well with his new endeavors with the Montana Forestry Service;.
TR-264 April 2004
Economic and Conservation Evaluation of Capital Renovation Projects: Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (Eagle Pass) – Lining Main Canal – Final
M. Edward Rister Ronald D. Lacewell Allen W. Sturdivant John R. C. Robinson Michael C. Popp
Texas Water Resources Institute Texas A&M University
TR-264 April 2004
Economic and Conservation Evaluation of Capital Renovation Projects: Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (Eagle Pass) – Lining Main Canal – Final
Authors’ Note: The original Preliminary TR-248 report was published in January 2004, with that economic and conservation analysis subsequently reviewed by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) during January-March of 2004. The revision process did not include any required changes in the original economic and conservation results appearing in the Preliminary report. There are, however, minor editing changes which differentiate the original Preliminary and this revised Final report. This and the aforementioned report (i.e., TR-248) were developed to assist the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (MCWCID #1) in their submitting of project materials to the BOR, Border Environment Cooperation Commission, and the North American Development Bank. Distribution of this report will initially be limited to the MCWCID #1 and their consulting engineer, the BOR, and the TWDB. Only after the BOR has scored and finalized the next grouping of irrigation districts’ proposed capital-rehabilitation projects will the final results for MCWCID #1s project be made available to other stakeholders and the public. This is anticipated to occur sometime in early-to-mid 2004.
M. Edward Rister Ronald D. Lacewell Allen W. Sturdivant John R. C. Robinson Michael C. Popp
Rio Grande Basin Initiative is administered by the Texas Water Resources Institute of the Texas A&M University System with funds provided through a federal initiative, “Rio Grande Basin Initiative,” administered by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement Numbers 2001-45049-01149 and 2003-3446113278.
Preface1 Recognizing the seriousness of the water crisis in South Texas, the U.S. Congress enacted Public Law 106-576, entitled “The Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 (Act).” In that Act, the U.S. Congress authorized water conservation projects for irrigation districts relying on the Rio Grande for supply of agricultural irrigation, and municipal and industrial water. Several phases of project planning, development, evaluation, prioritization, financing, and fund appropriation are necessary, however, before these projects may be constructed. The Bureau of Reclamation is the agency tasked with administering the Act, and it has issued a set of guidelines for preparing and reviewing such proposed capital renovation projects. Based on language in the Act, the “Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Proposals for Water Conservation and Improvement Projects Under Public Law 106-576 (Guidelines)" require three economic measures as part of the Bureau of Reclamation’s evaluation of proposed projects: < <
