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<br />time, in the areas studied,The salvage lI1easures recOmme1lded will <br />thus ..va a m:himAl effect upon. water fQli'l nesting and production. <br />'As the I.a Bauses'area is adjacent to hUJDal1 babitatiol1sl1ttle actual <br />use of the area is' made by vaterfQli'l, thus i1Am...ges are'eJCpected to <br />bemil11mal. <br /> <br />The fishery resources of the salV8ge areas are practieall,y <br />110nexistefl.t una.r present conditions. 'Ul1der conditions which will <br />exist follov:t'ng ,full developm.el1t of the salV8ge potentials enumerated <br />herein, the fishery resources 'of the Jil10 G.1'8J'I.de wiiI no' doubt be <br />beDefited, in a minor way, from the vicinity of Al"mnea to the <br />C:olQrado-Iev KexicoState 11,.. <br /> <br />Effeots on Recreational Uses <br /> <br />The salV8ge areas' at present afford ollly mh.im"l reoreatiollal <br />opportunities. ,With full develollll1ent of the contelllp18ted wat-ersalvage <br />facilities the Rio Grande, from, the Vicinity of A.lamo~ to the Colorado- <br />New Mexico Si;ate line, will be~lIIOre usabltt as a ;rear around fishing <br />stream, which is pem1tted under existing law. The benefits derived <br />from such use will"be small, but will pNbably exceed any iI"m"ges <br />which 11Js.-Y' be considered attributable ,to the oont&m:p18ted facilities. <br /> <br />stmmary of llen&fits <br /> <br />The estimated mual benefits for a lOO-year period of anaJ.yBis <br />are SUIIIlIIarized in 1'able 9. <br /> <br />1'able 9. Summary of estimated &lmualbenefits <br /> <br />Item <br /> <br />Total. <br /> <br />Primary benefits <br /> <br />$1,393,200 <br />3J,.,900 <br /> <br />$1,428,100 <br /> <br />Total beDents <br /> <br />Water salvage <br />.A:r::ea redevelopment <br /> <br />$2,305,500 <br />34,900 <br />$2,340,400 <br /> <br />Annual Project Costs <br /> <br />Aml.ual projeot costs consfst of the annual cost of e.m.ortizing <br />t~e net F-edera;L investll1eat cost with interest at 3-1/8 percent and the <br />annual cost of operation, mailltel'l.!l.+LCe, $nd replaoement. The Federal <br />investll1e!l.t costs i!l.c:lude c~l1structi~ costs totaling $6,270,000, less <br />preauthorization investiga:tion costs of $90,000, or a Det Federal i!l.vest- <br />II1ent cost of $6,180,000. Interest 'dUring construction is 110t calculated, <br />because it is estimated that project facilities could be constructed <br />within Ii! I-year period. The &I1IiI.ual project costs for a lOO-year period <br />are presented in 1'able 10. <br /> <br />r-..... ... ,~. -... <br />~-..: '-. ~ (.; v <br /> <br />Rev. 10-29-64 <br /> <br />41 <br />