WSP01291

• File Number: 8221.113
• Description: Snowflake Project
• State: AZ
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 12/30/1947
• Title: Snowflake Project Arizona: Project Planning Report No. 3-8b.2-1
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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REGIONAL DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Transmittal . .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. ... ..........
Authority for Report .. . .. . . . . .. .. .. . . lit .. .. .. ..
Cooperation and Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . .
Description of Area .. .. . .. .. .. lit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Need for Developnent . .. .. .. .. .. _ .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .
Proposed Plan of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multiple-purpose aspects of Plan . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of Dovelopment .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Cost Allocable to Functions other than Irrigation . . .
Operation and Maintenance Costs . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annual Project Costs .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .
Repayment Ability . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Comparison of Costs and Repayment . . . . . . . . . . .
Costs and Benefits .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . ..
Relationship of Area to Colorado River Basin. . . . .
Conclusions . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . .

SUBSTANTIATING HATERIAL

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Present Agricultural Development . . . . . . . . .. 5
Land Ownership .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 6
Land Values and Taxes . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 7
FSA Loans .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... a
Bonded Indebtedness .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .... g
Economic Conditions .. .. .. .. . .. ..'.. .. .. .. . .. . ... 8
Undeveloped Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
NEEDS OF THE i1.REA .. .. . . . . . . . " " " " . . . . . . 10
PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Project Plan " . . . . . .. . . . . " . . " . . . 10
Pro j ect Lands . . " . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . II
Water Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 12
Water Rights . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . " . .. .. 13
Quality of Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13
Water Requirements .. .. . . .. . . .. . ... ....- 14
Plan of Operation .. . . .. . . .. ........ 14
Operation Studies .. . .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Project Works .. .. ~ . . . . .. . . .. .. . .. .. . ... 15
Shumway Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15

PRESENT CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Physical Geography . .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. ..
Settlement and Development . .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Population . .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... .....
Locn.l Industry . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. " . . . . ..
vlater Uses . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. ... ..........
Land Uses .. .. . " . . . " .. " . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . " "

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