WSP04814

• File Number: 8220.122.A
• Description: Paonia Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 4/1/1957
• Author: US Dept of Agricultu
• Title: Report of Reappraisal of Direct Agricultural Benefits & Project Impacts: Paonia Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

CONTENTS (cont.)

Projected Agricultural Econo~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22
Sources of Information .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. 22
Objectives of the Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
rypes of Farming . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... 23
Latld Use . ., .. . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .... 23
Size and Type- of Fams .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 25
Production Rates .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 26
Projected Prices .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. , .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 27
Some Other Assumpti ons .. ............. .. 28
Projected Agricultural Incomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 33
Methodology .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 33
The Projected "With" Budgets ............. 33
Capi tal Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35
Receipts .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. 'II! ... 35
EJcpenses .... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 35
Net Incomes ., .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 3$
Direct Agricultural Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36
Yield Increases With Additional Water. . . . . . . .. 37
Net Incomes Associated With Increasing Crpp Yields on
Presently Irrigated Land . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 37
Comparison of "With-Without" Incomes for Projected
Budgets .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 39
Findings .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .... 40

III. IMPACT OF THE PA0tJIA PROJECT UPON THE ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEJYIENT,
AND USE OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL FOREST, OTHER FOREST LANDS, AND
UPON FoREST RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41
Area and OWnership Concerned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41
Present status . .. " . . . . . " " . " " " . " " " . " " " " "" 41
Current Use " " " " .. .. .. . .. .. . .. ., " . . .. .. .. . .. . .... 41
Present Developments .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. " .. .. .. .. .. . . . ." 42
Current Management .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. _ .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .." 42
Estimated Future Status loli thout Project Development . . . . . .. 42
Impacts of the Project "" " " .. " " " .. " .. " " " " " " . " "" 42
National Forest " " " " " " " " " " . " " " " " . " " " ." 42
Other Forest and Forest Rangelands Immediately Adjacent to
the National Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 43
Estimated Costs " " " " " . " " .. . " " " " .. .. " " " " " " " "" 44
Other Project-Imposed Costs ................ 45
Bene!! ts " " " " " " " .. " _ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "" 46
Findings .. " " " " .. " " " " " .. " " " .. .. " " " .. " " " " " "" 46

IV. THE RELATIONSHIP OF WATERSHED CONDITIONS TO THE PAONIA PROJECT . 47
Subwatersheds " " " " " " .. " " " " " .. " " . .. .. " " " " " # "" 47
Watershed Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 47
Ow:nership " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " .. " " "" 48
Watershed Problems "."" " " .. " " " " " .. " . " " " " " "" 49
Muddy Creek Subwatershed . . . . . . . . . .. ...... 49
Anthracite-Deep Creek Subwatershed . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50
Hubbard Creek-Terror Creek and Adjacent North Fork River
Slope Subwatershed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50

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