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<br />FRUITLAND MESA PROJECT <br /> <br />Area: North of the Gunnison River in Delta, Montrose and Gunnison <br />Counties, Colorado, <br /> <br />Principal Production: Livestock and livestock feeds, <br /> <br />Source of Water Supply: Curecanti, Soap and Crystal Creeks, <br /> <br />Principal Structure: Soap Park Dam (44,670 acre-feet), diversion <br />dams on Crystal and Curecanti CreekS, canals <br />and laterals. <br /> <br />project Lands: Supplemental service <br />New Lands <br /> <br />6,930 acres <br />16,520 .. <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />23,450 acres <br /> <br />Elevation of Lands: 6,600-8,000 feet. <br /> <br />Average Growing Season: 135 days. <br /> <br />Average Annual Project Water Supply: 76,400 acre-feet, <br /> <br />Average Annual Increased Depletion: 28,000 acre-feet, <br />/ <br /> <br />Increased Annual produc~ion: $1,763,000, <br /> <br />Annual Average Benefits: ~849,300,' <br /> <br />Benefit Cost-Ratio: 1.06:1 <br /> <br />Cost Allocations and Repayment: <br /> <br />Irrigators <br />Ad valorem taxes <br />Upper Colorado River Basin Fund <br />Nonreimbursable <br /> <br />$ 3,420,000 <br />235,000 <br />21,554,000 <br />1,738,000 <br /> <br />Total Cost <br /> <br />$26,947,000 <br /> <br />/'N~>"t>t) .fI- /-;-63 <br />