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<br />0013~.3 <br /> <br />5. Miles of streams with flow sufficient to maintain coldwater <br /> <br />fisheries, and; <br /> <br />6. Miles of streams with flow sufficient for whitewater recrea- <br /> <br />tion. <br /> <br />Each of these are considered in turn below. <br /> <br />Dollars of Personal Income <br /> <br />Almost any water using activity, including recreation, will add to <br /> <br />the personal income of Coloradans. The study's estimates of impacts on <br /> <br />income are based upon a comprehensive model of the Colorado economy <br /> <br />which has been developed at Colorado State University. These estimates <br /> <br />include the "ripple effects" which occur throughout the economy when <br /> <br />any activity takes place. <br /> <br />distribution of <br />Ideally, information on thdincome should also be gathered. For <br /> <br />example, will such income gO to lower, middle or upper income groups? <br /> <br />Will it go to the M-~grants attracted by energy development? The <br /> <br />water study will endeavor to answer these distributional questions, <br /> <br />but the many complexities and data problems make success uncertain. <br /> <br />Numbers of Jobs <br /> <br />Employment, like income, is a prime concern of Coloradans. The <br /> <br />water study is able to provide estimates of the number of jobs that <br /> <br />would be created by a new water using activity, based upon the same <br /> <br />economic input-output model mentioned above. While the ideal analysis <br /> <br />would calculate the effect of new water uses on regional and state-wide <br /> <br />unemployment rates, such an endeavor is beyond present capabilities. <br /> <br />Acres of Irrigated Cropland <br /> <br />It is evident that irrigated agriculture is thought by many to <br /> <br />embody important cultural and social values, in addition to its economic <br /> <br />dimensions. While difficult to articulate, these values include such <br />17 <br />