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<br />6,127
<br />20,489
<br />88
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<br />4,697
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<br />
<br />BASALT PROJECT
<br />
<br />AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AND
<br />FINANCIAL ANALYSES
<br />
<br />Comparison of Basalt project agricultural data with
<br />similar data from other projects in western Colorado
<br />Bostwick Fruitland
<br />Silt Park Mesa Basalt
<br />
<br />Irrigable area (acres)
<br />Full service land
<br />Supplemental land
<br />Total
<br />Clas s 1
<br />Class 2
<br />Clas s 3
<br />Class 4
<br />Project water supply (acre-feet)
<br />Ideal re(].uirements per
<br />irrigable acre
<br />Diversions
<br />Farm delivery
<br />Diversions total
<br />Farm delivery total
<br />Payment capacity (dollars)
<br />Total $35 900
<br />Full service land (per acre)
<br />Class 2 10.09
<br />Class 3 7.64
<br />Class 4
<br />All lands average
<br />per acre-footy
<br />Operation, maintenance
<br />& replacement costs
<br />Total
<br />Per acre-footy
<br />Amortization capacity
<br />Total
<br />Per acre-footy
<br />Benefits
<br />Direct
<br />Indirect
<br />Public
<br />Total
<br />Total benefits
<br />per acre-footy
<br />Direct benefits
<br />per acre-footl 15.85 13.19 15.38 11.69
<br />1 Per acre-foot values based on total diversion re(].uirement.
<br />~ This farm delivery re(].uirement is higher than for other
<br />projects because the steeper slopes on full service lands lower the
<br />irrigation efficiencies.
<br />
<br />4,160
<br />~,11~
<br />,27
<br />743
<br />3,178
<br />2,357
<br />
<br />1,315
<br />4,293
<br />5,600
<br />40
<br />3,600
<br />1,960
<br />
<br />3.45
<br />2.90
<br />12,745
<br />10,384
<br />
<br />4.87
<br />2.79
<br />9,000
<br />5,200
<br />
<br />$16,800
<br />
<br />9.40
<br />7.15
<br />
<br />2.82
<br />
<br />1.85
<br />
<br />23,900
<br />1.87
<br />
<br />4,900
<br />0.55
<br />
<br />12,000
<br />0.95
<br />
<br />11,900
<br />1.30
<br />
<br />202,000
<br />105,100
<br />29,300
<br />336,400
<br />
<br />118,700
<br />97,100
<br />9,400
<br />225,200
<br />
<br />26.40
<br />
<br />25.02
<br />
<br />39
<br />
<br />16,520
<br />6,930
<br />23,450
<br />
<br />9,880
<br />9,810
<br />3,760
<br />
<br />3.47
<br />2.76
<br />58,500
<br />46,500
<br />
<br />$111,400
<br />
<br />7.30
<br />5.80
<br />4.40
<br />
<br />1.89
<br />
<br />43,000
<br />0.74
<br />
<br />68,400
<br />1.15
<br />
<br />899,900
<br />1,009,700
<br />181,500
<br />2,091,100
<br />
<br />35.74
<br />
<br />3.60
<br />gj 3.08
<br />58,500
<br />49,800
<br />
<br />$126,000
<br />
<br />9.46
<br />7.33
<br />5.04
<br />
<br />2.15
<br />
<br />49,200
<br />0.84
<br />
<br />76,700
<br />1.31
<br />
<br />683,800
<br />617,000
<br />113,600
<br />1,414,400
<br />
<br />24.17
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