The major economic activities are irrigated farming, cattle breeding and dairying.
Others, like irrigated farming and viticulture, are of lesser importance.
The reservoir, 49 km long, was constructed in 1969-1973, primarily to satisfy the demands of local irrigated farming.
More recently, increased urbanization and irrigated farming has put pressure on aquifers here.
The findings, though preliminary, hardly suggest that fish and irrigated farming can't live in harmony.
Just north of the lake the river opens into a broad floodplain, through which channels have been dug to support irrigated farming.
The weaving trade was a way to survive in the harsh environment before the introduction of irrigated farming.
Traditional dry farming is now being replaced by irrigated farming.
Both reservations include substantial senior water rights in the Colorado River, which are used for irrigated farming.
The water is apparently intended to be used to develop irrigated intensive farming in Catalonia.