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WSDA presents economic model showing large Yakima losses under low water scenarios
Summary
Kelly McClain of the Washington State Department of Agriculture described a drought assessment tool built with university partners that estimates large revenue and job losses in the Yakima Basin under low‑water scenarios and shows how increased storage could reduce economic harm.
Kelly McClain, assistant director of Agricultural Environmental Services at the Washington State Department of Agriculture, briefed the committee on a drought assessment tool (DAT) developed with the University of California Merced and funded by Ecology's Office of the Columbia River. The model links irrigation water availability to crop choices and regional economic impacts using an agricultural production module and an input‑output…
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