WSP11526

• File Number: 8220.127.A
• Description: Savery-Pot Hook Project
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Date: 3/1/1977
• Title: CWCB: Savery-Pot Hook Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

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Economic Analysis (106~year period)

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Benefits

Project purposes
I rriga, tion
Fish and wildlife
, Recreation
Flood control
Total

Direct
benefits
$1,806,000
9,000
58,000
31,000
$1,904,000

Indirect
benef its
$ 598,000

Total
benefits
$2,404,000
9,000
58,000
31,000
$2,502,000

$ 598,000

Annual equivalent COStS

$2,839,000

Benefit~co5t ratio

.88:1

Current Status

The Savery-Pot Hook Project has completed advance planning stages
and the definite plan report is being written. The project was authorized
September 2, 1964, (Public Law 8E-568) as a participating project under the
Colorado River Storage Act of April 11, 1956, (Public Law 84-458). The FY
1977 Public ~orks Appropriation Act included $1,200,000 for FY 1977 and the
President's budget for FY 1978 included $5,992,000.

Negotiations with the Little Snake River Water Conservancy District
and the Pot Hook Water Conservancy District on the project repayment
contracts have been initiated. A draft environmental statement was re-
leased and filed with .the Council on Environmental Quality in August 1972.
A second draft statement was filed with CEQ in September 1976. The final
environmental statement is in the review process.

Design of Hoffat County Roads No. 1 and No. 2 to be relocated around
Pot Hook Reservoir is completed. This is being done under a preconstruct ion
agreement with the Hoffat County Highway Department. Aerial topography is
completed for the Savery-Pot Hook Project "area. Design data. for the oper-.
ation and maintenance headquarters will be submitted to the Regional Office
for initiating of specifications, and construction is to begin in June.
Archaeological surveys for the project area will be completed this summer.
Preconstruction design data collection has been completed.

Total Federal project expenditures through September 30, 1976 amount
to $1,502,030..

The tentative work plan schedule through FY 1973 is as follows:

February 1977

The final environmental impact statement sent to
Region, Denver, and Commissioner for review.

Harch 1977

Final ElS .sent to CEQ.

April 1977

Specifications on Pot Hook Dam and Reservoir are
initiated.

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