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<br /> <br />0006~9 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />~, <br /> <br />Project: SAN LUIS VALLEY, CLOSED BASIN DIVISION, Colorado <br /> <br />Appropriation: Conatruction and Rehabilitation <br /> <br />Summarized Financial Data: <br />(Prices as of January 1974) <br /> <br />Total Estimated Federal Cost........................... <br />Allocation to date, including FY 1975................... <br />Budget request, FY 1976.............................. <br />Budget request.- transition quarter.................. <br />Balance to complete after September 30, 1976........... <br />Additional capability in FY 1976..................... <br />Additional capability - transition quarter........... <br /> <br />$21,080,000 <br /> <br />n. <br /> <br />n. <br /> <br />21,080,000 <br />150,000 <br />50,000 <br /> <br />Authorization: Public Law 92-514, October 20, 1972 <br /> <br />Status and Capability: <br /> <br />The FY 1976 budget request does not include any funds to initiate advance <br />planning on this project. An amount of $150,000 could be effectively <br />utilized during FY 1976 to perform advance planning studies. These would <br />include detailed surveys and collection of design data, preparation of <br />the Definite Plan Report, and preparation of a new environmental impact <br />statement. <br /> <br />Problem Areas: <br />__ -.____..___4_ <br /> <br />-. <br /> <br />Local pockets of opposition to the project are apparent in,the project <br />area. <br /> <br />Location and Description: <br /> <br />The project is located in south-central Colorado in Saguache and Alamosa <br />Counties. The project is designed to facilitate the optimum salvage and <br />delivery to the Rio Grande water now being nonbeneficially consumed <br />within the Closed Basin. The plan provides for installation of a system <br />of wells, pumping plants, laterals, and main canals to salvage ground <br />and surface waters within the adopted salvage areas. This development <br />will salvage an average of about 100,800 acre-feet of water annually. <br /> <br />The benefit-cost ratio for this project is 1.6 to 1.0. The average <br />annual benefits of $2,321,000 are broken down as follows: <br /> <br />Water Salvage............................................. $2,069,000 <br />Fish And Wildlife Enhancernent.....................G....... 66,000 <br />Recreation.D.............................................. 118,000 <br />Area Redevclo?ment........................................ 68,000 <br /> <br />Total...............~.............................. $2,321,000 <br />