WSPC02054

• File Number: 8064.100
• Description: Ute Tribes
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 9/1/1989
• Author: Harris Water Enginee
• Title: Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - Delores Project Irrigation - Small Reclamation Loan Application Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Animas-La Plata laterals, the Development fund is inadequate to
finance the on-farm requirements of the Dolores and Animas-La
Plata Projects within any reasonable time after project
completion dates required by the Settlement Legislation. The
requested Small Reclamation Loan is essential to making DOlores~
Project development feasible without depleting the Development
Fund to the point where it is unable to fulfill its intended
purpose regarding the development of the Animas-La Plata!
Project.

In addition to the requested loan, approximately $15 million
in granted funds will be required through the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) Irrigation Construction Program to construct road
and power networks to serve the area to be irrigated by the
Dolores Project. This area currently is open range land with no
power service and no all-weather roads.

The $18,323,000 Small Reclamation Loan re9uest will be
matched by $15,319,000 in Tribal funds includlng Development
Fund contributions of $6 million for the M&I ~ipeline, and $7.7
mil 1 ion--tl5wards the on-farm-development~nat--wrfl-De undertaken
with the Reclamation Loan. The balance of Tribal matching funds
includes $90,000 for the preparation of this application, the
$5,000 application fee and $1.5 million in legal, engineering
and legis1altive expenditures to achieve the Water Rights
Settlement. The resulting loan factor is 0.4988. (Chapter 9)

project Facilities and Cost Estimates

The M&I facilities include a 20 mile pipeline from the City
of Cortez treatment plant to the Reservation community of Towaoc
(Figure I-C) and distribution improvements in and around
Towaoc. The $6 million for engineering and construction of
these facilities was provided as a State of Colorado
contribution to the Development Fund and is calculated as a
local contribution to the application request.

On-farm facilities and equipment will be used to farm 8,028
acres of arable project land classified by Reclamation and BIA
(Chapter 3). The project includes 113 center pivot and 3
sideroll sprinklers (Figures B-4, B-5, B-6) that have been layed
out, surveyed and field checked by the ute Mountain Farm and
Ranch Enterprise. Development costs have been estimated based
on land preparation, sprinkler installation, water management
facilities, fencing requirements, equipment, headquarters, and
product storage facilities required to execute the plan of
o~ertions when water is delivered beginning 1993 (Chapter 6).
Dlrect costs for the above items are as follows:

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