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COLORADO BASIN ROUNDTABLE
Questions on Agricultural Water UseMonday March 23rd, 2009
DENIS REICH & ROD SHARP – Regional Specialists, CSU Extension
Consumptive Use Fruit SaladConsumptive Use Fruit Salad
USBR 1993 Irrigated Acres
CWCB 1986-90 Uses and Losses SWSI I & II 2001, 2004
CDSS
Ag CU?
Exports
Agriculture
Reservoir Evap
M&I
Other
Total: 951,600 AF
Agricultural CU = 88% of in-basin CU
491 kAF403* kAF
55 kAF
Colorado River BasinColorado River Basin Consumptive Use by Use Consumptive Use by Use
(1990*)(1990*)
CWCB, 1990 *no High Altitude coefficientsIrrigated Acres* = 270,850
72
70
39
45
53
52
37
38
36
51
50
Grand Junction
Glenwood Springs
36: 9,615
37: 17,046
38: 44,686
39: 22,030
45: 35,327
50: 18,733
51: 23,377
52: 3,643
53: 11,616
70: 10,177
72: 127,848
Total: 403,336 AF Total CU by Total CU by Water District Water District
(1990)(1990)
CWCB, 1990
Grand Junction
Glenwood Springs
Colorado River BasinColorado River Basin Areas affected Areas affected by “high altitude”by “high altitude”
6500 ft contour6500 ft contour
72
70
39
45
53
52
37
38
36
51
50
Grand Junction
Glenwood Springs
36
37
38
39
45
50
51
52
53
70
72
Total CU by Water Total CU by Water District (1990)District (1990)
With 6500 ft With 6500 ft contourcontour
CWCB, 1990
Exports
Agriculture
Reservoir Evap
M&I
Other
Total: 932,900* AF
Agricultural CU = 83% of in-basin CU491 kAF367* kAF
74 kAF
Colorado River BasinColorado River Basin Consumptive Use (CU) by Use Consumptive Use (CU) by Use
(2004*) (2004*)
CWCB, 2004 *with 10% for High Altitude coefficientsIrrigated Acres= 237,700
High Altitude Pasture* = 91,000
SummarySummary
Item 1990 2004*
Agricultural CU 403 kAF 377 kAF
Irrigated Acres 270,850 237,700
Other CU 55 kAF 74 kAF
% of Total Basin CU Agricultural
88% 83%
*Includes High Altitude Pasture correction
Agricultural FactsAgricultural Facts
• Number of Farms
• Harvested Cropland
• Irrigated Acres
• Total Agricultural Sales– Crop Sales– Livestock Sales
• Total Economic Impact of Agricultural
• Agricultural Employment
Agriculture by CountyAgriculture by County
PALISADE
GRAND JUNCTION
GLENWOOD SPRINGS BASALT
VAIL
GRANBY
DILLON
ASPEN
EAGLE
GRAND
GARFIELD
MESA
PITKIN
SUMMIT
ROUTT
EAGLE
KREMMLING
RIFLE
FarmsFarms2007, Census of Agriculture2007, Census of Agriculture
County Number ofFarms
HarvestedCropland
IrrigatedAcres
Eagle 152 6,451 11,128
Garfield 623 30,994 43,720
Grand 229 27,868 43,130
Gunnison 217 25,313 40,729
Mesa 1767 47,438 64,272
Pitkin 82 3,566 3,566
Routt 610 56,636 43,527
Summit 41 4,315 10,509
Agricultural SalesAgricultural Sales2007, Census of Agriculture2007, Census of Agriculture
County Total Ag Sales
CropSales
LivestockSales
EconomicImpact
Eagle 4,836,000 1,443,000 3,393,000 11,174,000
Garfield 22,203,000 6,838,000 15,365,000 51,236,000
Grand 9,365,000 1,470,000 7,895,000 22,035,000
Gunnison 10,731,000 1,804,000 8,927,000 25,213,000
Mesa 61,230,000 30,262,000 30,969,000 137,876,000
Pitkin 2,027,000 447,000 1,580,000 4,731,000
Routt 34,115,000 4,655,000 29,460,000 80,480,000
Summit 1,097,000 461,000 636,000 24,595,000
Total $145,604,000 $47,380,000 $98,225,000 $357,340,000
EmploymentEmployment2006, State Demography Office2006, State Demography Office
County Total Basic Employment
Ag Production
TotalAgribusiness
Percent of Total
Eagle 24,399 259 448 1.84
Garfield 20,506 632 1,448 7.06
Grand 6,557 257 310 4.73
Gunnison 7,514 332 376 5.01
Mesa 36,786 1,657 2,884 7.84
Pitkin 13,352 151 222 1.67
Routt 11,905 513 583 4.90
Summit 15,270 79 162 1.06
Total 136,289 3,880 6,433 4.72
Summary Per Irrigated AcreSummary Per Irrigated AcreCounty Sales Employment Value per AF
Consumed*
Eagle $435 0.040 $281
Garfield $507 0.033 $328
Grand $217 0.007 $140
Gunnison $263 0.009 $170
Mesa $953 0.044 $616
Pitkin $568 0.062 $367
Routt $784 0.013 $507
Summit $104 0.015 $67
*Average of 1.55 AF per irrigated acre per year
Average (weighted by acres) = $361
Preserving Agriculture?Preserving Agriculture?$361 per AF versus….