WSP06916

• File Number: 8141
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 12/1/1962
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Ruedi-Western Slope Investigations Colorado Reconnaisance Reports on Basalt and Bluestone Projects
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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i,) V 'oj ~'J CONTENTS ( Continued)
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Chapter VI Agriculxural economy and financial analyses . . 71
Basis of analyses . . . . . . . . . . 71
Agricultural economy without project . 71
Land ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Agricultural economy with project . . . . . 72
Agricultural pattern . . . . 72
Farm improvements . . . . . . . 72
Development period . . . . . . . . 73
Irrigators'payment capacity . . . 73
Comparison of benefits and costs . . . 73
Annual equivalent benefits . . . . . 75
Annual equivalent costs . . . . . . 75
Benefit-cost ratio . . . . . . . . . 76
Cost allocations . . . . . . . . . . 76
Repayment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Irrigation . . . . . . . . . 77
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter VII Plan selection and alternatives . . . . 79
Introduction . . . . . . . . . 79
Description of plans . . . . . . . . 79
. Plans 1, 2, and 3 . . . . . . . . 79
Plan 4 . . . . . . . 81
Plans 5 through 9 . . . . . . . 82
Plan 10 . . . . 83
Plan 11 83
Plan 12 . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Comparison of plans . . . . 84
Other possible developments . . . . . 86
Bluestone ditch lands . . . . 86
Parachute Creek lands . . . . . . 88
Chapter VIII Future investigations . . . . . . 89
APPENDED MATERIALS
Operating principles, Fryingpan-Arkansas project . . . 91
Memorandum from Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife . 99

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