WSP02384

• File Number: 8272.200.40
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Work Group
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/1/1993
• Title: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project - Grand Valley Unit
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

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Allocation

Salinity Control

Cost allocation
methodology

Project Cost Allocation

FY 1993 estimate
$206,732.000

FY 1994 -'tlmate
$202,537:,000

The methodology of the cost allocation has not been modified from lutyear. .
The decrease of $4,195,000 '1'1 total costs Includes a decreue of $7,31.;000 .due
to a change in project plan and is partially offset by Increues in cost Inlilexing, '
$2,590,000; revised contract estimates, $509,000; and interestdllring corlstnlcitfon,
$21,000.

Project Repayment

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Lower Colorado River Basin Oevelopment fund 11
Upper Colorado River Basin fund 11
Nonreimbursable 11
Total

Amount
$51,265,000
10,068,000
141.204.000
$202.537,000

1/ Public Law 98'iS69 provides that 70 percent of the costs will be nonreimbursable. The other 30 pe,.ntls
divided between the Lower Colorado River Basin Oevelopment Fund and the Upper Colorado River Basin
Fund based on ~neflts to be .derived by each Basin from the use of water of improved quality, and ayallablllty
of revenues, provided that costs allocated to the Upper Basin shall not exceed 15 percent of the coslli.,
allocated to the Upper and Lower Basin Funds. Preauthorization investigation costs of $475,000 are
nonreimbursable. The Upper Colorado River Basin Fund amount also includes $1,021,000 of reimbursable
Interest

status of repayll'lent
contracts

Irrigation Investment
per acre

Operation and Maintenance Agreement with the Uncompahgre Valley Water
Users Association was executed on February 24, 1987.

Not applicable.

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