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<br />(.0 <br />0::1" <br />- <br /> <br />Municipal and industrial water would be made available in the <br />San Miguel River and in the Naturita and Radium Reservoirs. Recreational <br />facilities would be provided at the three project reservoirs. The Saltado <br />Reservoir would be operated for flood control on the basis of runoff fore- <br />casts. Measures for fish and wildlife would include maintenance of mini- <br />mum flows and channel improvements in the river below Saltado Reservoir, <br />provision for two interconnected sections at Radium Reservoir and control <br />of water elevations for waterfowl in the east section, a 200-acre irri- <br />gated waterfowl preserve adjacent to Radium Reservoir. and sport fisheries <br />at each project reservoir. <br /> <br />Pro;ect Costs (Estimated) <br /> <br />Irrigation <br /> <br />$ 77,802,000 <br /> <br />Municipal and industrial <br /> <br />16,247,300 <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife <br /> <br />5,382,700 <br /> <br />Recreation <br /> <br />1,068,000 <br /> <br />Flood control <br /> <br />1. 500,000 <br /> <br />Total Cost <br /> <br />$102,000,000 <br /> <br />Water allocation <br /> <br />Irrigation <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />77 , 800 a.f. <br />44,000 a.f. <br />500 a.f. <br />122,300 a.f. <br />85,000 a.f. <br />4 to 6 ppm <br />1.34 to 1 <br />0.86 to 1 <br /> <br />Municipal and industrial <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife <br /> <br />Annual depletion of the Colorado River <br /> <br />Annual salinity contributed to Colorado River <br /> <br />Benefit-cost ratio (3 1/4%) <br /> <br />Benefit-cost ratio (5 1/2%) <br /> <br />-2- <br />