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Show 98 DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH Mr. UDALL. This is a complete departure from that process in that the relocation of that road is not involved under this arrangement in the project funds•? Mr. DOMIJSTY. That is correct. It is further complicated by the fact that Congress also passed an act in 1962 that when certain conditions exist we can relocate it to a standard higher than the existing road on a nonreimbursable basis, but in this case both of those are being passed up and the State is assuming it as a nonproject cost in order to aid the feasibility and repayment of the project. The costs allocated on this project are: $ 30,182,000 to irrigation, $ 6,573,000 to power, $ 2,474,000 to municipal and industrial, $ 142,000 to flood control, $ 1,494,000 to fish and wildlife, and $ 1,808,000 to recreation. Mr. ROGERS. With regard to the irrigation, how many acres would be subject to irrigation? Mr. DOMINY. There are 9,445 acres of presently irrigated lands that would receive an improved water supply with much better regulation of late season water particularly and there are 11,615 acres of land not now irrigated at all that, because of the aridity of the area is unproductive, except for very sparse grazing. Of those lands, you will be interested in knowing, 3,716 acres are Federal land, 35 acres Indian, 363 are State, and 7,501 are in private ownership. Mr. ROGERS. Have soil tests been made on this ? Mr. DOMINY. Yes, indeed. I am very pleased to tell you that of all the projects we have brought before you, the soil type here is extremely good. I will give it to you by percentages: 48 percent of the lands that I have talked about, both presently irrigated and proposed, is in class I; 46 percent in class II, and only 5 percent in class III, and 1 or 2 percent in what we call class IV that would be irrigable with drainage, so this is a very excellent project from the standpoint of soil types and irrigation utilization. As Mr. Holum pointed out, the investment costs allocated to power would be repaid in 41 years and the cost allocated to municipal and industrial water supply would be repaid in 50 years. Such repayment would require rates of 7.15 mills per kilowatt- hour for firm energy and $ 22.21 per acre- foot for municipal and industrial water as compared with rates of 6.9 mills per kilowatt- hour and $ 22.12 per acre- foot as presented in our planning report. Local and State interests have indicated their acceptance of such rates, Mr. ROGERS. This is not high. It seems to me unusually low. Mr. DOMINY. This is pretty low. Mr. ROGERS. It is between 7 and 8 cents a thousand. Mr. DOMINY. Yes; between 7 and 8 cents a thousand gallons for untreated water, canal side. The city comes to the canal and picks it up. They pay distribution systems, treatment. Mr. ROGERS. That is for the canal side, not the reservoir. Mr. DOMINY. That is right, canal side. Mr. ROGERS. What is thewater on the Canadian side? What is this averaging out ? Mr. DOMINY. Your water on the Canadian runs between 13 and 22 cents a thousand gallons, delivered to the edge of the city. Your costs of the pipeline and pumping plants are included in your water rate. |
