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Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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The Demand for Agricultural Water in Utah
Author: The Demand for Agricultural Water in Utah
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
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The report attempts to provide some of the economic information necessary for sound decisions in the development and use of Utah's water resources with respect to agriculture. The general conclusions from the study indicate that most parts of the state suffer from a water shortage in that more production could be obtained from the presently irrigated land through the use of more water and/or the transfer of water from lands with low productivity to higher quality land. There are, however, many cases of water waste. The model is not designed to adequately evaluate the economic feasibility of water importation projects but those regions with the greatest potential for development are identified. The models indicate that, given the present cost and price structure, agriculture alone probably could not economically justify most water importation schemes at this time.
An Economic Analysis of Demand and Supply for Irrigation Water in Utah
Author: Mark Holland AndersonPublisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Water provides the lifeblood of Utah's agricultural economy. It Is the subject of much controversy and litigation and yet most opinions on the subject are based on opinions and prejudice rather than upon the basis of sound scientific examination. This paper attempts to provide some of the economic information necessary for sound decisions in the development and use of Utah's water resources with respect to agriculture. Utah has been divided into ten drainage regions (hydrologic sub-regions) and the presently irrigated and potentially irrigable land according to land class was estimated for each county or portion of a county within each of the regions. Water use factors, crop rotation constraints, costs of production, yields, product prices, and costs of bringing new land into production were also estimated. These values were then used in the linear program demand model to estimate a normalized demand (marginal value product) curve for water to be used in agricultural production within each region. The available level of water was varied in each of the demand curves to estimate the relationship between the quantity of water and its economic value (a demand function).
The Economic Efficiency of Inter-basin Agricultural Water Transfers in Utah
Author: John E. KeithPublisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Water Resources Planning to Satisfy Growing Demands in an Urbanizing Agricultural Region
Author: Thomas C. AndersonPublisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Report of Irrigation Investigations in Utah
Author: United States. Office of Experiment StationsPublisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Irrigation in Utah
Author: Utah Irrigation CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Irrigation in Utah
Author: Charles Hillman BroughPublisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The Development of Institutions Under Irrigation, with Special Reference to Early Utah Conditions
Author: George ThomasPublisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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Utah's Future Water Problems
Author: Wayne D. CriddlePublisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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