PUB00041

• Year: 1998
• Title: Western Irrigation Economic Benfits Review
• CWCB Section: Finance
• Author: Family Farm Alliance
• Description: White paper on the role of irrigated agriculture in the 21st century.
• Publications - Doc Type: Tech Report

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Sport and Commercial Flshenes.3

$26

California Central Valley Project.
increased water available for
fish flows.

California Central Valley Project.
increased water available for
fish flows.

Proposed Animas-La Plata
Project in Colorado-New Mexico,
estimated marginal values based
on reservoir depletion levels.

Rio-Grande Project. New Mexico.
estimated marginal values based
on reservoir depletion levels

California Central Valley Project.
increased water availability for
wetlands and reserves (based
on contingent value method).

California Central Valley Project.
Estimate based on total state
household use and existence
values (household willingness
to pay).

Assumes that value would be
based on marginal value of
irrigation (water transfer) or new
water supply resources.

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Data and Analyses Sources'
Huppert, D. and D. Fluharty. 1996. Economics of Snake River Salmon Recovery: A Report to the National Marine
Fisheries Service. SChool of Manne Affairs. Unrverslty of Washington. Seattle, Washington (and data/sources
cited therein. SOR EIS).
Personal communications with DIttmer Operations staff. Bonneville Power Administration, Vancouver, Washington,
August~September 1997.
Olsen. D 1996. The Columbia Basin Project Project OperatIOns and Economic Benefits. A RegIOnal Overview, The
PacifiC Northwest Project, KennewlCk, Washington, 1996 (and TechnICal Memorandum Prepared for the PubJic
Purposes Work. Group of the ComprehenSive Energy Review, 1996, Evaluating Imgatlon, Power System, and Flow
Augmentation Benefits and CostS)
Hamilton, J. and N Whittlesey, Cost of Using Water from the Snake River BaSin to Augment Flows for Endangered
Salmon, Paper Presented at the Annual Western Regional Sciences Association, Napa. California, February 1996
Weinberg, M. 1997. Water Use Conflicts In the West Implications of Reforming the Bureau of Reclamation's Water
Supply Policies. Congressional Budgel OffICe. WaShington, D.C.. August 1997
US. Bureau of Reclamation, Draft Programmatic EnVlfonmentallmpact Statement for the Implementation of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act. US8R. Sacramento. California. 1997.
Taylor. R. and R Young. 1995. "Rural to Urban Water Transfers: Measunng Direct Foregone Benefits to Irrigation
Water Under Uncertain Water SupplieS." Journal of Ag and Resource Economics, Vol. 12, NO.2, December 1995

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Sport and Commercia! Flshenes~4

S 1 0.90

Recreahon and Fish Enhancement-1

>$40

RecreatIon and Fish Enhancement-2

$60-100

Wildlife Reserves

$315

Wetlands and Improved Salmon
Populations

$5,000-$6,000

Urban-Municipal Uses

>$100