Laserfiche WebLink
<br />N <br />o <br />o <br />o <br /> <br />8 Estimating Economic Impacts of Salinity.., <br /> <br />automobile industry on automotive cooling <br />systems). <br /> <br />The limitations of data available to this and <br />other research studies remain the greatest weak. <br />ness in estimating the economic damage of <br />salinity in the Colorado River. Particularly in <br />the area of industrial damages, primary research <br />should be undertaken to reach behind the veil of <br /> <br />industrial privacy and disregard of water costs in <br />overall expenses. While water quality damage <br />may, to date, represent only a small fraction of <br />most industrial cost, it may also represent a <br />substantial overaU cost to consumers. Further <br />research is needed on this question. Likewise, <br />further research on policy/regulatory issues is <br />needed to estimate the potential future impact of <br />this area. <br />