PROJ00076

• Contract/PO #: C153564
• Contractor Name: Bauer Lakes Water Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 34
• County: Montezuma
• Bill Number: HB 85-1042
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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b. Service Area Map. The Service Area Map shows the
boundaries of the Bauer Lakes Water Company service area, the
irrigated areas are shaded, with an overlay marking showing
the areas where Bauer Lakes water is actually supplemental to
other sources of irrigation water. The Upper and Lower
service areas are served from Bauer No. 1 and Bauer Lake,
respectively. The land classes are delineated in 15 acre
areas or larger on the Soils Map.

c. Land use. Present land use is almost entirely livestock
oriented, as either hay1and or pasture land. Those acres
devoted to hay production are about 60% grass mixture only
and 40% grass-alfalfa mix. Of the 2035acres irrigated either
wholly or partially by project waters;-approximately 65% have
at least one cutting of hay taken annually.

The average hay production per acre for those acres irrigated
by project water is 3.4 tons. These same acres will produce
1.6 animal units of grazing for the growing season, if not
hayed. The acres that are hayed also produce an average of
.28 animal units of grazing in addition to the 3.4 tons of
hay. The 3.4 tons of hay will winter 2.27 animal units for a
150 day winter feeding period, the grazing pasture will carry
the 1.6 animal units for 215 grazing days, so the capacity
for the average acre figures at 1.88 animal units per year.
The production value of 1.88 animal units translates to 709
pounds of salable beef, or equivalent.

These figures are the averages of information solicited from
the shareholders and stockmen of the Bauer Lakes Water
Company, and are their best estimates from memory and limited
records. Only Dr. Robert Bement, a shareholder and director,
keeps accurate written records, and his figures reflect
grazing only, as he buys his winter feed from others.

d. Land ownership. All of the land in the project is
privately owned, except for 800 acres in Sections 19,20,29
and 30, of BLM land; 560 acres of State land in Section 16,
and 40 acres of National Forest land in Section 5, all in
Township 36 North, Range 13 West, N.M.P.M.

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5.Chapter 1YL Water.
a. Water requirements. The best source of information for
water requirements is the Soil Conservation Servic~'s
Colorado Irrigation Guide. Table 4-A-3 of that guide, Zone 5
(which includes all of the service area) shows a total of
24.74 inches consumptive use, an effective precipitation of
4.66 inches and a net requirement of 20.08 inches of
irrigation water for pasture grasses

Virtually all of the irrigated fields have pickup ditches to
re-capture and reset the irrigation head. Corrugate
irrigation, with at least two pickup capabilities, has an
average efficiency of 55%.

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