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<br />Evaluation area B is composed of subareas Bl, B2' and B3 which now have <br />water supply differences as follows: <br /> <br />Wi thout Project Gondi tions - Evaluation area Bl covers presently <br />irrigated lands with a moderate water supply shortage. Evaluation <br />area B2 includes presently irrigated lands with a severe water supply <br />shortage. Some small scattered tracts of nonirrigated land which will <br />receive project water are also included in evaluation areas Bl and B2' <br />These tracts wi 11 be used in conjunction wi th presently i I'd gated lands <br />in existing farm units. Evaluation area B3 comprises large blocks of <br />nonirrigated lands which will receive project water and will be used <br />for new farm units with project development. <br /> <br />Wi th Project Gondi tions - Evaluation areas BI, B2' and B3 will have <br />the same water supply and productive capaci ty and are combined into <br />evaluation area B in the analysi s. <br /> <br />Evaluation Area C <br /> <br />These lands are located on Florida Mesa and are generally interspersed with <br />lands of evaluation areas A and B. Some of the soils are similar to those <br />in evaluation areas A and B but have steeper slopes whi ch range from 6-10 <br />percent. other so i ls in thi s evaluation area have slopes similar to those <br />in areas A and B but they may be shallow over cobble or gravel, may have <br />stones on the surface, may have developed from shale found at depths of 36-60 <br />inches or may have developed from a mixture of alluvium from shale and <br />material of other sources. <br /> <br />Soils are grouped into land capability classes III and DJ. Those in land <br />capability class III have severe limitations requiring special management <br />and those in land capability class IV have ve~ severe limitations requiring <br />ve~ careful management. <br /> <br />Historically, water supplies have been the same as for evaluation areas A <br />and B. The lands will have a lower farm irrigation efficiency than areas <br />A and B. <br /> <br />Projected crops are similar to those in evaluation areas A and B except <br />corn for silage will not be grown. Average crop yields will be lower than <br />for evaluation area B. <br /> <br />This evaluation area comprises a total of 1,420 acres of project lands, of <br />which 845 acres are presently irrigated and 575 acres are nonirrigated. <br />Of the nonirrigated land, 340 acres are located in blocks and 235 acres are <br />interspersed in small scattered tracts. <br /> <br />Evaluation area C is composed of subareas Cl, C2, and C3 which now have <br />water supply differences as follows: <br /> <br />Wi thout Project Gondi tions - Evaluation area Cl contains presently <br />irrigated lands with a moderate water supply shortage. Evaluation <br />area C2 comprises presently irrigated lands wi th a severe water <br />supply shortage. Some small scattered tracts of noni rri gated land <br /> <br />- 7 - <br />