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<br />1(") <br />CO <br /> <br />.....-: <br /> <br />Rifle Creek canals after furnishing the additional 2,000 <br /> <br />acre-feet to the Silt Project. The Rifle Creek canals could, <br /> <br />however" derive SOUle benefit by regulation of their supplies. <br /> <br />As an alternative to the construction of the Rifle Gap - <br /> <br />Silt Project Canal the capacity of Harvey Gap Reservoir could <br /> <br />be increased by 2,000 acre-feet. <br /> <br />Construction costs with the two plans compare as follows: <br /> <br />Rifle Gap Reservoir Plan <br />Added 2,000 acre-feet of capacity <br />Canal <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />$ 60,000 <br />103,000 <br />$ 163,000 <br /> <br />$ 225,000 <br /> <br />Enlargement - Harvey Gap Reservoir <br /> <br />Added annual costs are estimated as follows: <br /> <br />Rifle Gap <br />Plan <br /> <br />Harvey Gap <br />Plan <br /> <br />Repayment of construction <br /> <br />Added operation and maintenance <br /> <br />Total <br />Per acre (700 acres) <br /> <br />$ 4 ,000 <br />1,000 <br />$ 5,000 <br />7.30 <br /> <br />;$ 5,600 <br />o <br />$ 5, 600 <br />8.00 <br /> <br />The indicated cost of the project enlargement is too high <br /> <br />for the crops grown in this locality, but decision on the canal <br /> <br />extension need not be made at the time of initial storage <br /> <br />construction. <br /> <br />79 <br />