Agricultural Water Demand along the Lower Colorado River Mainstem: Developing and Testing a Three-Model Approach for Econometric Analysis

In order to make adjustments that let water be used at the highest value, agricultural water must be freed up to urban and municipal uses. A significant portion of the agricultural water savings can be accomplished through shifting cropping patterns from water intensive to water conserving crops. An important question is what are the appropriate policies or legal tools to do this. This study demonstrates that modest price or quantity restraint adjustments elicit strong responses in cropping patterns for agriculture along the Lower Colorado River.

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