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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8220.106
Description
Animas-La Plata
State
CO
Basin
San Juan/Dolores
Water Division
7
Date
4/4/1976
Author
R.H. "Bob" Tyner
Title
Prepared Statement on the Animas-La Plata Project for use in debate with Preston Ellsworth at Ft. Lewis College
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Report/Study
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<br />, <br />.1 <br /> <br />....:C) <br />.W-~'" <br /> <br />480,000 days use annually. <br />The ~roject has a direct benefit-cost ratio of 1.29:1 and a total benefit- <br />cost ratio of 1.41:1. The latter includes a small amount of secondary agricul- <br />tural benefits. <br /> <br />Repayment <br />The project is currently estimated to cost $336.3 million. Of this amount <br />$19.8 million would be nonreimbursable in the form of recreation, fish and wild- <br />life, and cultural resource costs. Of the remaining $316.5 million, $198.6 would <br />be repaid from Colorado's share of the Colorado River Storage Project revenues and <br />$117.9 or 37 percent would be repaid by local entities. <br />This compares to 20 percent of the reimbursible costs on the Dolores Project <br />that are repayable by local entities. <br /> <br />Plan Formulation <br />The project was designed to meet local needs and at the same time to comply <br />with national priorities and minimize environmental impacts. It also complies <br />with national safety standards. From an economic standpoint it maximizes net ben- <br />efits. In other words all increments of the project have favorable benefit-cost <br />ratios. The project has never been on President Carters so-called hit list. <br /> <br />Summary <br />The project will provide the service area with a strong economic base, large- <br />ly agriculture, which provides new wealth that will soon be critically needed to <br />assist in maintaining a favorable balance of trade both locally and nationally. <br />It will also provide municipal water for five cities and the surrounding rural <br />areas at a lesser cost than these entities could build separate facilities. <br />It would provide substantial recreation and fish and wildlife benefits at the <br />two project reservoirs, one of which is virtually in the back door of Durango, a <br />tourist oriented city. <br />It would utilize power for pumping. However, it would also provide industrial <br />water to develop Ute Indian coal reserves that would produce almost 100 fold more <br />power than that consumed. Most of the new power could be used locally by Colorado <br />Ute Electric Association. <br />It would develop all of the Ute Indian land and coal resources that are now <br />economically feasible to develop. This will, for all practical purposes, solve <br />serious social and economic problems that would otherwise develop, as a result of <br />pending Indian water right suits. <br />The Animas-La Plata Project would utilize Colorado River water and Colorado <br />River Storage Project revenues that have been allocated to the State of Colorado <br />and, in turn, reserved for the project. If the project is not built in the very <br />near future these allocations will be lost to other competing Colorado projects. <br />The benefits, in my mind, far offset the negative impacts of temporary growth <br />during construction and minimal environmental degradations. <br />However, the bottom line in my book is that, "if the project water right be- <br />comes void, coal interests will utilize the same water for coal development in <br />Durango's back yard". Gulf Oil Company already has a duplicate. but junior, water <br />right for Ridges Basin Reservoir. I would much prefer the multiple purpose Animas- <br />La Plata Project to a 100 percent coal development. <br /> <br />-8- <br />
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