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OperatiOll., Mld.JI.teBQ.Ct!, ad RepJ.a.cemellt Costs Amlual water sa.1:vage in the area is estimated to be 20,300 acre- feet. €HoB costs as estimated in detail for the Closed 1la.sin Report amoqt to $2.15 per acre-foot of water pumped. As these fa,cilities ..1dll be opera.tedb. COJUlecticna with the Closed BasiJl., costs will be s:1mi~ ad 25 percent has beeD. added because of isoJ.a.ticna, -1<:i>\g the costs $2.70 per acre-foot. AmiuaJ. OIIB.R costs are as f01J.ovS: 2Q,300 acre-feet x $2.70 = $54,800 Future Altemate Use of Sa.1.vaged Water As previously discussed, it is contemplated that the water salvaged froJii. the Mosea-Sarg~t area would be delivered to the Rio Grande fdrCom;pl!l.Ct purpOses. After attAi""'t>Jl.t of a debit-free, Rio Grande Compact status, the salva.ged water could be partially used as a sup:plemell.ta;L irri- gatiOJl., supp~ in traasit to the Main Coaveyuce en.......l of the Closed Basin Mvis1OJ1.. Ad,1aceat to the east side of the salvage area, there are 26,000 acres of preseatly irrigated lIUlds ' reed ving a partial. water supply, fral1 the cimals whicll cross the salvage area. From 1949 tJarough :1.952 the total water'supply available aad the residual amout of water provided to 'the 26,000 acres were measured, aad were as shown below: 1'otal Water Residual Water Provided A vaUable to 26 ooo-acreA:r-ea (1,000 acre-feet) (l;~ acre-feet) , , 160.6 _'l;- 40.5 .___I,-'{/ 73.7 J' ,,::-~ "'j,/ 19.7 34.6 ;0 -'V.o_,';-"'" 7.3 147.8 , :!&:.Q ~. ~1.6.7_ qjJ.:6~5_ 10'-1,1/ 23,4 . !he above V!l.1.ues indicate that the residuaJ, flow avaiJ.a.b1e to the 26,OOO-aere area averages about 27 ,percent of the total supplJr. For , the 26-;year period of 1935 through 1960, the average IUlJlUaJ. total supply a'Vailab1e was about 96,500 acre-feet. Assumiag that the 26,OOO-acre area received about 27 pereeJ1t of the total supplY', 1;he avail.i.b1esupply woUld amouattoabout 26,000 acre-feet per ;year, or about one acre-foot per acre. Daasnch. as the diversioa demaJl.d for laIads in the Closed Basin is in exeess of two aere-feet per acre, the need for additiOBal water supply for the 26,OOO-acre area is readily a~t. DuriJI.g the 1rrigatioll seasoa aportiolL of the water saJ:vaged f:rom the Mosca-Sargeat area could be dell vend througll existing cs...., " to the 26, OOO-acre 'area to sigJl.ifica.nt1;r 'augmeJlt the preselllt water BUpplJr. , Caleadar Year 1949 1950 ~951 ~952 Total Rev. 1()-2~4 16 r - ....c. .. r. (.:'. "1 ~ ,J .