The Economic Value of Water and Ecosystem Preservation: Ecotourism in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Summary

This project used economic approaches to derive an economic value for fresh water inflows from the Rio Grande. The project is comprised of the following tasks: collect and review existing data, information and research regarding economic value of freshwater inflows; characterize the role of freshwater inflows from Rio Grande on health of the estuary; Analyze economic value of freshwater inflows; and Community education and outreach.