8169a

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8169a
• Author: Brookshire, D. S., M. McKee and G. Watts.
• Title: Draft Economic Analysis of Proposed Critical Habitat Designation in the Colorado River Basin for the Razorback Sucker, Humpback Chub, Colorado Squawfish, and Bonytail.
• USFW Year: 1993.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures .............................................iii
Executive Summary ................................................. iv
Section 1: Introduction .......................................... • ... I-1
Section 2: Critical Habitat, Species Listing
and the Proposed Designation ................... I-4
A. Critical Habitat ............................................ I-4
B. Listing History and Proposed Habitat Designations ................... I-5
1. Listing History ........................................ I-5
2. Historical and Current Habitat ............................. I-5
Section 3: Physical and Economic Settings ............................... I-10
A. Physical Setting ........................................... I-10
B. Physical Factors and Activities in the Determination of the Without Fish
Scenario for the Colorado River Basin ......................... I-12
C. Linking the Biological Dimensions to the Economics ................. I-13
D. Economic Setting .................................... . ..... I-14
1. Economic Output ..................................... I-14
2. Employment ........................................ I-15
3. Historical Development of the Basin ........................ I-15
Section 4: The Economic Modeling Framework ...................:........ I-16
A. Overview ............................................... I-16
B. The Modeling Approach ..................................... I-17
C. Without Fish and With Fish Scenarios ........................... I-17
1. Without Fish Scenario .................................. I-17
2. With Fish Scenario .................................... I-18
D. Aggregation of Producing Sectors .............................. I-18
Section 5: Approaches to Economic Activity Changes
From the Without Scenario ................... I-20
A. Recovery Implementation Programs and Section 7 Activities ............ I-20
B. Flow Activities ........................................... I-21
1. Hydroelectric Impacts .................................. I-24
2. Recreation Impacts .................................... I-24
3. Agricultural Impacts ................................... I-24
4. Municipal and Industrial Impacts .......................... I-24
C. Nonflow Related Activities ................................... I-25
1. Oil, Gas, and Other Drilling Activities ...................... I-25
2. Nonnative Fish Stocking and Fish Program ................... I-25
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