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ECONOMICS
Economic Analysis Results
Benefits YBSA – Black Rock Projections*
Irrigated Agriculture $ 930,000,000
Fisheries Use $ 100,000,000
Recreation & Resort $3,404,000,000
Hydropower $ 412,000,000
Municipal & Construction Jobs $ 468,000,000
Fisheries Nonuse $2,600,000,000
Total $7,914,000,000
YBSA used figures based on the highest and best use.
*YBSA total dollars per category are cumulative for each of the listed benefits on a local, regional, or national level. They are not limited to the Federal requests and limitations of the BOR as listed in the Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study (Storage Study).
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