WSP11664

• File Number: 8220.128.J
• Description: Silt Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 8/1/1961
• Title: Report of the Reappraisal of Direct Agricultural Benefits and Project Impacts - Silt Project-Colorado - Part 1 of 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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RELATIONSHIP OF TIlE SILT PARTICIPATING PROJECT TO TIlE MANAGEMENT,
FROTECTION Al\lD USE OF nIE WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST AND NON-
FEDERAL FOREST RESOURCES

Introducti on oil " <> <) " " " "" ..""""" Q " q " " " "
Area Concerned " 0 <> " " 0 " " " Q " " " <> " " " " " " " " " "
Present Status and Current Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Existing Fact! i ties ""oil"""." (> " " e " (> " " " <> oil
Current Management " ~ " " " oil " " " " " " "
Curren t Use "Q""" D " to 01> " " " " 0 <> " <> " <) .. . "
Estimated Future status Without Project Developments ....
Impacts of Project Construction and Operation on the National

Forest . " .. " .. .. " " .." "",, olio .." .."""" 0 . . . "

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General Administration " " oil .. " " " " " . " .. " " " " " " "
Protect i on . .. " " (> " <) " " " " " " 0 " .. " " " " " " " " <>
Resource Use ani Development .. ... . . .
Losses or Benefits to Resource values ...........
Impacts on Nonfedera1 Forest and Forest-Range Lands . . . . .
Summary and Findings " " " " " " " " " " .. (> " " " " (> " <;I " "

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RELATIONSHIP OF WATERSHED CONDITIONS TO TIlE S11. T PROJECT . . .
Location and Size " " "" """.."" ..""".."""""
Watershed Characteristics """"" <>.""""""""""
Topography and Geology " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
Precipitation and Runoff " " " " " " " " <> " " .. " 0 0
Vegetative Cover 0 0 0 0 0 ~ 0 .. 0 0 ~ .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Soils and Erosion ~ 0 0 0 0 .. .. .. .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Land Use (> 0 (> 0 0 " 0 0 " 0 0 0 0 0 (1 0 0 0 (> 0 0 0 0 0 (> 0
Land C>w'nership (> 0 " 0 0 0 ~ 0 0 0 0 (> 0 0 0 0 " 0 0 0 0 0
Watershed Problems 0 0 .. 0 ... 0 0 .. " 0 .. 0 0 .. .. .. 0 0 0 .. 0
Land Treatment (> 0 (> 0 (> G (> (I GOO 0 0 0 0 0 (1 0 " (> 0
Federal Lands I> (> 0 0 0 ., .. 0 0 ~ .. " " 0 0 (> .. 0 ~ (1 0 . "
Private Land 0 0 0 . 0 0 .. ~ D D .. .. 0 0 0 .. " 0 0 0 ....
Flood Prevention Structural Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Irrigation Aspects. " 0 " " (I 0 " .. .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. (I ., 0 0 0 0
Findings .. . 0 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. 0 0 " 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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ACTIVITIES OF TIlE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRlCULTIJRE
PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY '!HE S11. T PROJECT . . . . . . . . . .

Introduction.. .0 " .. 0 0 0 . " " . . . 0 " 0 0 0 0 " 0 .. 0 " "
Agricultural Extension Education and Information. . . . . . .
Technical Assistance .. 0 " 0 0 0 . 0 .. .. .. ., .. . 0 " " ., (I ., 0
Farm Credit and Financing 0 0 .. . .. 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . " 0 0
Cost-Sharing for Conservation Measures ...........
National Forest Lands 0 ~ . .. 0 0 (I 0 .. ~ 0 0 0 0 0 " 0 (1 " 0

Research Needs 0 " 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 .. . 0

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