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<br />o <br />, <br />c- <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />Reservoir and control of water elevations for waterfowl in the east <br />section, a 200-acre- irrigated waterfowl preserve adjacent,to Radium <br />Reservoir, and sport fisheries at each project reservoir., <br /> <br />Project Statistics (Estimated) <br /> <br />(\1 <br /> <br />Total Cost <br /> <br />$ 79,802,000 <br />18,247,300 <br />5,382,700 <br />1,068,000 <br />1,500,000 <br /> <br />$106,000,000 <br /> <br />Irrigation <br />Municipal and industrial <br />Fish and wildlife <br />Recreation <br />Flood control <br /> <br />Water allocation <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />77 ,800 a.f. <br />44,000 a.f. <br />500 a. f. <br /> <br />122,300 a.f. <br /> <br />85,000 a.f. <br /> <br />4 to 6 ppm <br /> <br />1.34 to 1 <br /> <br />~5,OOO,OOO <br /> <br />Irrigation (39,000 acres) <br />Municipal and industrial <br />Fish and wildlife <br /> <br />Annual depletion of the Colorado River <br />Annual salinity contributed to Colorado River <br /> <br />Benefit-cost ratio <br /> <br />Annual benefits <br /> <br />Environmental Impact <br /> <br />No major environmental problems have been identified as yet in the <br />San Miguel project. Construction of Saltado Reservoir in the San Miguel <br />River Canyon would convert a few miles of stream fishing to reservoir <br />fishing and sufficient releases downstream would be made to maintain <br />fishery below the dam. Diversion of water from the reservoir to the <br />project lands would" be largely by tunnel, thereby reducing the impact <br />of construction on aesthetics of the surrounding scenic area. Con- <br />version of rangeland to irrigation, as was included in feasibility <br />plans, would have some impact on the deer population in portions of the <br />area and would increase the salinity of the Colorado River downstream <br />from the project. Advance plans are now under way to reduce signifi- <br />cantly the new land acreage to be included in the project, which would <br />modify or alleviate these environmental problems. <br /> <br />Current Status <br /> <br />Planning studies are being conducted to meet the needs of the area <br />and to reduce the project's adverse impact on the salinity of the <br />Colorado River. Deletion of the potential Paradox and Dry Creek basin <br />irrigated areas from the feasibility plan and substitution of the <br />potential West Lilylands area would dramatically reduce the project's <br />salinity impact. Studies are being made to determine if high elevation <br />runoff occurring south of the project area can be developed for project <br />use. In addition, sprinkler irrigation is being studied for full <br /> <br />-2- <br />