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<br />o <br />00. <br />C":l. <br />(L:' <br /> <br />Summary Data <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program <br /> <br />Salinity Program Repayment <br /> <br />Table I includes a summary of the basin fund repayment. The Advisory Council discussed the <br />allocation between the basin funds last year and retained the 85/15 allocation between the lower <br />and upper basin funds. Reclamation used this allocation for its repayment computations under <br />section 205 of the Salinity Control Act. . <br /> <br />Cost Effectiveness <br /> <br />Cost effectiveness ($/ton) is computed by annualizing capital expenditures at 8.0 percent interest <br />rate over the life of the project. Annual O&M costs (if any) are added to the annualized capital <br />cost and divided by the annual tons reduction. For Reclamation projects, project life for <br />irrigation improvements is 50 years. Test results indicate that the project life for Paradox will <br />exceed 10 years. A 25-year life was assumed for this report. For USDA improvements, a 25. <br />year life was assumed. <br /> <br />Tables 2, 3, and 4 list expenditures, salt load reductions, and cost effectiveness for the Salinity <br />Program. For Reclamation units nearing completion, cost effectiveness was based on past <br />expenditures and the balance to complete. For the USDA program, cost effectiveness is <br />computed based on past expenditures and salt load reductions. <br /> <br />:-1 <br /> <br />.,j <br />-;I <br />., <br /> <br />'; <br />W <br />1 <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />,4 <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />:1 <br />~ <br />, <br />;1 <br />,.1 <br />J <br /> <br />