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<br />001653 <br /> <br />The functional relationship between distance traveled <br /> <br />and mean net utility derived by recreationists from <br /> <br />recreational activity must be specified for each re- <br /> <br />creational activity. This is specified operationally <br /> <br />through willingness to pay for the recreational acti- <br /> <br />vity and travel costs incurred. <br /> <br />9) Streamflow response function <br /> <br />The functional relationship between streamflow level <br /> <br />and mean net utility derived by recreationists must be <br /> <br />specified for each combination of recreational activity <br /> <br />and stream class. Again, this is specified operation- <br /> <br />ally through willingness to pay for the recreational <br /> <br />activity under all possible stream conditions. <br /> <br />10) Crowding response function <br /> <br />The functional relationship between recreational use <br /> <br />and mean net utility derived by recreationists must be <br /> <br />specified for each combination of recreational activity <br /> <br />and stream class. Again, this is specified operation- <br /> <br />ally through willingness to pay for the recreational <br /> <br />activity under all possible levels of crowding. <br /> <br />Allocation of Demand and Supply <br /> <br />The simulation program now proceeds to allocate potential recrea- <br /> <br />tional demand to streams throughout the state. For each region, it al- <br /> <br />locates as much of the potential demand as possible to streams in that <br /> <br />region, up to the limits of available supply. Excess demand, if any, is <br /> <br />then shifted to the nearest region having excess supply, but only after <br /> <br />reducing that demand in accordance with the distance decay function. <br /> <br />9 <br />