9606

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9606
• Author: BBC Research and Consulting.
• Title: Yampa River Basin Water Needs Study.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, CO.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Water demand forecasting. Extensive expertise has been developed in forecasting
water demand:
• agricultural demand has been forecast in several regions heavily dependent
upon irrigated fa*m;ng. Projections have been developed under alternative
assumptions for the farming environment, including deteriorating economics,
urban encroachment and drought conditions.
• municipal forecasts have been developed for areas from small communities
in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming to the Denver and
Phoenix metropolitan areas. Forecasts have recognized future effects of
housing mix, land use patterns, demographic trends, economic activity, water
prices and conservation practices.
• industrial water demand forecasts are performed through an understanding
of regional economic activity, individual industry prospects and industrial
water use patterns. Industries examined vary from mining operations to
meat packers, breweries and power plants.
• recreation based demand has been examined for diverse activities from
stream fishing to skiing to merely sight-seeing and aesthetic values.
• hydropower demand has been analyzed throughout the western U.S. for run-
of-river plants and lazge pumped-storage facilities. BBC's combined
expertise in the economics of water and power development enables analysis
of markets for hydropower, value of power resources, and opportunities for
financing water development through hydropower.
• flood control opportunities have been examined based upon historic
experience, projected development patterns and annual risk of flooding.
Flnancial analysis. BBC performs financial studies for a wide variety of individual
projects, firms and local governments. Computer models have been successfully applied to
forecast revenues and expenditures. A particular BBC strength is the capacity to analyze
the spectrum of financial issues which face the water industry today: rate structures,
ability-to-pay studies, and project feasibility evaluations. BBC has prepared financial
valuations of water and water systems throughout the West.
Non-structural water development options are often examined as part of
comprehensive planning studies. Such measures include municipal, industrial and
agricultural water conservation, water exchanges and "drought insurance." BBC has
experience designing non-structural programs, estimating associated water yields,
identifying institutional constraints and public acceptance and addressing the social and
economic impacts of the programs.
Strategic planning for negotiations and organizational purposes is often a
component of BBC's assistance to water resource clients. Mission, goals and objectives have
been formulated and strategies developed for a number of water providers. Important
contributions are made in bringing together diverse interests to mutually develop and deliver
water supplies. BBC has examined administrative and financial responsibilities for awide-
range of potential partnerships or organizations in the water resources field.
Business feasibility analysis has been performed to advise private sector and
entrepreneurial public sector clients undertaking new water resource ventures. Pro forma
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