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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8507
Description
Rio Grande Project
State
CO
Basin
Rio Grande
Date
7/1/1997
Title
Water Management Study: Upper Rio Grande Basin part 2
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Report/Study
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<br />Water Management Study: Upper Rio Grande Basin <br /> <br />roots in past eras when the economic demands for those resources were very <br />different from those that exist today. And those of today almost certainly are <br />different from those that will materialize in the future. Insofar as the laws <br />and institutions have not adjusted to these changes, they can restrict the <br />ability of resources to shift from old demands to new ones. As a result, while <br />they protect those who benefit from the conventional uses ofthe resources, <br />they deny other households and firms in the local area, region, and nation of <br />opportunities to have more jobs, larger incomes, and higher standards of <br />living. The net effect can be like a tax imposed on those associated with the <br />new demands for the resources. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />'::' <br />'" <br />" <br /> <br />,'- <br /> <br />The Basin's resources undeniably are the source of important commodities, <br />including water for irrigation and human consumption, forage, and timber. <br />In the distant and not-so distant past it was easy to believe that converting <br />resources into commodities was the best-often the only-way to derive <br />economic benefit from them. Today, though, it is clearly apparent that <br />Americans derive value from these resources in other ways (Power 1996). <br />Important categories of non-commodity values include: <br /> <br />':-, <br /> <br />,'> <br /> <br />,>' <br />;.' <br /> <br />~; <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />. Spiritual values associated with the resources' contribution to spiritual <br />well-being as often irreplaceable sacred places and their role as religious <br />symbols. <br /> <br />..., <br />-, <br /> <br />':~ <br /> <br />. Quality-of-life values stemming from some people's preference for natural <br />scenery, unpolluted surroundings, and a resource-oriented lifestyle. <br /> <br />.;.... <br /> <br />. Environmental and recreational values reflecting the importance some <br />people place on having access to high-quality water, hunting and fishing <br />opportunities, and general outdoor activities. <br /> <br />~~j <br /> <br />;:~ <br /> <br />. Ecological values that recognize the role of conserving habitat integrity <br />and protecting threatened and endangered species, if society is to <br />accomplish goals of ecological and economic sustainability. <br /> <br />,-.~ <br /> <br />Analytical paradigms built on a foundation of commodity production and <br />monetary quantitative techniques do not easily lend themselves to the <br />assessment of all these categories of values. The difficulties are perhaps <br />most apparent with respect to groups, such as the Basin's Native Americans <br />and Hispanic populations, who have ways oflife that do not place the same <br />emphasis on industrialization and monetization as does the mainstream <br /> <br />i'~ <br />,..:.:. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />82 <br /> <br />(-"1)0 <br />',,4.;)62 <br /> <br />r~'~ <br />~ <br />
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