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<br />81 <br /> <br /> <br />O~.1867 <br />. <br /> <br />participation in construction costs upon a return of 3-~ annually <br /> <br />in the form of benefits. The Flood Control Act of 1938, Public No. <br /> <br />761, 75th Congress, provides among other things that the United <br /> <br />States shall acquire all rights of way. The John Martin Reservoir <br />presents a very similar situati'on with the United States reconstruct- <br /> <br />ing the A. T. & S. F. Railroad and other utilities. <br /> <br />For a project of this type, providing in addition to <br /> <br />flood protection, irrigation waters which may be utilized without <br /> <br />further construction of canals or diversion dams, it is only <br /> <br />proper that irrigators receiving benefits from that supply partici- <br /> <br />pate in project costs. <br /> <br />Supplemental water, in the vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado, <br /> <br />is bringing about $2.50 an acre..foot according to Mr. C. W. Seach, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Division Irrigation Engineer, at Pueblo, for the State of Colorado. <br /> <br />This is water deriVed from trans mountain diversion, not required <br /> <br />by the project developing such water, and sold when available and <br /> <br />wanted by other irrigators. <br /> <br />It is concluded that the water made available by this cort- <br /> <br />struction would have a value of $2.00 an acre-foot making for an <br /> <br />irrigation participation of $456,000 over an interest-free period <br /> <br />of 40 years for 5,700 acre~feet usable annually. <br /> <br />Channel Improvement <br /> <br />Studies show that a channel through Trinidad to provide <br /> <br />for the 1904 flow of 50,000 second-feet will cost about $1,400,000. <br /> <br />The contemplated channel is fully concrete-lined with a constant <br /> <br />bottom width of l50 feet and a normal depth of about l8 feet. It <br /> <br />. <br />