The Economic Value of Trinity River Water

Douglas, Aaron J.; Taylor, Jonathan G.

doi:10.1080/07900629948835

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“…These include both bequest and existence value as outlined above. This figure is comparable with other recent CV studies (Douglas andTaylor 1999, Ruijgrok andNillesen 2004). By taking the proportionate amount of use and non-use value and multiplying by the appropriate population size (use value corresponds to number of annual visitors, while non-use value corresponds to total population), total benefit can be calculated.…”

Section: Non-market Value (Wtp)mentioning

confidence: 63%

Stream restoration as a basis for Israeli–Palestinian cooperation: a comparative analysis of two transboundary streams

Abramson

Tal

Becker

et al. 2010

International Journal of River Basin Management

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Transboundary environmental degradation often poses serious health and security threats to regional residents. The Israeli -Palestinian conflict further aggravates an environment already characterized by water scarcity, environmental distress and polluted waterways. Yet, common ground appears to emerge from a recent contingent valuation study in which both Israelis and Palestinians reveal common water use and riparian restoration preferences, as well as comparable willingness to pay for proposed restoration efforts. These surprising results -especially that despite vast economic hindrances, Palestinians have revealed similar willingness to contribute financially to stream restoration -indicate the seriousness of regional health issues and demonstrate a foundation for future cooperative restoration efforts. A simple cost-benefit analysis is conducted, which sheds light on future policy formation, especially with regard to water treatment and allocation decisions for both societies.

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Section: Non-market Value (Wtp)mentioning

confidence: 63%

Stream restoration as a basis for Israeli–Palestinian cooperation: a comparative analysis of two transboundary streams

Abramson

Tal

Becker

et al. 2010

International Journal of River Basin Management

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“…The Trinity River provides significant amounts of outflow to the nearby Sacramento River and to the Central Valley Project via tunnels connecting the Trinity River basin with the upper Sacramento River. These flows are used for hydropower production, agricultural production, and other purposes, including urban uses in southern California (Douglas and Taylor, 1999). Here, we focus on foregone hydropower and agricultural benefits to calculate the opportunity costs of water released to cool the Lower Klamath River.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Instream Water Temperature Forecasts for Fisheries Management: An Application in the Pacific Northwest1

Huang

Langpap

Adams

2011

JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

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Huang, Biao, Christian Langpap, and Richard M. Adams, 2011. Using Instream Water Temperature Forecasts for Fisheries Management: An Application in the Pacific Northwest. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 47(4):861‐876. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752‐1688.2011.00562.x Abstract: Water temperature is an important factor affecting aquatic life within the stream environment. Cold water species, such as salmonids, are particularly susceptible to elevated water temperatures. This paper examines the potential usefulness of short‐term (7 to 10 days) water temperature forecasts for salmonid management. Forecasts may be valuable if they allow the water resource manager to make better water allocation decisions. This study considers two applications: water releases from Lewiston Dam for management of adult Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Klamath River and leasing water from agriculture for management of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the John Day River. We incorporate biophysical models and water temperature distribution data into a Bayesian framework to simulate changes in fish populations and the corresponding opportunity cost of water under different levels of temperature forecast reliability. Simulation results indicate that use of the forecasts results in increased fish production and that marginal costs decline as forecast reliability increases, suggesting that provision and use of such stream temperature forecasts would have potential value to society.

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“…The Trinity River provides significant amounts of outflow to the nearby Sacramento River and to the Central Valley Project. These flows are used for hydropower production, agricultural production, and other purposes, including urban uses in southern California (Douglas and Taylor 1999).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Value of In‐stream Water Temperature Forecasts for Fisheries Management

Huang

Langpap

Adams

2011

Contemporary Economic Policy

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Water temperature is an important factor affecting aquatic life within the stream environment. Cold water species, such as salmonids, are particularly susceptible to elevated water temperatures. This paper examines the economic value of short‐term water temperature forecasts for salmonid management. Forecasts may have economic value if they allow the water resource manager to make better water allocation decisions. This study considers two applications: water releases for management of Chinook salmon in the Klamath River and leasing water from agriculture for management of steelhead trout in the John Day River. We incorporate biophysical models and water temperature distribution data into a Bayesian framework to simulate changes in fish populations and the corresponding benefit from recreational fishing and opportunity cost of water under different temperature forecast accuracies. Simulation results indicate that use of the forecasts results in increased fish production and that marginal costs decline and net benefits increase as forecast accuracy increases, suggesting that provision and use of such stream temperature forecasts would have value to society. (JEL Q22, Q25, Q28, Q50)

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The Economic Value of Trinity River Water

Cited by 17 publications

References 2 publications

Stream restoration as a basis for Israeli–Palestinian cooperation: a comparative analysis of two transboundary streams

Stream restoration as a basis for Israeli–Palestinian cooperation: a comparative analysis of two transboundary streams

Using Instream Water Temperature Forecasts for Fisheries Management: An Application in the Pacific Northwest1

The Value of In‐stream Water Temperature Forecasts for Fisheries Management

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