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Show CEA Report Economics CURRENT ECONOMICS OF REGION Powell reservoir spans four counties ( Kane, Garfield and San Juan Counties in Utah and Coconino County in Arizona), all of which are sparsely populated and dependent upon tourist dollars. 21 The largest employer in each of these counties is the government. Page, Arizona is the largest town within 50 miles of the reservoir, with a population of approximately 9,250.21 The major contributors to Page's economy are the reservoir, the Navajo Generating Station and tourism. 31 The two largest employers in Page are Aramark ( which owns a number of the marinas), and the Navajo Generating Station. The average unemployment rate in Page is 5.8%. Approximately 65% of the business in Page is generated from tourism. 27 Visitation to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area generated about $ 380 million in 1998.21 Little of that income remains in the region. Approximately $ 40 million remains with the citizens of Page and surrounding small towns. Figure 1. The zone of impact Ticaboo SKrjHite x Colorado River s j Canyortlands Nationaf Park ^ Natural Bridge$ National Monument X COUNTY y J San Juan River \ ^ 1 Grand Canyon National Park Canyon De CheHy National Monument HI Towns H Marinas | | County Lines . Major Roads Roads /\/ Rivers § ||| § Reservoir I ••'•••;> National Parks 100 Kilometers Figure 15 Map showing predicted zone of economic impact of Powell reservoir ( Jonas and Moore, 1999). page 18 |
