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<br />Source (Table 6): University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, An <br />Interindustry Analysis of the Colorado River Basin in 1960 <br />with Projections to 1980 and 2010, edited by Bernard Udis, <br />Assoc. Prof. of Economics. <br /> <br />From the data presented in Table 6 one can compute an average <br /> <br /> <br />(mean) multiplier of 1.31 for the 28 sectors measured in 1960. These <br /> <br />multipliers are 1960 estimates and undoubtedly structural changes have <br /> <br />taken place which have changed their size. However, if anything, the <br /> <br />multipliers are undoubtedly larger today as the area has grown sub- <br /> <br />stantially since 1960 both in population and in independence, thus <br /> <br />reducing the necessity to import goods and services and therefore <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />increasing the size of the multiplier. <br /> <br />For purposes of estimating the total economic impact of the <br /> <br />project on the region, the multiplier of 1.31 (mean of the 28 sector <br /> <br />model of the Sen Juan Colorado River subbasin) is used. Each category <br /> <br />of direct benefit is increased by .31 and this amount together with <br /> <br />the direct benefit gives the total benefits to the region. However, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />because residential use of water does not contribute any indirect <br /> <br />. <br />~ <br />b <br />~ <br /> <br />economic benefits, 60 percent of the indirect benefits was subtracted <br /> <br />from the municipal and industrial category. The 60 percent figure <br /> <br />;;, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />is the percentage of total future water use expected by the city of <br /> <br />ii <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />Durango by residential users. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />:1 <br /> <br />12 <br />