Table 2.2.14-1— M&l Water Supplies— Without Pro- 

 ject Condition— Average Day Use and Capacity- 

 Continued 



' Include effects of nonstructural and conservation measures. 

 ' Show by time period and season where there are seasonal 

 vanations. e.g. 



P. 



Table 2.2.14-3— M&l Water Supply Alternatives 

 [Period of analysis, price level, discount rate] 



w 



' Show by time period and season where there are seasonal 



variations. 



Section III— NED Benefit Evaluation 

 Procedures: Agriculture 



2.3.1 introduction. 



Table 2.2.14-2— M&l Water Supplies— Without 

 Project Condition— Maximum day use and Capacity 



' Include effects of nonstructural and conservation measures. 

 ' Show by time, period and season where there are seasonal 

 variations, eg 



W 



This section provides procedures for the evalua- 

 tion of agncultural benefits from water resources 

 plans. The benefits attnbutable to flood damage re- 

 duction, drainage, irrigation, erosion control and 

 sediment reduction should be evaluated separately 

 to the extent practical. 



2.3.2 Conceptuai basis. 



(a) NED Benefits. The NED benefits are the 

 value or increases in the agricultural output of the 

 Nation and the cost savings in maintaining a given 

 level of output. The benefits include reductions in 

 production costs and in associated costs; reduction 

 in damage costs from floods, erosion, sedimenta- 

 tion, inadequate drainage, or inadequate water 

 supply; the value of increased production of crops; 

 and the economic efficiency of increasing the pro- 

 duction of crops in the project area. 



(b) Basic and Other Crops. (1) Basic crops (rice, 

 cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat, milo, barley, oats, 

 hay, and pasture) are crops that are grown through- 

 out the United States in quantities such that no 

 water resources project would affect the price and 

 thus cause transfers of crop production from one 

 area to another. The production of basic crops is 

 limited primanly by the availability of suitable land. 



(2) On a national basis, production of crops other 

 than basic crops is seldom limited by the availability 

 of suitable land. Rather, production is generally lim- 

 ited by market demand, risk aversion, and supply 

 factors other than suitable land. Thus, production 

 from increased acreage of crops other than basic 



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