WSP09648

• File Number: 8149.100
• Description: Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies - NRCS-Ft Lyon Canal Co Limestone Graveyard Creeks
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 2/1/1994
• Author: Gronning Engineering
• Title: Ft Lyon Canal Company Water Transfer Alternatives Study Final Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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4.5 Population Growth and Decline .................................... 4-4
4.6 Age of the Population ........................................... 4-6
4.7 Dependency Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-8

4.8 Income ...................................................... 4-10

4.9 Education .................................................... 4-11
4.10 Mobility and Length of Residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

4.11 Ethnicity .................................................... 4-13

4.12 Poverty ..................................................... 4-15

4.13 Crop Production .............................................. 4-15
4.14 Farming and Ranching Profiles by County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
4.15 Agribusiness and Other Economic Activities .......................... 4-19
4.16 Labor Force and Employment Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
4.17 Public Sector Finance .......................................... 4-31
4.18 Summary of Present Economic Profile .............................. 4-36
4.19 Sociological Baseline and Current Trends ............................ 4-38
4.20 Summary of Present Sociological Profile ............................. 4-39
4.21 Sociological Forecast Based on Existing Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
4.22 The Potential Social Impacts of Additional Water Transfers .............. 4-40

CHAPTER 5
DEMAND FORFf. LYON CANAL COMPANY WAlER ....................... 5-1
5.1 Municipal Demand Outside the Lower Arkansas Valley .................. 5-1
5.2 Municipal Use of Water Within the Lower Arkansas Valley ............... 5-2

5.3 Agricultural Demands ........................................... 5-2
5.4 Recreational Demand for Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5-3

5.5 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5-4

CHAPTER 6
ALlERNATIVES TO PERMANENT WAlER TRANSFER OUT OF THE VALLEY. .. 6-1

6.1 Introduction .................................................. 6-1

6.2 Alternative Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6-2
6.3 Legal Issues in Alternative Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6-3
6.4 Possible Social Impacts: Changes in Quality of Life ..................... 6-6
6.5 Formulation of Alternative Proposals ............................... 6-7
6.6 Water Bank: Mechanism for Temporary Transfers ..................... 6-10

6.7 First-Use Agreements ........................................... 6-13
6.8 Water Rights Option Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6.9 Ft. Lyon System Water Management Improvements ..................... 6-15
6.10 Summary Descriptions of Alternatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.16
6.11 Mitigation of Economic Impacts: Economic Development Packages . . . . . . . . . 6-38
6.12 Mitigation of Land Dryup: Revegetation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 6-40
6.13 Land Fallowing: Some Important Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
6.14 Augmentation Planning and Return Flow Accounting ................... 6-43
6.15 Wetland and Habitat Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43

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