WSP05021

• File Number: 8200.750
• Description: San Juan River General
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 6/1/1987
• Author: Wheeler and Associat
• Title: Economic Analysis of Potentially Irrigable Acreage on the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservations - June 1987
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1 Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 Study Objective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Study Approach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 2 Economic Methods. .

2.1 Introduction....
2.2 Benefit Estimation.
2.3 Cost Estimation . .
2.4 Discounting.....
2.5 Overview of the Study

Section 3 Current Agricultural Setting.

3.1 Location and Climate. . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Current Non-Indian Agricultural Production.
3.3 The Navajo Indian Irrigation Project (NIIP) . .
3.4 Agricultural Potential of the Ute Reservations.

Section 4 Crop Budgeting Methodology.

4.1 Introduction........
4.2 Crop Suitability. . . . . . . . .
4.3 Crop Rotation Patterns and Yields
4.4 Crop Prices . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5 Farm Unit Size and Management. .
4.6 Production Practices. . . . .
4.7 Equipment Complements, Prices and
Accomplishment Rates. . . .
4.9 Labor and Overhead Charges. .
4.10 Purchased Materials . . . . .
4.11 Other Cost Considerations. .

Section 5 Agricultural Returns and PIA.

5.1 Introduction.............
5.2 Agricultural Returns by Climatic Zone
5.3 Adjusted Agricultural Returns
5.4 Quantification of PIA . . . . . . . .

APPENDIX A Field Survey Questionnaire
APPENDIX B Crop Budgets

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