CLAIM UNDER REVIEW
A listed entitlement, an approved annual diversion, a forecast diversion and forecast consumptive use describe different quantities.
A listed entitlement, an approved annual diversion, a forecast diversion and forecast consumptive use describe different quantities.
Assessment
The cited evidence establishes the claim as stated.
This is an editorial assessment of the cited evidence, not a finding by a court or public authority.
Evidence summary
The entitlement lists distinguish diversion and CU. The retained September 21 forecast separates annual approved diversion, forecast diversion and forecast use. City of Yuma: 32,600 approved diversion, 31,242 forecast diversion and 18,646 forecast use, all acre-feet for CY2026.
What the evidence establishes
The entitlement lists distinguish diversion and CU. The retained September 21 forecast separates annual approved diversion, forecast diversion and forecast use. City of Yuma: 32,600 approved diversion, 31,242 forecast diversion and 18,646 forecast use, all acre-feet for CY2026.
What it does not establish
That a forecast is final actual use or that an unused entitlement is a new 2027 allocation.
What remains unknown
Final CY2026 accounting and subsequent forecast revisions.
Supporting sources 5
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 1 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading September 2025. Pages 1–3 visually checked against text from the same file. The entitlement list distinguishes diversion quantities from consumptive-use quantities and includes limiting PPR footnotes. Those quantities should not be combined as though they measure the same thing. Not a certification against all later amendments.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 3 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading August 2024. Pages 1 and 3 visually checked against text from the same file. District shares total 250,000 AF CU; Unit B is acreage-based; City total is 50,000 AF CU including its PPR component.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, current-link CY2026 forecast PDF
Official current-link PDF retained September 22, 2026. Report stamp: September 21, 2026, 11:44:47 AM (timezone not stated). Same-file text and rendered Arizona pages 2–3 agree. CY2026 City of Yuma approved diversion 32,600 AF; forecast diversion 31,242 AF; forecast use 18,646 AF. Use-to-date is updated through July for monthly reporters and estimated for annual reporters; forecast is provisional, not final actual use or a 2027 order. The URL can change.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, official water-accounting index
This Source uses Reclamation's official water-accounting forecast link. The forecast is a dated operational snapshot and may be revised as newer accounting data becomes available. The linked forecast was retained September 22, 2026, with a report stamp of September 21, 2026, 11:44:47 AM (timezone not stated). It is provisional, not final actual use or a 2027 order; the current-link PDF may change.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona 2026 schedules, revisions, and approvals
Index located; individual approval records were not comprehensively audited.
Contradicting sources
No published contradicting sources are attached. This does not establish that none exist.
Sources 5
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona 2026 schedules, revisions, and approvals
Index located; individual approval records were not comprehensively audited.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 1 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading September 2025. Pages 1–3 visually checked against text from the same file. The entitlement list distinguishes diversion quantities from consumptive-use quantities and includes limiting PPR footnotes. Those quantities should not be combined as though they measure the same thing. Not a certification against all later amendments.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 3 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading August 2024. Pages 1 and 3 visually checked against text from the same file. District shares total 250,000 AF CU; Unit B is acreage-based; City total is 50,000 AF CU including its PPR component.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, current-link CY2026 forecast PDF
Official current-link PDF retained September 22, 2026. Report stamp: September 21, 2026, 11:44:47 AM (timezone not stated). Same-file text and rendered Arizona pages 2–3 agree. CY2026 City of Yuma approved diversion 32,600 AF; forecast diversion 31,242 AF; forecast use 18,646 AF. Use-to-date is updated through July for monthly reporters and estimated for annual reporters; forecast is provisional, not final actual use or a 2027 order. The URL can change.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, official water-accounting index
This Source uses Reclamation's official water-accounting forecast link. The forecast is a dated operational snapshot and may be revised as newer accounting data becomes available. The linked forecast was retained September 22, 2026, with a report stamp of September 21, 2026, 11:44:47 AM (timezone not stated). It is provisional, not final actual use or a 2027 order; the current-link PDF may change.
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