| Benefits as good, service or function | Value type | Valuation technique | Data needs | |
| 1 | Profits through sand commercialization | Direct use | Market Price-Based Methods | Structural organization of the actors Volume of sand extracted per year Market price of lagoon sand |
| 2 | Mitigate the filling of the lakes | Indirect use | Benefit transfer: function transfer | Volume of sand extracted per season and per year. Total volume of the water body. Total area of the lakes |
| 3 | Deeping some area: improve pelagic habitat for fish reproduction | Indirect use | Benefit transfer: function transfer | Volume of sand extracted Geographic location of extraction points. Average density of fish in the lakes. |
| 4 | Moderate flood events | Indirect use | Benefit transfer: function transfer | Volume of sand extracted Area impacted by flooding |
| 5 | Decrease pressure on terrestrial sand mining | Indirect use | Cost-based Methods: replacement cost | Volume of sand extracted per year Market price of sand from other quarries |