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WWRC 85-05
Analysis of the Secondary Effects of the Westside and Middle Fork Water Development Projects

Objectives

The objective of this study is to demonstrate that a state-of-the-art impact assessment model can be used to identify and quantify the expected indirect effects and distributional effects of state water development projects. Embodied in this overall objective are the following specific objectives.

  1. To identify and quantify the expected indirect effects and distributional effects of developing the proposed Westside Irrigation project in Wyoming.
  2. To identify and quantify the expected effects for the proposed Middle Fork project in Wyoming.
  3. To discuss how inclusion of the expected indirect benefits and costs, and the expected distributional effects contributes to the economic analysis of both the Westside and Middle Fork projects.

Presently the Wyoming Water Development Commission is planning and evaluating approximately 30 potential state projects. The techniques used in this study to identify indirect effects and distributional effects of projects are readily available for further use in project planning and evaluation.

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