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{i):OS'l 'There are 58,000 acres of land in the Colorado section of the area and 57~000 acres of land in Kansas, all under existing irrigation systems which are not now consistently irrigated due to lack of adequate water supplies. The land now consistently irrj.gated in Colorado and Kansas is fre- quently in need of supplemental water for 'Jptimum irrigation operation. In this study it has been assumed that the irrigated acreage can be adjusted yearly to conform to available water supplies, and that the average annual supply made available Qy the Granada Project will be utilized each year~ Irrigatio~l_benefi ts Irrigation benefits would result from the operation of the Granada Reservoir due to increased and impro\'ed irrigation in Colorado and Kansas below the John Martin Reservoir; and upstream from John Martin Reservoir in the Trinidad area, by reason of the increased supplemental supply 0;: water made available to the Trinidad Project through replacemont of depletions to John Martin Reservoir, which could be made fl'om the GrBl1nd9. Project. The direct irrigation benefits resulting from the Granada Project are tabularized as follows: Benefits in Colorado below John Martin Resorvoiro .Q . . ~ ... " -" .. , . . . 0, . $ 51,500 Benefits in Kansas. . . . . . . . . . .. 49,400 Benefits in the Trinidad area. . . . . .. 13,000 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $113,900 Repayment capacity After proper allowances have been made for increased farm operating costs~ improved family living conditions, the increased farm income rosulting from the Granada Reservoir Projoct would support an annual payment for operation, maintenanco and replacement costs and retirement of capital cost of $2.09 per acre-foot of water delivered at the roservoir for the OolQrado and Kansas section of the project, a total of $39,7000 A similar repayment capacity which would result in the Trinidad area is " about ~,13,000 annually. FISH AND vVIWLIFE CONSERVATION One of the purposes of the potential Granada Resorvoir VIould be to prOVide replacement water to <f fset depJo tions to the John Martin Reser- voir supply which would result from maintenance of a permanent fish pool in the John Martin Reservoir. A permanent fish pool of 3,000 acro-feet would also be provided in tho Granada Reservoir. An evaluation of the benefits which would be derived from maintenance of permanent pools for conservation of fish life and as a rosting and nosting area for migratory water fowl has beon made by the Colorado State Gamo and Fiffi Commission. - 8 -