WSP10582

• File Number: 8041
• Description: 208 Clean Water Grant
• State: CO
• Date: 3/31/1983
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Final Report on the 208 Clean Water Grant for the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Health
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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this plan is estimated at 71 million dollars, and the overall
cost-effectiveness is estimated at $513,000 per mg/l.

Impacts

It is expected that this $71,000,000 project will be
constructed over a seven-year period. With this level of
expenditures, the local economy, particularly labor and related
services, will be temporarily impacted. Based on the 1982 Lower
Gunnison rp.port. employment in th~ area coulr1 increase by 2<;0
during project implementation.

In order to get Stage One constructed, several Federal
agencies and the Colorado Division of wildlife agreed to an
environmental monitoring program. This program began while Stage
One was being constructed and will continue for several years.
The results of this monitoring program will be used to evaluate
the environmental assessment that is required on stage Two. No
additional construction ean occur without assessing these
environmental impacts.

A major institutional undertakinq will be required to
organize the individuals of each of the private lateral systems.
This formal organization is required by the Bureau of Reclamation
for contractinq purposes to ensure the proper operation and
maintenance of the installed structures.

Onfarm Proqram

The onfarm program of the Soil Conservation Service in the
Grand Valley Unit consists of providing cost-sharing and
technical assistance and planning service for farmers to improve
irrigation facilities and management practices. Some of the
improvements in the Grand Valley area include the lining of
ditches, placing some ditches in pipe, installation of water
measurinq devices and flow control structures, land leveling,

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