WSP05599

• File Number: 8200.750
• Description: San Juan River General
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 6/1/1987
• Author: Western Research Cor
• Title: Economic Analysis of Potentially Irrigable Parcels in the Animas and Florida Watersheds - June 1987
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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resulted in a negative residual repayment capacity for Parcel A36. It
should not be considered further as potential PIA.
Parcels A41, A46 and A49 were all judged suitable for the
alfalfa, malt barley cropping rotation that maximizes repayment
capacity. All are located within five miles of a central equipment
warehouse location, and have less than 10 percent tree canopy. Thus,
the only repayment capacity adjustments for these parcels was a
minimum three dollar annualized land clearing adjustment. After this
adjustment, all three of these parcels retained positive repayment
capacities, and remain as potential PIA.
After eliminating Parcel A36 from consideration, the total of
currently irrigated and potentially irrigated acreage in the Animas
Watershed is approximately 578 acres. This figure is slightly below
the assumed cutoff of 600 acres needed to achieve the economy of scale
assumptions employed in the Level A economic analysis. Since the
figure is so close to the cutoff, however, no further adjustments were
made.
The economies of scale assumed in the Level A economic analysis
should be achievable in the Florida Watershed, since there are
approximately 7QO acres of currently irrigated land in proximity of
Parcel F10. This parcel is less than five miles from a theoretical
central warehouse location, and contains less than 10 percent tree
canopy. The three dollar clearing cost adjustment reduced the four
dollar preliminary repayment capacity to one dollar. Nevertheless,
this parcel still retains positive repayment capacity and should be
considered potential PIA.

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