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Item Open Access 15th annual Central Plains irrigation conference and exposition proceedings(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003-02) Central Plains Irrigation Conference, authorItem Open Access 2007 Central Plains irrigation conference, proceedings(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2007-02) Central Plains Irrigation Conference, authorItem Open Access A history of drought in Colorado: lessons learned and what lies ahead(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2000-02) McKee, Thomas B., author; Doesken, Nolan J., author; Kleist, John, author; Shrier, Catherine J., author; Stanton, Willaim P., author; Colorado State University, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisherItem Open Access Agricultural to urban water transfers in Colorado: an assessment of the issues and options(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1993-12) Rice, Teresa A., author; MacDonnell, Lawrence J., author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisherWith constrains on the additional development of water supplies and in the face of growing urban demands for water cites have increasingly been turning to the water transfer process as a means of expanding their supplies. Urban encroachment onto formerly irrigated croplands long has caused the use of irrigation water to change to urban use. To make the transfers economically warranted the size of the transfers tends to be large. This transfer of large quantities of water from often rural areas with little alternative economic opportunity is prompting many western states to revisit their water transfer laws. This report examines approaches taken in the western states to both better facilitate the water transfer process and better address so-called third party effects. The report focuses initially on water transfer law and procedure in Colorado and notes that Colorado emphasizes a single kind of transaction--one in which there is a permanent purchase of a water right and a consequent total cessation of the associated activity. The report then provides a detailed evaluation of a variety of approaches used in other western states involving (1) conditioning water transfers, (2) requiring reduced water use, (3) providing incentives to conserve, and (4) facilitating short-term transfers. Finally recommendations are made for changes in Colorado law and procedure providing incentives to save water, establishing water banks, and addressing third party effects.Item Open Access 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, publisherItem Open Access 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, publisherItem Open Access Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition proceedings(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1998-02) Central Plains Irrigation Conference, authorItem Open Access Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition proceedings(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2001-02) Central Plains Irrigation Conference, authorItem Open Access Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition proceedings(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1997-02-04) Central Plains Irrigation Conference, authorItem Open Access Challenges facing irrigation and drainage in the new millennium. Volume 2, Poster session: meeting human and environmental needs through sustainability, rehabilitation, and modernization(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2000-06) Deason, Wayne O., editor; Gates, Timothy K., editor; Zimbelman, Darell D., editor; Anderson, Susan S., editor; U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, publisherItem Open Access Colorado drought conference: managing water supply and demand in the time of drought(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2002-12) Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, authorItem Open Access Competing interests in water resources - searching for consensus(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1997) Greydanus, Herbert W., editor; Anderson, Susan S., editor; U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, publisherItem Open Access Development of oilseed crops for biodiesel production under Colorado limited irrigation conditions: final report to the Colorado Water Institute(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2009-04) Johnson, Jerry J., author; Enjalbert, Nicolas, author; Schneekloth, Joel, author; Helm, Alan, author; Malhotra, Ravi, author; Coonrod, Daren, author; Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University, Extension, publisherItem Open Access 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, publisherThe 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.Item Open Access 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, publisherItem Open Access Economic impact analysis of reduced irrigated acreage in four river basins in Colorado(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2006-12) Thorvaldson, Jennifer, author; Pritchett, James, author; Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, publisherIn this project, a rigorous economic accounting establishes the agricultural and economic demographics for four river basins in Colorado: the East Arkansas, East South Platte, Republican, and Rio Grande Basins. The IMPLAN software is utilized to develop an input-output model for each basin. Impact analysis is then performed on each model in order to approximate the economic effects of a reduction in irrigated acreage on each regional economy. Substantial differences between the regions exist, both in terms of impacts and multipliers, leading to the conclusion that any policy or program intending to mitigate the negative impacts of lost irrigated acreage should not be a one-size-fits-all solution, but rather would be most effective if tailored specifically to the affected region.Item Open Access 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, publisherUrban 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.Item Open Access 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, publisherItem Open Access 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, publisherItem Open Access 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