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<br />- <br /> <br />.lUUGi\TlON Ill>NEFlT-COST SUMNAR. <br /> <br />> <br /> <br />>' <br /> <br />(Colorado economic perspective) <br /> <br />This summary is based upon information from tbe U. S. Iiureau of Reclamation <br />except where noted. Specifically, it is assumed that 78 430 AF of project water <br />will be available at farm headgates; crop yields projected for the year 2010 are <br />use.d; normalizcu prices arc used. <br /> <br />1. DIRECT BENEFITS. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '.' . '. . . . . . . . . . . $5 103 000 <br />2. INDI1{ECT llENC;l"Il'S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 374 000 <br />3. PUBLIC BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . ., . . . . . '. . $ 255 000 <br />4. GROSS BEl'lEFI'fS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 732 000 <br />5. DIRECT COSTS/ADVERSE EFFEC'fS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "0' . . . . . . . " . . $1 719 000 <br /> <br />(a) Opportunity cost to labor. ....................$ 148 000 <br />(b) Cost ~.E..roject water..........................$ 615 000 <br /> <br />$5.93/AF x 102 000 AF <br /> <br />= $ 605 000 <br /> <br />Jackson Lake service cbarge = $ 10 000 ' <br /> <br />Estimated annual OM&R costs of 48c/AF are included in <br />the $5.93 amount. It is estimated that 133 000 AF of <br />project water will ,be available for sale eacb year, <br />including 31 000 AF from Weldona Valley. However, <br />project benefits are calculated using 102 000 AF as <br />the amount of additional water available at Narrows <br />Dam, so only the cost of 102 000 AF is included bere. <br /> <br />(c) Unavoidable losses in production in ~~ <br />~ and vicinity.............................$956 000 <br /> <br />Refer to supplementary sheet for details. <br /> <br />6. INDIRECT ADVERSE EFFECTS.......... .............................. $ 278 000 <br /> <br /> <br />7. PUBLIC ADVERSE EFFECTS..................................... . . . . : $ 113 000 <br /> <br />(a) 5% of total crop value computed in 6. above... .$65 000 <br /> <br />(b) 5% of item 5(c) above..........................$48 000 <br /> <br />8. TOTAL COSTS/ADVERSE EFFECTS.....................................$2 110 000 <br /> <br />9. TOTAL ANNUAL NET IRRIGATION BENEFITS............................$4 622 000 <br /> <br />Line 4 minus line 8. Does not include $22 000 in annual <br />OM&R savings (irrigation interests). <br /> <br />-2- <br />