Laserfiche WebLink
<br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />00,92' <br /> <br />CHAPTER III <br /> <br />PROJECT DEVELOPMENT <br />(Wessels unit) <br /> <br />of farndng would probably be practiced in the area but these are expected <br />to be of minor importance. <br /> <br />Water supply <br /> <br />With the Wessels unit in operation over a 15-year period similar <br />to the study period of 1929-4,3, irrigation supplies for the unit land. <br />would be increased by an average of 19,015 acre-feet annually at the <br />Wessels Canal heading, This increase in supply would include 18,000 <br />acre-feet annually for the full service lands and 1,015 acre-feet for <br />the supplemental service lands. The supply would average about 95.5 <br />percent of ideal requirements, Stream depletion resulting from the use <br />of water by the unit would average about 7,370 acre -feet annually. No <br />difficulties are expected in obtaining the water supply for the unit as <br />only excess water in the Yampa River would be utilized. <br /> <br />Re-pa,.ment <br /> <br />Irrigators on the Wessels unit would have an estimated payment <br />capacity of about $12,780 annually. Of this amount approximately <br />$12,700 would be required for operation, maintenance, and replacement <br />costs and practically nothing would be available for amortization of <br />construction costs. If the unit were authorized, essentially all of <br />the construction cost of $2,488,000 W011ld be requil~d from the UPFer <br />Colorado River Basin Fund. <br /> <br />Benefit-cost analysis <br /> <br />Irrigation benefits from the Wessels unit would amount to about <br />$119,400 annually, including direct benefits of $63,800, indirect <br />benefits of $28,200, and public benefits of $27,400. Ave_'s,gc annual <br />equivalent cost. would average $100,700 as developed in the tabulation <br />below, <br /> <br />Item <br />Construction cost <br />Interest during co~struction <br />Pre8e~t WOT~1 of t~rminal <br />salvace value <br />Net capital inve::tment <br />Operation, maintenance, and <br />replacement costs <br />Assigned cost of Colorado <br />Re:. ver Storage project <br />Total <br /> <br />TotaJ. <br />$2,4tl3,000 <br />60,000 <br /> <br />Average <br />an_-'1Ual value <br /> <br />o <br />2,548,000 <br /> <br />$69,600 <br /> <br />12,700 <br /> <br />18,400 <br />100,700 <br /> <br />27 <br />