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<br />........ ./','.'" <br />t;.1,;h <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(Bonofit-cost unalysis, Initial Dovolopnont) <br /> <br />Only 0. sno.ll porcontngo of tho rural nrous aro oonplotoly sorviood. <br />Elootrio rntos cxo high and oxisting gonorating fncilitios oro boing <br />oporntod beyond dcsirnblo loud 1icits. <br /> <br />Tho power syston plannod for tho Initinl Dovolopncnt contonplo.tos n <br />nodorn tro.nsnission syston so dosignod thnt intogro.tionwith prosent nnd <br />futuro pO\"lOr dovolopmnts would bo fncilitc.toc.. Intorconnoctions \"lould <br />bo l"Udo with tho systons planned for tho Colorado-Big Thonpson Project <br />and tho potontial Bluo-South Plntto Projoct. Pcw/or suppliod would ro- <br />duco shortngos of povor to nunicipalitios, encourngo industrial oxpansion. <br />provido for extension of servico to rural ureus, o.~ siLlultc.noously <br />offoot consorvation of oil, gus, und conl rosorvos. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Tho totnl nnnual tnngiblo benofits fron powor that would bo produood <br />in tho Initial Dovo10pnont nro ostioo.tod nt ~5,Bo9,OOO 0.8 cor~putod in <br />c.otail in Appondix F, "Powor". This o.nount includos tho diroct benofi t <br />of ~3,62l,OOO ropr080ntod by tho gross rovonuo to tho Buroeu end tho in- <br />diroct bonofits of ~2,23B,OOO c.orivod fron tho snving in powor proc.uction <br />oosts (~356,000), tho sharo in benofits accruing to tho retailor in tho <br />distributien of project powor (~1.B27,OOO). end tho shoro in incroesod <br />vnluo in goods nnd sorvices arising in finnl utilization of projoct pm10r <br />(055,000). . <br /> <br />Munioipal \"lntor <br /> <br />With tho oxcoption of Puoblo and Colorndo Springs. ounicipnl wntor <br />supplios of tm1ns in tho projoct nroa aro fairly cdoquato in qunntity at <br />presont, Canon City, Puoblo and Rocky Ford ero supplied fron tho arknnsas <br />Rivor. Othor towns obtnin thoir nunicipal supplios fro::! lu'kansas Rivor <br />tributnries ancl !'ron wollso The quality of wntor in Puob1o cmd downstroan <br />tm1ns nlong tho Arkcnsas Rivor is gonornlly vory poor beoauso of its hnrd~ <br />noss. <br /> <br />Incroasod populntionwould incroaso dor.nnds for munioipal and indus- <br />trial wator, At prosont, pock nonthly dorond.s in tho citios of Pueblo <br />and Colorndo Springs froquently raise consunption nbevo norml rates thoro. <br />by cnusing coficioncios which nust bo mot eithor by purchasos of ndditio~ <br />wator fron othor wntor usors to tOl'"iporerily c.ugnont oxisting supplies, or <br />by consorvation of the oxisting supplios through tenporarily lici ting tho <br />nnount of wntor usod for irrigation of lcwns nnd g<lI'dons. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In tho Initial Dovolopront 0. supplcr:lGntnl nunicipoJ. wnter supply of <br />5,700 c.cro-foot por ycor is contellplntod of \"lhioh 3,000 ccrc-foot would <br />be Londo avnilnblo di~octly to tho city of ?uoblo and 2.700 ncro-foot to <br />Colorudo Springs through an oxchango procoduro. iu.though the datuilod <br />discussion of supplyinb nunicipoJ. wator nncl ropaY:-Jont thereforo has boon <br />lioitod to the abav~ hvo cities for purposes of this report, it is re- <br />oOGnized that other cities and towns in the valloy ':CAy also wish to <br /> <br />7 <br />