To complete the Indian Water Rights
Settlements: Economic Analysis project, The Secretary's Indian
Water Rights Office (SIWRO) will conduct case studies on the
economic outcomes associated with individual Indian water rights
settlements (IWRS). The data requirements for these case studies
will inform our understanding of whether each component of the
settlement was in fact delivered, and the timing and detail of the
final action (e.g., was the infrastructure put in place and is it
functioning as expected). Understanding settlement outcomes will
require targeted interviews with informed entities representative
of the tribal communities and other beneficiaries. These interviews
will focus on the physical, demographic, and socioeconomic changes
that the settlement has produced.
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