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Show 46 UPDATING THE HOOVER DAM DOCUMENTS C. 7 Miscellaneous Water and Related Contracts There are 14 contracts entered into by the United States in the early 1950's under authority of the Warren Act (the Act of February 21, 1911, 35 Stat. 925), which are inactive but not yet terminated. They involve minor quantities of water and have a rate of $1.30 per acre-foot. There are also nine miscellaneous purpose contracts in the Yuma area entered into in the 1950's and 1960's under authority of the Act of February 25, 1920, 41 Stat. 451. These, too, are for insubstantial quantities of water but as of January 1, 1977, had a rate of $15 per acre-foot. The United States has also entered into various loan contracts under authority of the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, dated August 6, 1956, 70 Stat. 1044, as amended September 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 376. Included are contracts with: Roosevelt Irrigation District, No. 14-06-300-1323, dated December 26, 1962, amended June 19, 1972; loan of $3,954,396, of which $503,851 was repaid as of September 30, 1977. Roosevelt Water Conservation District, No. 14-06-300-1724, dated November 26, 1972; loan of $4,833,481, of which $415,099 was repaid as of September 30, 1977. Brown Canal Company, No. 14-06-300-1748, dated December 30, 1965; loan of $164,145, of which $29,136 was repaid as of September 30, 1977. Graham Canal Company, No. 14-06-300-2314, dated April 3, 1972, for a loan of $1,417,400 and a joint grant with the Curtis Canal Company and the Carter Canal Company of $1,762,000 for construction of flood control facilities. The grant was increased to $4,453,666 by letter amendment dated October 20, 1977. Curtis Canal Company, No. 14-06-300-2315, dated April 12, 1972, for a loan of $787,600 and a joint grant with the Graham Canal Company, of $1,762,000. The grant was increased to $4,453,666 by letter amendment dated October 20, 1977. Gila River Farms, No. 7-07-30-W0002, dated June 3, 1977, for a loan of $9,950,000. None of these loan contracts involves the use of Colorado River water. C.7.1 Arizona's Colorado River Water Use In calendar years 1975, 1976, and 1977, the major Arizona contractors and water users consumptively used the following quantities of Colorado River water: Acre-Feet _________ ___ 1975 1976 1977 212,741 188,854 286,175 240,208 219,057 211,508 44,599 42,153 59,660 60,460 13,029 15,707 37,225 36,726 14,598 24,936 7,327 7,524 6,782 8,212 330,870 595,165 'Consumptive use figures give credit for drainage returns. 'Figures represent diversion. Return flows from South Gila Valley and Yuma Mesa outlet drain not quantitatively assigned to these and to other districts. These returns totaled 111,436 acre-feet in 1975, and 102,821 acre-feet in 1976. Valley Division of Yuma Project 232,601 Wellton-Mohawk Division of Gila1 333,108 Yuma Mesa2 226,665 North Gila Valley 48,909 Yuma Irrigation District, South Gila River2 59,278 Wells2 13,368 Yuma Auxiliary Unit B2 37,436 Mohave Valley IDD 18,806 Lake Havasu IDD 7,267 City of Yuma 7,144 Colorado River Indian Reservation 339,023 |