Technical Report on Socioeconomic Impacts of the State Alternatives: A Component of the Yakima River Basin Storage Feasibility Study. Ecology Publication Number 07-11-044.

摘要

This technical report addresses the socioeconomic impacts associated with the State Alternatives proposed for the Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study. These alternatives include Enhanced Water Conservation, Market-Based Reallocation of Water Resources, and Groundwater Storage. Some of the interactions between the three State Alternatives and the economy would be similar to those that would occur with the Joint Alternatives, but others would be different in kind, scope, or both. The State Alternatives would increase the supply of water available for some uses by inducing spatial, temporal, or usage shifts within the existing, overall supply of water, but they would not incur large costs to construct a dam and a reservoir, for example, involve ongoing reservoir-related operation and maintenance costs, or generate economic benefits associated with reservoir recreational opportunities.