WSP02305

• File Number: 8220.106
• Description: Animas-La Plata
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 12/1/1994
• Author: Bookman-Edmonston
• Title: Economic Impact Study - Animas-La Plata and Colorado Ute Water Rights Settlement Act
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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ANIMAS-LA PLATA AND COLORADO UTE WATER RIGHTS
SETTLEMENT ACT
ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MAP

Animas-La Plata Project

Following Table of Contents

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................ 1-1

Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-1
Background ................................................... 1-2
Project Economics .............................................. 1-4

2. BACKGROUND .................................................. 2-1
Project History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Plan of Development .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Benefit Cost Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Indirect Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-11
Prior Economic Studies ......................................... 2-12

3. REGIONAL ECONOMY WITHOUT PROJECT ........................... 3-1
Winters Doctrine ............................................... 3-2
Potential Impacts ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Colorado Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement ................... 3-4
City of Durango M&I Water Supply ............................... 3-11
San Juan Water Commission M&I Water Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-15

4. REGIONAL ECONOMY WITH PROJECT ............................... 4-1
Study Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Definition of Terms ............................................. 4-3
Multipliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Annualized Benefit-Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Cost Associated with Animas-La Plata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Project Benefits Associated with Animas-La Plata ..................... 4-12

LIST OF TABLES

2.1 Irrigated Land Under Phase I and Phase II .............................. 2-6
2.2 Project Water Supply Under Phase I and Phase II ......................... 2-8
2.3 Prior Economic Studies ............................................ 2-14
3.1 Summary of Magnitude and Impact of Indian Water Rights Claims in Colorado . 3-5
3.2 Summary of Water Rights Obtained through Settlement Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.3 Indian Water Supply from ALP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.4 Alternative Water Supply for City of Durango .......................... 3-13
3.5 Southern Ute Indian Demand--Animas River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-14
4.1 Regional Income and Output Multipliers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.2 Recreation Values Used by Reclamation ............................... 4-16