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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT <br /> <br />LA BARGE PARTICIPATING PROJECT, WYOMING <br /> <br />Location and description: The La Barge project is located on the Green River in <br />southwestern Wyoming in the vicinity of the town of La Barge. The project would <br />involve a canal making direct diversions from the Green River and a system of <br />laterals to provide a full supply of irrigation water for some 8,000 acres of <br />new land. <br /> <br />Irrigated Acreage <br /> <br />New lands <br /> <br />7,970 acres <br /> <br />Principal Agricultural Production <br />Hay, pasture and small grain - dairy cows and sheep. <br /> <br />Water Supply (acre-feet) <br />Average annual increase in direct flow diversions <br />Average annual increase in storage yield <br />Stream depletion (average annual) <br /> <br />24,300 <br />none <br />14,200 <br /> <br />Project Works <br />Construction features would include main diversion and distribution canal <br />with initial capacity of 175 second-feet and extending approximately 40 miles <br />along west side of Green River, a few short laterals and a few short drains. <br /> <br />Construction Cost and RepaYment <br /> <br />Estimated Cost <br />, Reimbursable cost allocated to irrigation <br />Nonreimbursable allocation <br />Repayment by: <br />Irrigation water users $ 495,000 <br />Power revenues from Colorado <br />River Storage proj ect 1,178,300 <br />Total <br /> <br />$ 1,673,300 <br />1,673,300 <br />none <br /> <br />1,673,300 <br /> <br />Annual O&M&R Costs <br /> <br />14,700 <br /> <br />Benefit-Cost Ratio <br /> <br />2.12tol <br /> <br />-50- <br /> <br />I <br />, <br />