WSP11814

• File Number: 8507
• Description: Rio Grande Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Date: 12/1/1955
• Title: Supplemental Report on Rio Grande and Weminuche Pass Divisions San Luis Valley Project Rio Grande Basin
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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CONTENTS (Cont'd)

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PART X - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. . . 78
Economic analysis. , , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Benei'its. . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . . 78
Irrigation benefits. . . . . . . . . . 78
Flood control benefits . . . . . . 78
Reoreation benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Summary of benefits. . . . . . . . 79
Annual economio costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Benefit-cost ratio. . . . 80
Financial analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cost allooation . . . . . . . . . . 80
Repayment requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Amortization oapacity of irrigators. . . . . " . . 81
Development period , , . . . , . . . , . . . 81
Payout schedule. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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PART XI - REQUIRED FUTURE ACTIONS

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PART XII - :EXPRESSIONS OF LOCAL AND STATE INTERESTS.
PART IIII - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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Population trend in valley, . . . .. ,...,.
Summary of land olassification. . " ...."
Summary of oomputed diversion shortages (1925-1951) . . .
Control of mean dai~ flood peaks, Wagon Wheel Gap reservoir.
. Wagon Wheel Gap reservoir right-of-way acquisition cost. .
Official Estimate, wagon Wheel Gap unit
Control SChedule, Wagon Wheel Gap unit. . . . . ,
Plans considered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ownerships of more than 160 irrigable aores . , . .
1950 orop acreage and value - Rio Grande, Alamosa and
Saguache Counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Livestock and livestook products - Rio Grande, Alamosa and
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~geting conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Summary of payment capacity for years of full water supply. .
Farm budget summary for years of full 'water supply.
Effect of water shortages on payment capacity
Summary of evaluated annual benefits. .
Annual economic cOsts . . . . . . . . . .
Allocation of construction expenditures
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