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<br />L <br />r. <br />t <br />r <br />I, <br />I' <br />t <br />1". <br />1 <br />L <br />r <br />1; <br />f. <br />t., <br />f <br />L <br />l, <br />~,I <br />l <br /> <br />1839 <br /> <br />SECTION 1 <br />PROJECT SUMMARY <br /> <br />1.1 STUDY OBJECTIVE <br /> <br />Boyle Engineering Corporation was retained by the State of Colorado <br />Department of Law to perform agronomic studies to develop data needed <br />to support the State of Colorado's position in the adjudication of <br />reserved water rights on selected lands within the Southern Ute and <br /> <br />Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservations located in southwest Colorado. <br /> <br />The overall objective of the Agronomic Studies is to evaluate the <br />ability of these lands to produce economic yields of crops judged <br />suitable for production under site conditions. This evaluation <br />includes investigations to determine the suitability of natural <br />resources and climatic conditions for crop production and the impact <br /> <br />of these factors on agronomic considerations such as land <br /> <br />development and crop cultural requirements. The results of the <br />Agronomic Study will be used by agricultural economists to develop <br /> <br />estimates of crop production costs and returns that reflect <br /> <br />prevailing natural resource and climatic conditions. <br /> <br />Prevailing project area natural resource and climatic conditions <br />largely dictate the suitability of a particular site for <br />agricultural development and crop production. The environment for <br />agricultural production is a function of climate, soil <br /> <br />physical/chemical characteristics, and water supply quan- <br /> <br />1- 1 <br />