COLORADO BASIN ROUNDTABLE

1. COLORADO BASIN ROUNDTABLE Questions on Agricultural Water Use Monday March 23rd, 2009 DENIS REICH & ROD SHARP – Regional Specialists, CSU Extension 1

2. Consumptive Use Fruit Salad SWSI I & II 2001, 2004 CWCB 1986-90 Uses and Losses Ag CU? USBR 1993 Irrigated Acres CDSS

3. Colorado River Basin Consumptive Use by Use (1990*) 55 kAF Total: 951,600 AF Agricultural CU = 88% of in-basin CU 403* kAF 491 kAF CWCB, 1990 *no High Altitude coefficients Irrigated Acres* = 270,850

4. Total CU by Water District (1990) Total: 403,336 AF 50 51 53 52 39 Glenwood Springs 37 36 70 45 72 38 CWCB, 1990 Grand Junction

5. Colorado River Basin Areas affected by “high altitude” 6500 ft contour Glenwood Springs Grand Junction

6. Total CU by Water District (1990) With 6500 ft contour 50 51 53 52 39 Glenwood Springs 37 36 70 45 72 38 CWCB, 1990 Grand Junction

7. Colorado River Basin Consumptive Use (CU) by Use (2004*) 74 kAF Total: 932,900* AF Agricultural CU = 83% of in-basin CU 367* kAF 491 kAF CWCB, 2004 *with 10% for High Altitude coefficients Irrigated Acres= 237,700 High Altitude Pasture* = 91,000

8. Summary *Includes High Altitude Pasture correction

9. Agricultural Facts • Number of Farms • Harvested Cropland • Irrigated Acres • Total Agricultural Sales • Crop Sales • Livestock Sales • Total Economic Impact of Agricultural • Agricultural Employment

10. Agriculture by County ROUTT GRANBY GARFIELD EAGLE VAIL DILLON SUMMIT GLENWOOD SPRINGS MESA BASALT PITKIN ASPEN GRAND JUNCTION GRAND Colorado River KREMMLING Eagle River EAGLE RIFLE Colorado River PALISADE

11. Farms2007, Census of Agriculture

12. Agricultural Sales2007, Census of Agriculture

13. Employment2006, State Demography Office

14. Summary Per Irrigated Acre Average (weighted by acres) = $361 *Average of 1.55 AF per irrigated acre per year

15. Questions? Rod Sharp: 245-9149, Rod.Sharp@Colostate.eduDenis Reich: 242-8683, Denis.Reich@Colostate.edu

16. Preserving Agriculture? $361 per AF versus….