WMOD00414

• Title: Water and Choice in the Colorado River Basin
• Date: 5/1/1968
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

14 WATER AND CHOICE IN THE COLORADO BASIN

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'In terms of 1968 dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Regional Economics Division,
Office of 8usiness Economics, November, 1967

FIGURE 5 Industry earnings in the Colorado River basin.

come from agriculture increased 108 percent; from tourism, 350 percent; and
from manufacturing, 950 percent. In 1966, income from these three major
sources was: agriculture, $260 million; tourism, $225 million; manufac-
turing, $945 million.