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CLAIM UNDER REVIEW

Reclamation lists Yuma County Water Users’ Association under both Priority 1 and Priority 3.

Reclamation lists Yuma County Water Users’ Association under both Priority 1 and Priority 3.

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Assessment

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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

Priority 1 page 1 lists 254,200 acre-feet of diversion (PPR No. 4). Priority 3 page 1 lists an unquantified diversion entry and cross-references that PPR.

What the evidence establishes

Priority 1 page 1 lists 254,200 acre-feet of diversion (PPR No. 4). Priority 3 page 1 lists an unquantified diversion entry and cross-references that PPR.

What it does not establish

A numeric Priority 3 volume, current actual use, or guaranteed 2027 deliveries.

What remains unknown

Any later contract amendments or final 2027 order not examined here.

Supporting sources 2

  • 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.

Contradicting sources

No published contradicting sources are attached. This does not establish that none exist.

Sources 2

  • 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.

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