WSP02152

• File Number: 8220.130.E
• Description: West Divide Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 5/1/1982
• Author: USDOI - BOR
• Title: Planning Report on the West Divide Project - Colorado - May 1982
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Definite Plan Report

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CONTENTS (Continued)

Chapter VI Irrigation (continued)
Irrigation repayment (continued)
Agricultural water charge. .
Project irrigation revenues.
Irrigation benefits
Chapter VII Other project effects.
Municipal water . .
Anticipated use.
Benefits . . . .
Rural area south of Silt.
Rural area south of Rifle
Parachute and Battlement Mesa
Recreation. . . . . . .
Recreation use . . .
Recreation benefits.
Fish and Wildlife . . .
Fisheries. . . . . .
Wildlife developments.
Benefits . . . . .
Flood control. . .
Mineral resources.
Chapter VIII Environmental analysis .
Environmental impacts
Air quality and noise levels
Water resources.
Water quality.
Fisheries.
Wildlife .
Threatened or endangered species
Scenery. .......
Cultural resources . . .
Economic and social conditions
Unavoidable adverse effects . . .
Short- and long-term environmental uses
Short-term gains compared to long-term
losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short-term losses compared to long-term

gains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relationships between project develop-
ment and future options for resource
development. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Irreversible and irretrievable commitment
of resources. . . . . . . .
Chapter IX Economic and financial analysis.
Economic justification. . .
Average annual benefits. .
Annual equivalent costs. .
Comparison of project effects.
Economic summary.
Chapter X Plan formulation . . . .
Introduction. . . . .
Plan at authorization

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