Record Details
page 105
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 105 Final supplement to the final environmental impact statement : Diamond Fork System, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, page 105 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 105 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; CHAPTER 111 III lii AFFECTED environment AND environmental consequences table 44 agricultural statistics for diamond fork system area lands 1 item and unit of measurement qu quantity farms and farmland farms number 195 average farm size acres 255 irrigated land per farm acres 245 irrigation average annual diversion requirement acre feet i 144800 average existing existin water supply acre feet 116700 supplied by project pro3ect project acre feet 23600 average shortage acre feet 4500 value of agricultural products sold livestock and products dollars 2209000 crops dollars 4930000 total dollars 7139000 farm values and expenses value of land and improvements dollars 8127000 value of machinery and equipment dollars 6530000 farm production expenses dollars 5370000 livestock inventory beef cattle and calves head 930 beef feeders head 1245 dairy cows head 585 1 data obtained from bureau of reclamation estimates and farm management surveys livestock production would increase and would continue as a major farm enterprise with the net increase in crop production and grazing capacity it has been estimated that up to 2760 additional dit ional head of cattle could be supported on the farms throughout the year with no effect on public lands where grazing permits are at capacity in addition to the direct annual irrigation benefits of 1769000 measured by the increase in net farm income for the project area indirect benefits are also provided in the form of an increased stimulus to the areas business community and tax base these indirect benefits g generated as money received in one economic sector are then spent by that sector and received by one or more other sectors causing a chain reaction of spending and spending responding re these indirect annual benefits of 947000 include increased profits to retail and wholesale businesses which 1 handle process and market farm produce and 2 supply goods and services to project farms impacts on farm operations although project water would help to increase crop yields and net farm income it Is not expected to affect crop types farm sizes or farm types the project supplemental water would average only about 12 acre foot per acre and would represent a rescheduling of irrigation rather than an increased annual supply irrigation would benefit about 105 115 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/12981 |
