Economic and environmental impacts of a large scale water transfer in the Colorado River Basin
Date
1989
Authors
Oamek, George, author
Johnson, Stanley R., author
U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, publisher
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Abstract
The direct economic, and offsite environmental impacts of a 400,000 acre foot water transfer between irrigators in the Upper Basin of the Colorado River and urban users in the Lower Basin was examined. Results indicated that the transfer would result in considerable offsite benefits, with minimal disruption to local agriculture.
Description
Presented at Planning for water shortages: water reallocations and transfers drought management: proceedings from the 1989 regional meetings held on August 24-25, 1989 in Boise, Idaho and on October 19-21, 1989 in St. Louis, Missouri.