PROJ00357

• Contract/PO #: C153383
• Contractor Name: Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District
• Contract Type: Grant
• Water District: 0
• County: Delta
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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CONCLUSIONS

The Grand Mesa Project can provide numerous benefits to the project

service area and Delta County. A value of 1.9:1 has been calculated as the

benefit/cost ratio for direct benefits from the project. Indirect benefits,

such as increased employment and greater stability in the economy, are

difficult to quantify but tend to increase the benefit/cost ratio. A summary

of direct benefits is shown in the following table.

Summary of Projects Benefits

Purpose
Irrigation
Hydropower
Municipal & Domestic
Recreation

Total Annual Benefits
$2,215,100
528,000
120,000
26,000

Total

$2,889,100

The report finds that an ample supply of water is physically available in
the project area. With the development of additional storage in Cactus Park
Reservoir, a timely supply can be delivered to presently irrigated lands in
greater quantity than has been historically used.

The Grand Mesa Project as presented in this report is the most viable
water development scheme yet proposed for the area. The biggest single factor
for this viability is the prospect of partial repayment from the sale of
hydro-electricity. The 2500 KW power plant considered in this project
configuration is expected to contribute over $500,000 to help offset the $1.4
million annual project repayment cost. Future studies should include
investigations of other hydropower sites which could be incorporated into the
project and further offset repayment costs.

Additionally, further studies should include
gaging facilities at specific points in the area.
and past studies has been the lack of factual

funding for accurate stream

A major limitation to this

water supply data. Data

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