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<br />CJ <br />00 <br />~ <br />..'oj <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Some federal and state land will be acquired t~ permit enlarge- <br />ment of existing farms and establishment of new farm units. Assistance <br />to settlers will be provided as part of project development. <br /> <br />Proiect Costs (Estimated) <br /> <br />Irrigation <br /> <br />$44,428,000 <br /> <br />Settlement <br /> <br />480,000 <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife enhancement <br /> <br />1,465,000 <br /> <br />Recreation <br /> <br />677,000 <br /> <br />Flood control <br /> <br />876.000 <br /> <br />Total Cost <br /> <br />$47,930.000 <br /> <br />Water allocations <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />29,100 a.f. <br />22.400 a.f. <br />51,500 a.f. <br />15,000 a.f. <br />2.5 ppm <br />1.33 to 1 <br />0.79 to 1 <br /> <br />Colorado - irrigation <br /> <br />Wyoming - irrigation <br /> <br />Annual depletion of the Colorado River (Colorado) <br /> <br />Annual salinity contribution to Colorado River <br /> <br />Benefit-cost ratio (3 1/4%) <br /> <br />Benefit-cost ratio (5 l/~~) <br /> <br />Environmental Impact <br /> <br />a. Mitigation of the losses of big game range resulting from <br />new irrigation in Wyoming has not been resolved. <br /> <br />b. Loss of big game range in Colorado has been established <br />but how to mitigate the losses has not been agreed to. <br /> <br />c. Big game access across canals is a significant problem that <br />was resolved by including big game crossings. <br /> <br />-2- <br />