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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />FOREWORD <br /> <br />The appraisals for this report were made on the basis of basic data <br />from reconnaissance engineering field surveys and land classification <br />surveys already available from previous investigations. New work for the <br />appraisals included the making of water requirement and operation studies. <br />facility sizing studies, power and recreational development evaluations, <br />cost estimates, and cost allocation, repayment, and benefit evaluations. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Following the appraisals of the alternative plans, further field <br />inspection and spot checking were made of the lands in the project area <br />previously classified and mapped as arable. This inspection revealed <br />that much of the area has complex soil, topographic, and drainage condi- <br />tions that are interrelated in determining land classes and the suita- <br />bility of the lands for sustained irrigation farming. In view of this <br />condition and the fact that some of the arable lands are in rather scat- <br />tered and isolated small tracts, it appears that the actual acreage in <br />the project area suitable for irrigation development will be substantially <br />less than indicated by the earlier reconnaissance studies. Because of the <br />complexity of the land conditions prevailing over much of the project area, <br />it was concluded that detailed land classification, engineering surveys, <br />and economic evaluations would be required for a reasonably reliable deter- <br />mination of the total irrigable acreage to be included in the project area. <br />Thus it should be recognized that irrigable acreages used in the prelimi- <br />nary appraisals in the accompanying report will be substantially reduced <br />and that the economic justification of the various plans for irrigation <br />development will be somewhat less favorable than indicated. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Potential Juniper project lands about a mile <br />west of Massadona, Colo. <br />2 <br />