Ag Water Resource Economics

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Economics of ground water development in the High Plains of Colorado
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1969) Rohdy, Donald D., author; Natural Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economics and administration of water resources
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1969) Flack, J. Ernest, author; Natural Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economics and administration of water resources
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1969) Nobe, Kenneth C., author; Natural Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economic, political, and legal aspects of Colorado water law
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1973) Radosevich, George, author; Nobe, Kenneth C., author; Meek, Ronald L., author; Flack, J. Ernest (John Ernest), 1929-, author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisher
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Mathematical modeling of water management strategies in urbanizing river basins
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1973) Walker, Wynn R., author; Skogerboe, Gaylord V., author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisher
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An economic analysis of water use in Colorado's economy
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1975-12) Gray, S. Lee (Sanford Lee), author; McKean, John R., 1939-, author; Sparling, Edward W., author; Weber, Joseph C., author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisher
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The physical and economic effects on the local agricultural economy of water transfer from irrigation companies to cities in the northern Denver metropolitan area
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1976) Anderson, Raymond Lloyd, 1927-, author; Wengert, Norman I., author; Heil, Robert D., author; Williams, Dean, author; Palmer, Charles, author; McWilliams, Ken, author; Environmental Resources Center, Colorado State University, publisher
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Proceedings: Colorado drought workshops
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1977-11) Colorado State University, Environmental Resources Center, author
Two workshops were held in late November of 1977 under sponsorship by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Drought Council. They were planned and conducted jointly by the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute and the Colorado Cooperative Extension Service. The workshops were held November 28 in Grand Junction and November 29 in Denver to explore several key questions relative to the drought experienced in Colorado during the preceding months. Included in the goals of the workshops were: to learn what emergencies occurred, what steps were taken to solve particular problems, what might have been tried, what legal constraints and institutional problems were encountered, and what preparations ought to be made to better meet future drought emergencies.
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Drought induced problems and responses of small towns and rural water entities in Colorado: the 1976-1978 drought
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1980-06) Howe, Charles W., author; Alexander, Paul K., author; Goldberg, Jo Anne, author; Sertner, Steven, author; Studer, Hans Peter, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
The climatological and hydrologic conditions across the State of Colorado during the 1976-1978 drought showed great diversity, adjacent drainage basins often experiencing quite different conditions. This emphasizes the importance of providing climatological information and assistance programs that are tailored to local areas (e.g. the Water Districts in Colorado). Small towns experienced the intensifying of problems that, for the most part, had existed for a long time: lack of adequate raw water; poor system performance and high loss of produced water from lack of maintenance; inadequate financing and the use of water revenues for general purposes; and, at times, inadequate management. The latter is often caused by high turnover as personnel are attracted to the larger towns. Town responses included emergency repairs, drilling wells, buying additional water rights and renting water from farmers, restrictions on water use, installation of meters, and increasing water charges (both price and flat rates). The town experience indicated that many effective counter-drought actions depend upon local knowledge and initiative. State and federal programs cannot substitute for this, so these higher level programs must be designed to stimulate local initiative and not to be "a reward for 50 years of bad management." Rural water entities providing mostly irrigation water experienced problems stemming in part from over-irrigation in the early season, over-expansion of acreage relative to reliable water supply, and inflexible reservoir management. Cooperative sharing of water and water rentals among farmers frequently helped avoid the economic inefficiencies that would occur under strict application of priority rights. This emphasizes the importance of facilitating both the short and long-term transferability of water among uses. Major opportunities exist for conjunctive management of surface and tributary groundwaters. The State priority rights system currently prevents rational conjunctive management.
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Planning water reuse: development of reuse theory and the input-output model. Volume II, Application of the input-output water balance model
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1980-09) Klooz, Darrel, author; Hendricks, David W., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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Energy and water scarcity and the irrigated agricultural economy of the Colorado High Plains: direct economic and hydrologic impact forecasts (1979-2020)
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1982-02) Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931-, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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An economic input-output study of the High Plains region of eastern Colorado
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1982-02) McKean, John R., 1939-, author; Ericson, Ray K., author; Weber, J. C., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economic aspects of cost-sharing arrangements for federal irrigation projects: a case study
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1982-12) Keleta, Ghebreyohannes, author; Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931-, author; Sparling, Edward W., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economic impacts of transferring water from agriculture to alternative uses in Colorado
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1983) Young, Robert (Robert A.), 1950-, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economic issues in resolving conflicts in water use
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1983-02) Gray, S. Lee (Sanford Lee), author; Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931-, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisher
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Effects of alternative electricity rates and rate structures on electricity and water use on the Colorado High Plains
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1984-10) Gardner, Richard L., author; Young, Robert (Robert A.), 1950-, author; Conklin, Lawrence R., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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The economic role of water in Colorado: an input-output analysis
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1988-09) Gray, S. Lee (Sanford Lee), author; McKean, John R., 1939-, author; Miller, Thomas A. (Thomas Alan), 1937-, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economic impacts of alternative water allocation institutions in the Colorado River Basin
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1991-08) Booker, James F., author; Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931-, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economic impacts of agriculture-to-urban water transfers: a case study of Crowley County, Colorado
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1993-11) Taylor, R. Garth, author; Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931-, author; McKean, John R., 1939-, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Colorado State University, publisher
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Economic impacts of a rural-to-urban water transfer: a case study of Crowley County, Colorado
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1993-11) Taylor, R. Garth, author; Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931-, author; McKean, John R., 1939-, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisher
Urban water supply agencies seeking to meet growing municipal water demands in the arid southwest are finding that the purchase of water from existing agricultural uses is, from their perspective, often more cost-effective than construction of additional storage. Colorado municipalities have been among the most active purchasers of irrigation water rights. Agriculture-to-urban water transfers have economic impacts at the local, regional and state levels. Although the transfers represent "willing buyer-willing seller" exchanges, and represent a gain for both parties to the transactions, concerns have been voiced over whether the economic values of the transacting entities fully take into account the values to the region and the state. Starting in the 1970s, water for urban use has been purchased in Crowley County, a small rural county in southeastern Colorado. Crowley County lands are irrigated from the Lower Arkansas River via the Colorado Canal. Some 85% of the water rights formerly serving 47,000 irrigated acres in Crowley County have been purchased by municipalities. This study had two main purposes. The first was to employ a nonmarket valuation technique to estimate the foregone direct economic benefits (opportunity costs) of irrigation water used in Crowley County. The second purpose was to estimate regional (direct plus secondary) employment impacts of the reduced irrigated agriculture.