I do not see that side of the economic equation factored into this mix at all and therefore the whole thing is not only a bogus study, it is a bogus study with an agenda.
Now, when and where have we seen this type of thing before?
More of the same...different package. I can tell you from my own experience that the Bureau of Recalamation has been infested on the environmental side with rabid, agenda driven individuals. Those on the operations side, those actually man and work the dams, are constantly having to fight them internally. It is no wonder, IMHO, that outside entitites can manipulate the system and get these types of reports.
The farmers and ranchers and their representatives and friends will need to stand again and beat this down and show it for the junk science that it is.
Unless the small farmers write a very clear and understandable report showing this report is false they are going to lose their water rights .......which is part of Agenda 21.
Agenda 21 is not a fight that we have been winning!