WSP09880

• File Number: 8200.750
• Description: San Juan River General
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 6/1/1987
• Author: Western Research Cor
• Title: Economic Analysis of Potentially Irrigable Parcels in the San Juan West Watershed - June 1987
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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proximity to these parcels, no economies of scale could be achieved by
incorporating them into an existing operation, Thus, a revised set of
crop budgets for a 204 acre corn and soybean crop rotation was
developed,
The details of the crop budget analysis for Parcels SW76, SW81
and SW82 are described in Appendix B to this report. A summary of the
results is given in the farm efficiency adjustment column of Table
5-1. That column shows that farming the three parcels as a 204 acre
unit would decrease repayment capacity by $55.00 per acre from the
level that could be achieved with a 1016 acre operation, The last
column of Table 5-1 shows adjusted residual repayment capacity for
each parcel after subtracting both land clearing charges and the farm
efficiency adjustment from residual repayment capacity, The results
show that Parcels SW76 and SW81, consisting of approximately 146
acres, should be dropped from consideration as potential PIA because
their adjusted residual repayment capacities are negative, Parcel
SW82, however, still qualifies as potential PIA after the Level B
economic analysis.
6,0 Conclusions
The preliminary analysis of potentially irrigable parcels in the
San Juan West Watershed resulted in the elimination of two parcels,
SW76 and SW81, as potential PIA. The Level B economic analysis of
Parcel SW82, consisting of 57 acres, did not eliminate it from further
consideration, Prior to finalizing recommendations for this parcel,
an on-site inspection should be made to verify its characteristics.

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