Upper Mississippi River - A Vital Resource for Regional Economic Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 5.
ITEM TITLE: Upper Mississippi River - A Vital Resource for Regional Economic
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Vital Resource for Regional Economic Prosperity.
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OVERVIEW REVENUE
The economic prosperity and quality of life within the Upper
Mississippi River (UMR) region depend upon the river's
continuing viability as a rich and diverse ecosystem, a commercialManufacturing
transportation system, a source of water supply, and a recreational
resource.The preliminary results of an UMR Economic Profile
illustrate the river system directly supports nine key economic Tourism
sectors. The Profile focuses exclusively on the 60 counties that 6.04%
touch the river, and therefore is a conservative approach in
evaluating the full regional benefits of the river. For example, the
UMR moves a substantial portion of the nation's agricultural Op
products from areas well beyond the immediate adjacent ® Mineral Resources
3.59%
counties. The region's history of interagency partnership, • Energy Production 1.97%
sustainability practices and multi-purpose use has proven Outdoor Recreation 0.8306
beneficial and is critical to sustaining and enhancing the river's @ Commercial Navigation 0.2706
Water Supply 0.1206
many economic, ecosystem and social values well into the future. • Natural Resources Con,niercial Harvest o.00i06
HIGHLIGHTS JOBS
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Q Economic sectors in the UMR corridor generate more than
$253 billion annually, supporting over 755,000 jobs.
Q Manufacturing, tourism and agriculture account for over
93 percent of the total UMR corridor revenue within Tourism
the 60-county corridor, supporting 92 percent of total Manufacturing 36.19%
employment. 50.22%
Q Tourism and outdoor recreation support more than
300,000 jobs.
Q The relative magnitudes among the UMR corridor sectors
are relatively similar between 1999 and 2014, with an
C) Outdoor Recreation¢.¢646
overall economic growth of$47 billion, but a decrease in ® Mineral Resources 2.3306
112,646 jobs. • Energy Production 0.6¢46
Water Supply 0.13%
® Commercial Navigation om%
0 Natural Resources Commercial Harvest o.oi%
PRELIMINARY MANUFACTURING
is the region's greatest
RESULTS revenue-generating sector
($211 billion annually), ranging '
from food processing to '. y
petroleum and chemical
manufacturing.The UMR
The Mississippi supports manufacturing by
transporting raw materials toRiver plays a ,a
processing facilities, supplying
majorwater for processing,washing, 4 i
local, regional, and cooling, and safely and
cost-effectively receiving treated
state and national effluent. Manufacturing jobs are
economies, both i concentrated in large x;
directly metropolitan areas.
indirectly, by
supporting freight TOURISM
opportunities draw millions
passengerand of people annually from across
the nation and the world,
with annual expenditures over
$15 billion that support more than
agriculture 273,000 jobs. Forty-eight state
parks, 53 national historic
tourism and
landmarks, 46 interpretive centers
outdoor recreation and 19 scenic overlooks
as well as a showcase outstanding cultural '
number historic and scenic assets.The
Great River Road National Scenic
related industrial Byway also draws tourists and r
opportunities for a variety of
recreational activities.
AGRICULTURE
is the region's third largestE1 001 OW
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revenue-generating and jobs
sector,thanks to efficient water
transportation and water supply
used to irrigate crops and support
livestock. Farms here cover over -'
20.7 million acres, most of which
is cropland (73 percent). More
than 60 percent of America's corn
and soybeans are transported to
export markets via the UMR's
commercial navigation system. 'fz,
Photos: Mark Godfrey; Paul Ingram;Jac
ENERGY PRODUCTION
uses the UMR as a transportation "r
mode, a source of cooling water
for fossil fuel and nuclear power 1
plants, and in steam-and
hydropower-generated electricity.
In 2013, 96 power plants located
N in the UMR corridor produced
close to 11,400 MW of electricity, ,
accounting for 20 percent of the
total power generated within the
five UMR states. In all, nearly
1 $5 billion is generated annually,
supporting 4,800 jobs.
MINERAL EXTRACTION
primarily involves coal, cement,
lime, oil, gas and crushed stone,
sand and gravel.Approximately, t
40 percent of mining in the UMR
is located in Missouri.Some p
34 percent of mineral revenues
generated within the entire
five-state UMR region occur y.
within the 60-county UMRt
corridor. Mining in the UMR
corridor generates$9.1 billion .:
annually and supports
17,600 jobs.
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OUTDOOR RECREATION '
opportunities along the UMR
corridor abound, producing an
estimated annual revenue of
$2.1 billion.Just over 2 million
acres, representing 10 percent
of the total land area in the w
UMR corridor, is protected
public conservation lands used
for outdoor recreation.These
lands provide many recreational
opportunities such as wildlife
watching, hunting,fishing,
camping, boating, cycling
and hiking.
Killgore; David W. Preston; Bruce Reid; Cindy Samples, USFWS; U.S. Departme
COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION F
generates$676 million annually,
and also supports the economic
activity of agriculture, energy,
mining and manufacturing by
providing cost-effective, safe, k _ m
environmentally-friendly shipping :it
services.Additionally, commercial _.
navigation provides tremendous
direct and indirect economic
value by supporting shipping and
receiving jobs within these
sectors. Shipments on the UMR
account for a significant share of
the nation's total inland waterway kx,:
shipments.
WATER SUPPLY
providers generate relatively little
annual revenue ($294 billion)
among the sectors, but the river's
clean water is essential to the }
region's economy and high quality *�
of life.The UMR public water
supply system along the corridor
provides over 596 million gallons/
day to domestic, industrial and
commercial users. Domestic users
are the largest recipients,
consuming some 276 million
gallons/day.
COMMERCIAL HARVEST
of Natural Resources includes
fishing, musseling and trapping.
By 2000, cheaper synthetic
substitutes and declining
populations largely ended
musseling on the UMR ��
` Commercial fishing is declining
onrl thn fioh nnm oitin., ;n
_? REPORT DEVELOPMENT
AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Minne ota
wg opsin Understanding the economic value of entire Mississippi
Ichi n River is imperative to tell the story of the river's
importance to the nation's economy. The release of the
2014 Lower Mississippi River Economic Profile made
apparent the need to update the 1999 Upper Mississippi
to River Economic Profile.While data sources for the Upper
and Lower Economic Reports are different and thus are
not statistically comparable, together they show the
value of the entire Mississippi River. The UMR
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br a Indiana partnership greatly appreciates the work of the U.S. Fish
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J and Wildlife Service's Division of Economics in preparing
the preliminary technical reports of the UMR Economic
Profile. The UMR partnership next plans to expand the
analysis to include the Illinois River.
Kal States Misso
Illinois The UMR Economic Report is being developed in
Iowa
Minnesota Kentucky collaboration by:
Missouri
Wisconsin V ■ The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of
kla� �...._�_ _. _._.�...A r..a s �` nese ,,, Economics, which provides analytical support to the
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Upper Mississippi River Cooridor oivisionorEconomics�{., Service's programs nation-wide
Study Area Com•
Includes 60 counties in five states. Extends from Minnesota to Cairo, m The Upper Mississippi River Basin Association,
Illinois. which is a regional interstate organization formed by
the Governors of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,
and Wisconsin to coordinate the states' river-related
MULTI-PURPOSE, programs and policies and work with federal
COLLABORATIVE NETWORK agencies that have river responsibilities
■ The Nature Conservancy, which works in more
The UMR has historically been managed through a than 35 countries and all 50 U.S. states, and has
broad spectrum of interdisciplinary and interagency conserved over 120 million acres with the help of
forums. These collaborations date back as far as the 1 million members and donors; the UMR is a focus
inception of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation area for TNC
Committee in 1943. Each group offers valuable contribu-
tions to the river's multi-purpose management and river
stewardship, including improved management of
dredged material and emergency response to spills as NOTE: Shown here are preliminary results of an
well as the conservation of land, water quality and native UMR Economic Profile in 2015,which provides an initial,
species habitats. The various, diverse UMR users comprehensive estimate of the Upper Mississippi River's
understand that investment in water infrastructure for economic impact.
navigation, flood risk management, water supply and
energy must also include consideration of ecological
benefits if we are to sustain the tremendous societal
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benefits we derive from the river for future generations. FI6H&WIILDL E TheNatLlre
Today, the UMR partners measure success by the extent SERVICE
to which balance is achieved among the multiple river 4 Conservancy
values and uses. nature.org
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