WATER CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE: A WATER RIGHTS MARKET APPROACH

Jack E. Houston and Norman K. Whittlesey

No 279048, 1984 Annual Meeting, August 5-8, Ithaca, New York from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Opportunities exist for conservation of water and electricity used in Pacific Northwest irrigation. A mathematical programming model WAS developed to estimate agricultural responses to water and energy conservation policies. The potential of a water market for exchanges between agriculture and the hydropower sector is considered for increasing regional energy production.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1984-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279048

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