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Category : Droughts
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The 1991 Drought Water Bank
Author: California's 1991 Drought Water Bank
Author: Lloyd S. DixonPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 9780833014665
Category : Droughts
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
In 1991, to mitigate the effects of a five-year drought, the California department of Water Resources bought water from farmers, landlords, and agencies in northern and central California and resold it to urban and agricultural areas. This study found that although operating costs and crop sales were substantially reduced for farmers who participated in the Bank, the Bank's economic impact was not large compared to the general agricultural economy of the region and to historic variations in the agricultural sector, and that participating farmers increased their farm investment. Recommendations for future banks include spreading purchases and rotating farmers to diffuse the bank's negative impacts, considering a lower water purchase price, using standard rules and contracts, and developing procedures to minimize divisiveness among landlords, tenants, and local businesses.
1991 Drought Water Bank
Author: Christina LaiThe 1991 drought water bank january, 1992
Author: State Of California - The Resources AgencyPublisher:
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Languages : en
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The 1991 Drought Water Bank
Author: A Retrospective on California's 1991 Emergency Drought Water Bank
Author: Richard E. HowittPublisher:
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Category : Droughts
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Current Drought Conditions in California
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy ResourcesPublisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
California's Continuing Drought, 1987-1991
Author: California. Department of Water ResourcesPublisher:
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Category : Drought relief
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The 1992 Drought Water Bank
Author: California. Department of Water ResourcesPublisher:
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Category : Droughts
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Drought Management Policies and Economic Effects on Urban Areas of California, 1987-1992
Author: Lloyd S. DixonPublisher: RAND Corporation
ISBN: 9780833024671
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The 1986-1992 California drought caused most urban water agencies to adopt policies that aimed to reduce water consumption in their service areas. These policies determined in part how much customers reduced water use and the size and distribution of any accompanying economic and noneconomic losses. Understanding these losses is important because this knowledge should enter into decisions on how to allocate water among competing uses and whether or not to invest in new water projects. The authors evaluate the losses caused by the drought using the concept of "willingness-to-pay," i.e., the amount that water users would have been willing to pay to avoid drought management policies. This study reports the results of a detailed survey of urban water agencies to provide the background information needed for future studies to determine willingness-to-pay. The survey data presented suggest when and where the drought effects were most severe and how the effects were distributed across residential, commercial, industrial, government, and agricultural users. To illustrate how willingness-to-pay can in part be quantified, this report includes a pilot study of residential consumer surplus losses due to the drought, based on household-level water use data in the Alameda County Water District.