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-10- <br />• SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION <br />The hydrologic and economic feasibility of providing flood <br />irrigation on adjacent areas in the Sudduth, Williams, Bush <br />and Bolton Draw watersheds has been investigated. The <br />physical availability of water and the irrigation water <br />demand have been derived from regional and site specific <br />data. Four irrigation systems consisting of storage and <br />conveyance facilities have been evaluated. The net revenue <br />from irrigation of pasture and hay production has been based <br />on statistics reported by the Colorado Department of <br />Agriculture and local experience. <br />The results of the investigation shows that theoretically 236 <br />acres of land are capable of being flood irrigated and that <br />an adequate physical supply of water is available. The cost <br />• of providing the necessary facilities, however, exceeds the <br />revenues that can be derived by a factor of twelve to one. On <br />this basis, it is concluded that flood irrigation of the area <br />studied is not economically feasible. <br />• <br />~C1 Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers. Inc <br />