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<br />SUMMARY (Continued) <br /> <br />~~i?~;~ <br /> <br />without 8uch protective features. Limited use of deer-proof fencing in <br />specialized areas could be needed. The plan also includes conducting a <br />8urvey of the area of impact for the Uinta Basin hookle8s cactus in the <br />Pariette Wetland Development Area and developing a plan to protect the <br />species or its habitat, if necessary. <br /> <br />Canals and laterals lined under the recommended plan would continue <br />to be administered by the variou8 canal companie8 as they are now; how- <br />ever, operation and maintenance contracts with Reclamation would be re- <br />quired to ensure that the improved sY8tems would be properly operated and <br />maintained so that the salinity program goal8 would be met. The Bureau <br />of Land Management would continue to administer the enlarged Pariette <br />Wetland Development Area and a88ume re8pon8ibility for increased opera- <br />tion and maintenance C08tS. Deer and pronghorn antelope protection <br />measures along concrete-lined canals would be maintained by the various <br />canal companies. <br /> <br />The construction cost of the recommended plan i8 estimated at <br />$26,252,000, ba8ed on January 1985 prices. This amount includes costs <br />for canal and lateral lining, relocation of property of others (bridges, <br />utility croS8ings, etc.), lands and rights, wildlife mitigation, and <br />overhead. <br /> <br />In order to ensure the continued integrity of the systems and the <br />realization of identified salinity reduction benefits, a more intensive <br />operation, maintenance, and replacement (OM&R) program would be required. <br />Preliminary estimates indicate the canal companies would be respon8ible <br />for annual C08ts of up to $83,100 per year to cover expected C08tS a8SO- <br />ciated with operation and maintenance of their 8Y8tems without the unit. <br />This e8timate is based on January 1985 price8 and would be adjusted <br />annually to reflect changing price levels in future year8. With the <br />implementation of the recommended plan, an estimated annual saving8 of <br />$3,700 in the operation and maintenance of the canal8 and laterals would <br />occur. <br /> <br />The canal companies would be responsible for repa1r1ng and replacing <br />facilities a8sociated with normal annual maintenance activitie8. The <br />companies, however, would not be respon8ible for major modifications, <br />recon8truction that becomes necessary through no fault of their own, or <br />replacing facilities which have 8erved their normal u8eful life. While <br />the detail8 of how replacements are made will be negotiated with the <br />water U8ers prior to signing operation, maintenance, and replacement <br />contracts, an annual economic cost of $161,500 is estimated to provide <br />for major replacements over the life of the unit. The net increase in <br />operation, maintenance, and replacement expenses for the canals and <br />laterals would be about $157,800 annually. These increa8ed OM&R ex- <br />pen8es would be allocated as discu8sed below on the same basis a8 other <br />project COst8. <br /> <br />Increased OM&R costs to the Bureau of Land Management for manage- <br />ment of the Pariette Wetland Development Area 8re estimated at $7,300 <br />per year. <br /> <br />S-8 <br /> <br />o u C 4 i_ 3 <br />