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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Chapter III - Affected Environment/Environmental Consequences <br />PDEIS - Navajo Reservoir Operations <br /> <br />111-103 <br /> <br />4i9 Currently, 65,000 acres have been developed (Blocks 1-8) ofthe NIIP. Without future <br />420 water supply, Blocks 9 -lI-<onsisting of an additional 45,630 acres-would not be <br />421 developed. Under the No Action Alternative, these lands would not be developed, <br />422 resulting in an estimated funtre loss of$32.7 million in gross crop revenues for San Juan <br />423 CoWlty, New Mexico. <br />424 <br />425 The following table displays the projected cropping pattern, acreage, and crop revenue <br />426 that would be lost without future development ofNIIP lands, <br />427 <br />428 <br /> <br />429 Projected lost crop revenues without future completion of NIIP ($) <br />430 Crop Acreage Revenue/acre Total revenue/crop <br />431 Alfalfa 6,845 $618 4,228,740 <br />432 Winter wheat 15,514 $322 5,001,220 <br />433 Corn 10,039 $422 4,231,270 <br />434 Dry beans 7,757 $467 3.623,143 <br />435 Potatoes 5,475 $2,857 15,643,242 <br />436 Total 45,630 32,727,615 <br /> <br />437 <br />438 <br />439 Using the above revenue (direct impact) and inputting it into the agriculture sectors of <br />440 the IMPLAN model results in the following regional impacts. Total output not realized <br />441 for the colmty would be $44,780,000, Lost additional income that would have been <br />442 generated in the COWlty is estimated to be $11,778,000 with the lost opportWlity of <br />443 adding 749 jobs. This reduced employment opportWlity would particularly be <br />444 detrimental to the Navajo Nation and the region which is categorized as an area of high <br />445 lmemployment. <br />446 <br />447 <br />448 250/5000 Alternative (Preferred Alternative) (Flows Recommendations) <br />449 <br />450 <br />451 RecreationfTourism.-The following analysis describes some of the local economic <br />452 impacts of expenditures by recreationists on local business activity, household income, <br />453 and employment in Archuleta CoWlty, Colorado, San Juan County, New Mexico and <br />454 San Juan CoWlty, Utili. <br /> <br />Draft - Not fir Public Revinv -January 25, 2002 <br /> <br />01080 <br />