Imperial’s water footprint

The Imperial Irrigation District used 2.6 million acre-feet of Colorado River water in 2021.

(Scale in millions of acre-feet)

Chart showing use of Colorado River water by Nevada, 242,168 acre feet; Arizona, 2.4 million acre feet; and California, 4.4 million acre feet, of which 2.6 million is used by the Imperial Irrigation District.

4.4 million

2.4 million

2.6

million

242,168

Nevada

Arizona

California

Chart showing use of Colorado River water by Nevada, 242,168 acre feet; Arizona, 2.4 million acre feet; and California, 4.4 million acre feet, of which 2.6 million is used by the Imperial Irrigation District.

4.4

million

2.4

million

2.6

million

242,168

Nev.

Ariz.

Calif.

Bureau of Reclamation

Consumption comparison

Overall water used by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power compared with Colorado River water used by the Imperial Irrigation District in 2021.

(Scale in millions of acre-feet)

Chart showing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s overall water use, 491,119 acre feet in 2021, compared with the Imperial Irrigation District’s consumption of Colorado River water, 2.6 million acre feet, in the same year.

2.6 million

491,119

Imperial Irrigation

District

LADWP

Chart showing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s overall water use, 491,119 acre feet in 2021, compared with the Imperial Irrigation District’s consumption of Colorado River water, 2.6 million acre feet, in the same year.

2.6 million

491,119

Imperial Irrigation

District

LADWP

California State Water Resources Control Board, Bureau of Reclamation

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