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<br /> <br /> <br />COlorado River Basin Salim Control Pro ram <br /> <br />t.\ <br />(,l, <br /> <br />The Sallmty Comrol Act direcls that unHS be implememed giving priority based on Cast <br />erre""ene,s. For comparison. [he Water conservation '"rigation system Improvemem,) proposed <br />for [he Price-San Rafael R[vers or San Juan River Unus are both about 5-10 per Ion. Any land <br />retlremem option would ha\'e to compete \.\ith these and other low+cost alternatives. Tab]e 5 <br />presems land retiremem Costs and Cost effectiveness. <br /> <br />.. <br />- <br /> <br />C> <br /> <br />Table 5 -land rellrement COSlS and COSI effectiveness <br /> <br />lIem <br /> <br />Unll cost <br />($!acre) <br /> <br />COSI per ton <br />($/IOn) <br /> <br />Program costs (Slate and Federal)' <br />land and waler purChase <br />WeIland replacemenl cost <br />Annual operallon and mall'Henance of hab/lal <br />Sublolal <br />local cosrs (City and COunty): <br />lostannualpropeny ra~es <br />losl annual sales (direct plus IndlreCI) <br />losl annual Income (direct plus IndlreCf) <br />Sublalal <br />TOlal costs (program casl plus lOCal cost) <br /> <br />2,500 <br />1,100 <br />28 <br /> <br />"" <br />21 <br />7 <br />76 <br /> <br />25 <br />"89 <br />251 <br /> <br />6 <br />116 <br />60 <br />182 <br />258 <br /> <br />Irrigation suppons an unusual variety of w[ldlife habuat m areas [hat are normally e'''emdy dry, <br />makmg Ihem e"'emdy "'uable for Wildlife. The acreages can be SUbstanlla!. For example, <br />ab,}u[ 20.000 acres of wildlife habuat is supponed by 60.000 acres of irrigallon m Ihe Grand <br />"alley. Reclamallon's policy is 10 auemp[ 10 avoid wildlife/weiland Impacrs and, If Ihis is nOI <br />pOSSIble, fully mitigare the project's impacts. <br /> <br />In some cases. land re"'emem would adversdy affecl Oows m [he river system. For example, <br />re"'ing land in Ihe Grand Valley Would cause serious problems m [he Colorado R"er. Existing <br />Water use In Ihe upper reaches of the Colorado RI\-er would a]mosl dewarer rhe river except rhar <br />[he Grand "alley calls Water down Ihrough Ihe mer sYS/em because of us senior righrs If Grand <br />Valley land were rellred, il is likely [hat [he Water Would be fully depleted by [ransbasin diVersions <br />111 Denver, Colorado. aggravating the endangered fish problem in the river. <br /> <br />There Will be opponunuies 10 imegra" land reriremem OpllOns Imo e.,istmg and fUlUre salinuy <br />comro] proJects. land retirement is especially effecrive as mirigation for wildlife impacts from <br />WJter conservJtion and irrigation improvemems made by sallnUY COnlro!. It may also be useful to <br />reo" lands on [he ends of long. leaky Illlgalion systems rather Ihan Improve the deliver)" system. <br /> <br />"7 <br /> <br /> <br />