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<br />TABLE 9 <br /> <br />note <br />Estimated Median Annual Household/Income, <br /> <br />April I, 1975 to April I, 1976 <br />by County within the San Juan Region <br /> <br />Estimated Annual <br />Household Income <br /> <br />County <br /> <br />Archuleta <br />Dolores <br />La Plata <br />Montezuma <br />San Juan <br /> <br />$ 9,449 <br /> <br />9,551 <br /> <br />9,230 <br /> <br />8,980 <br />11,833 <br /> <br />^ <br />, <br /> <br />note: A household consists of all persons <br />who occupy a housing unit. <br /> <br />Source: Colorado Division of Housing, Housinq in Colorado, <br />April I, 1976 <br /> <br />These statistics indicate that the San Juan Region is an economi- <br /> <br />cally depressed area, with substantial waste associated with unemployed ~ <br />resources. Remedies for the situation could include 1) a higher level <br /> <br />)'.1 <br /> <br />of investment from both the private sector and the public sector in <br /> <br />~ <br />, <br /> <br />order to create a stronger economy and more employment opportunities <br /> <br />=f <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />. . <br />~ <br /> <br />in the long run, and 2) increased aggregate demand within the Region <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~, <br /> <br />during the short run to alleviate the problems of high unemployment <br /> <br />and depressed incomes. <br /> <br />Given this situation, construction of such reclamation projects <br /> <br />as the proposed Animas-La Plata Project will provide substantial <br /> <br />benefits of the economic development variety; i.e., construction will <br /> <br />result in reduced unemployment, increased family incomes, increased <br /> <br />opportunities for minorities, and long run economic growth. These <br /> <br />effects should be given recognition when benefits and costs of such <br /> <br />18 <br />