900 Total Use-Year 2000 17. Est. diversion requirements, all uses.....................................................................................................................692,978 18. Est. total beneficial consumptive use, irrigation.....................................................(Table 12)........................ 464,587 19. Est. total beneficial consumptive use, domestic and industrial.............................(Table 20)........................ 140,900 20. Est. total beneficial consumptive use, all uses.........................................................(Table 20)........................ 605,487 21. Minus Las Vegas "in-basin" water1.........................................................................(Table 17)........................ 66,400 22. Est. total beneficial consumptive use of Colorado River water.............................(Table 20)........................ 539,087 (539,100) iSafe yield Las Vegas Ground-Water Basin................35,000 a.-f. Near surface water................................................................10,000 a.-f. Sewage effluent .....................................................„.................21,400 a.-f. 66,400 a.-f. |
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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] : |