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<br />If. _.~11. <br />Fruitland Mesa 1,'!~"lject (Continued) <br /> <br />Types of Farming <br /> <br />Agriculture in the project area consists primarily of the production of <br />livestock, livestock products, and livestock feed. No basic change is <br />anticipated in the agricultural pattern with project development, but some <br />intensification of the present cropping system and improved farm manage- <br />ment practices would permit a general expansion and stabilization of the <br />livestock industry. <br /> <br />Irrigation Water Charges <br /> <br />Recommended payments for project irrigation water <br /> <br />Class 2 <br />Class 3 <br />Total or average <br /> <br />Per acre <br />"1;8.00 <br />6.110 <br />7.05 <br /> <br />Per acre-foot <br />~ <br />1.94 <br />2.14 <br /> <br />Total <br />58,000 <br />66,000 <br />124,000 <br /> <br />Estimated existing rates for irrigation water <br /> <br />Presently irrigated project lands are served-by four ditch systems. <br />Two of the systems are quite small and are cooperatively operated <br />and maintained by the owners. The larger two of the systems are <br />operated and maintained by irrigation companies formed for that <br />purpose using permanent personnel and rented heavy equipment. The <br />cost of operating and maintaining the system ranges from 25~ ~er <br />acre served to about $2 per acre. The average cost is about $1.35 <br />per acre served. <br /> <br />Cost Allocation ($1,000) <br />Total cost <br />Basin Fund <br />Allocated to <br />Irrigation <br />Fish and wildlife enhancement <br />Recreation <br />Repayment of Reimbursable Costs ($1,000)11 <br />~otal reimbursable cost <br />Irrigation <br />Repaid by conservancy district <br />Water users' revenue <br />Ad valorem tax revenue <br />From Basin Fund apportioned revenue <br />Prepaid <br />1/ Repayment in 50-year period. <br />g; Includes preauthorization investigation costs of $167,000 <br />from CRD Fund and $14,000 from funds contributed by Colorado. <br /> <br />Construc- <br />tion <cost <br /> <br />Interest <br />during con- <br />struction <br />(3 1/&/0) <br /> <br />Annual <br />OM&R <br /> <br />43,214 <br />43,211~ <br /> <br />3,493 <br />3,493 <br /> <br />53 <br />53 <br />51 <br /> <br />4(),1l.6 <br />396 <br />2,702 <br /> <br />3,240 <br />31 <br />222 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />40 "lJ1i, <br />40..1.1.6 <br />3..75(> <br />(3~, 615. .), <br />\115) <br />3~-w145 <br />!::Iiial <br /> <br />51 <br />51 <br />51 <br />(51) <br /> <br />paid <br /> <br />6 <br />