WSP01365

• File Number: 8443.100
• Description: Narrows Unit - Project Description
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 8/1/1966
• Title: Report on the Narrows Unit Colorado South Platte Division Missouri River Basin Project part 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MillWEST REGION
1709 Jackson Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102

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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

IN REPLY REFER TO

May 5, 1966

Memorandum

To: Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Regj,tln 'I,
Builcl.ing 47, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225

From: Acting Assistant to the Regional Director, CooperatiTe Activities
and Public Affairs

SUbject: Projected incremental recreation development for Narrows
Reservoir, ColoradD

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The following are estimates for the incremental field facility cost,
projected increase in visitor days and additional monetary benefits
that might result when ultimate recreation use is reached at Narrows
Reservoir. This exercise has been determined necessary by the Bureau
of OUtdoor Recreation to fulfill the requirements of the Federal Water
Project Recreation Act, P.L. 89-72.

The estimates represent what may be the ultimate recreation program
over a 50-year period beginning at com:pJ.etion of the reservoir.
Estimates for visitor use are based upon projected population increases
and the estimates for recreation development cost represent the anti-
cipated additional facilities needed to meet the increased use demands.
A reasonable schedule for .furnishing additional facilities would be on
a 10-year incre..ent.aJ. staging projected by a straight line estimate of
cost and increased visitor use over the four stages starting from year 11.
Each 10 years the incremental program should be reviewed to determine
the administering agency's desire to undertake additional development.
The administering agency should have an opportunity at that time to
decide vhether it wishes to partiCipate and to what extent, if any.
The entire incremental recreation developlllent program will depend upon
the administering agency's ability to finance its share of the addi-
tional development cost.

Project Year Estimated Visitor blYB Field Facility Cost Total Cost
Initial 340,000 $353,700 $ 353,700
1-10 522,000 0 353,700
11-20 704,000 189,000 542,700
21-30 886,000 189,000 731,700
31-40 1,068,000 189,000 920, 700
41-50 1,250,000 189,000 1,109,700

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