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<br />Or ':i?:c.g <br />lj \J -J ::J <br /> <br />. SIJMlolA.qY--O'NEAL PARK PROJECT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />LOCATION: In southwestern Colorado, San Juan River Basin 01' Upper <br />Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />PLAN OF DEVELOP;-1ENT <br /> <br />The Perry Draw Inlet Cunal, II miles long, w:>uld divert surplus <br />flows of Piedra River, Big and Little Pagosa Creeks, and other <br />creeks to the Perry Draw Reservoir of 5,~ acre-foot capacity <br />that would be fo~'med by a dam on Perry Draw. Two canals heading <br />at the reservoir outlet would distribute the water to lands not <br />presently irrigated. The Ant Hill Canal would extend generally <br />north and the O'Neal Park Canal generally BOuth from the reser- <br />voir. Distribution laterals and drains would be provided as <br />needed. <br /> <br />IRRIGABLE AREA (acres) <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />Full irrigation service land <br /> <br />3,600 <br /> <br />IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY (acre-feet annually) <br /> <br />Total increase in water supply <br />Average increase in stream depletion <br /> <br />8,860 <br />3,830 <br /> <br />PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION <br /> <br />CropsnMeadow hay and pasture, alfalfa, and small grains. <br />Livestock--Beef cattle and sheep. <br /> <br />ESTIMATED COSTS AND REPAYMEIfI' <br /> <br />Construction costs (all a1.locable to irrigation) <br />Repayab1.e by irrigators <br />Annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs <br />Payable by irrigators <br /> <br />$2,059,000 <br />None <br />$8,800 <br />8,800 <br /> <br />BENEFIT-COST RATIO <br /> <br />0.91:1 <br />