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~ ~ lor";) ,...; CHAPTER V INTERMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT Project irrigable area (Unit--acres) East Ohio Tomi chi River Creek Creek area area area Total Full service land Class 1 20 140 160 Class 2 930 720 4,560 6,210 Pasture 2,200 2,960 4,050 9,210 Subtotal 3,130 3,700 tl,750 l5,5tlO Supplemental service land Meadow 8,210 10,270 18,480 Culti vated 190 20 210 Subtotal tl,400 10,290 18,690 Total 3,130 12,100 19,040 34,270 Irrigation water supply The irrigation water supply available to project users within ideal requirements under Plan B would average 120,600 acre-feet annually, in- cluding 47,500 acre-feet presently available and 73,100 acre-feet in in- creased supplies provided by the projecto These supplies would meet about 98 percent of the project diversion requirements, estimated at 123,100 acre-feet annually on the basis of an average requirement of 3,59 acre- feet per acre, The estimated per acre requirement for the intermediate development is slightly higher than that for the comprehensive develop- ment since lands included in the smaller project have a higher require- ment than those excluded, The project supply would include approximately 47,400 acre-feet in storage releases and increased direct flow diversions and 25,700 acre- feet in project return flow, Project irrigators would be required to make some curtailments in early-season diversions in excess of ideal require- ments when water is needed for project storage, Farm units and development As previously stated, no new farms would be established under the intermediate development but all full service lands would be integrated into existing farms, The lands to be provided full supplies are so sit- uated that they could readily be incorporated in the existing units, Un- der this arrangement farms of 325 to 400 acres would be required, As in the comprehensive plan a development period of about 3 years would be al- lowed on the supplemental service lands' and 10 years on the full service lands, 36