WRS-40
Systems Simulation of Economic Factors and Their Relation to the Water System of Wyoming's Platte River Basin
Abstract
That portion of Wyoming within the North Platte River Basin
is likely to feel substantial pressure for development in the
next decade. The availability and cost of water will be important
considerations in future development plans for this area. The
present economic structure of the Basin has been strongly influenced
by existing water development projects. Future efforts to
develop additional water supplies will be evaluated in terms of
the benefits and costs associated with new and expanded growth
opportunities, as well as the beneficial and detrimental impacts
that will be imposed on the existing environmental and economic
structure of the Basin. This study examines the potential for
designing an economic model of the Basin, using simulation techniques
of analysis, for use in evaluating development impacts that
are likely to occur in the near future. A hydrologic model of the
Basin is also being developed, using simulation techniques, and it
is intended that the two models will eventually be integrated.
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