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I" I ( t reservatioo in I<e" Mexico. Thi6 supply represents a total of 52,500 acre-feet of waler for municipal and industrial and agricultural uae for the benefil of the State of lI"v M"xico. Approximately 19,800 acre-feet of water would ann\lally return to the An1l0a6 and La Plata River aY6tems. The beneficial uae of project waler and re6ervoir evaporation would deplete the Colorado aiver by 34,100 acre-feet, which. together with other exiating and planned developme~t, completely USes all of New Mexico's 11.25 percent allocation of Vater under tbe Upper Colorado River Basin Compact. .. , THE: ECONOMIC BASE " . The project will affect the people and economy of La Plata County. Colorado, and San Juan County. New Mexico, by having beneficial influences on jobs, agriculture and recreation. During the peak year of construction. 1993, the population 1nflux 1nto' the project area will total approximately 3.730 persons. The jobs associated witb construction will total approximately 1.150. . According to a Recl&mation analysis done in 1979, o~ completion of t~e p~o~ect a total of about 180 jobs will be created in both agriculture and related businesses, iD~luding almost 70 new on-farm jobs in the two counties. with total wages estimated at over $400,000 annually. The following table sbows the estimated increase in annual agricultural production resulting from the project. Crop Unit Colorado New Mexico Total --.- ....-.~. '~. Hay Tons 106,000 16,000 122.000 ..~~ Grain Bushels 322,000 266,000 588.000 ,'j#" Beef Pound s 9.686,000 692,000 10.378.000 "'-";~_.-~ . Beans Hundredweight 168,000 0 168,000 .. I'Ulk Ga.llons 2.065,000 389,000 2,454.000 " , With the project, annual gross agricultural production would be increased by ,an ecticated $25,000,000, and annual net farm income would be increased by about $14,000,000. Nearly 35.000 acres of non-Indian_!ull service land will be added to the tax rolls as irrigsted farmlsnd. . ~ ! '. . ".". ..--......" ... .. " The project will also belp meet anticipated general area recreation ueeds by providing enhanced opportunities for reservoir boatiD8 and fisbing. biking, camping. and picnicldng. . The construction of Ridges lladn ,lleservoir vill accommodate up to 1.800 people per day. providing the area with an additional 2l0,OOO::recreation days annually. With the construction ofSoutbern Ute _aeservoir. up to 700 people per dsy will be accOtlllllodated, providing the area , L _