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. . , Chapter III - Affected Environment/Environmental Consequences PDEIS - Navajo Reservoir Operations 516 Additional revenue would be lost to New Mexico State Parks as a result of reduced sales 517 of day-use permits and camping fees at managed sites and campgroWlds along the river. 518 Current day-use permits are sold for $4 each and overnight camping is $10 per night. 519 Rough estimates of losses are difficult to determine because of a lack of data on license 520 sales (resident, nonresident), the duration of the license (1 day, 5 day, or annual), 521 and use permits. However, based on the 34 percent loss in out-of-State anglers of 522 38,900 wlder the proposed alternative and using the $8 nonresident i-day license fee 523 and the 54-day use permit fee, approximately $311,200 in license fees and an additional 524 $155,600 in day use fees (based on 1 day of fishing per angler) could be lost to the rwo 525 State agencies, 526 527 528 Commercially Guided Fly Fishing.--COmmercially guided fly fishers are a small 529 component of the San Juan River anglers. The impact on this fishing component is 530 included in the out-of-State fishing impact. Specific impacts to this group as a result of 531 the reduction in aquatic habitat were not estinlated because of a lack of specific data, 532 However, commercially guided fly fishers do expend larger swns ofmoncy because their 533 trips are not taken as frequently as those of local residcnt fly fishers, overnight lodging is 534 required, and they do not travel with all the necessary fly fishing equipment. 535 536 537 Resident Anglers,- In any COWlty regional impact analysis only out-of-county 538 and out-of-State visitor expenditures are considered as a net gain in revenues, incomes, 539 and employment, In-coWlty resident fishing expenditures are not considered an inlpact 540 because it is asswned that they would make the same local expenditures on some form of 541 recreation if fishing on the river did not exist. However, they are displayed in this 542 docwnent as an indicator of resident anglers contribution to the area economy. Out-of- 543 State anglers would presWllably make their fishing expenditures in their home locality if 544 the San Juan River were closed or did not exist. 545 546 547 San Juan River Commercial Rafting Outfitters.-Most commercial rafting trips 548 begin on the San Juan River approximately 4 miles west of Bluff, Utili, at the BLM's 549 Sand Island campgroWld and boat IaWlching facility. A lesser nwnber of trips originate 550 at the MontezWlla Creek laWlch sitc upstream from Bluff, A total of II licensed 551 outfitters are permitted (BLM) to commercially operate water craft on the San Juan 552 River from Sand Island to the Clay Hills takeout. Trip lengths vary from single-day to January 25. 2002 - Not for Public Review - Draft