1. Home
  2. Items
  3. Secondary impacts and benefits of water reallocations in the Snake...
PDF

Secondary impacts and benefits of water reallocations in the Snake River Basin of Idaho Item Info

The Swan Falls agreement recently resolved a long-standing water rights issue in the State of Idaho, and Congress recently approved the agreement. As part of that agreement, Idaho Power Company subordinated some of its water rights, and, as a result, new water supplies have become available for other uses. The State is now charged with the task of estimating the potential benefits which would accrue to other uses, particularly new irrigation. Three studies of potential new uses and reallocations were contracted by the State; these studies included a guide to benefit estimation, a study of water markets, and an examination of economic impacts. The objectives of this study were to estimate the economic impacts and multipliers for the State, with particular reference to the involved sectors, and to discuss the use of impacts and impact analysis in the estimation of benefits of the new water supply to the region and the State. Economic impacts can be estimated using several techniques, including econometric models, simulation models, and input-output analysis; this study utilized input-output approaches. Submitted to the Snake River Studies Advisory Committee, Office of the Governor, State of Idaho.

View on Timeline View on Map Download PDF
Title:
Secondary impacts and benefits of water reallocations in the Snake River Basin of Idaho
Authors:
Keith, Joh, E.; Glover, Terrence F.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1988-10
Description:
The Swan Falls agreement recently resolved a long-standing water rights issue in the State of Idaho, and Congress recently approved the agreement. As part of that agreement, Idaho Power Company subordinated some of its water rights, and, as a result, new water supplies have become available for other uses. The State is now charged with the task of estimating the potential benefits which would accrue to other uses, particularly new irrigation. Three studies of potential new uses and reallocations were contracted by the State; these studies included a guide to benefit estimation, a study of water markets, and an examination of economic impacts. The objectives of this study were to estimate the economic impacts and multipliers for the State, with particular reference to the involved sectors, and to discuss the use of impacts and impact analysis in the estimation of benefits of the new water supply to the region and the State. Economic impacts can be estimated using several techniques, including econometric models, simulation models, and input-output analysis; this study utilized input-output approaches. Submitted to the Snake River Studies Advisory Committee, Office of the Governor, State of Idaho.
Subjects:
Water rights Water allocation Irrigation Economic analysis Economic evaluation Economic impact
Location:
Snake River Basin; Southern Idaho
Latitude:
43.243
Longitude:
-116.379
Collection:
Boise Basin
Series:
Water for Idaho
IWRRI number:
198805
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
KIT
Date Digitized:
2017-09-07

Contact us about this record

Source
Preferred Citation:
"Secondary impacts and benefits of water reallocations in the Snake River Basin of Idaho", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-198805.html
Rights
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
« Previous Back to Browse Next »