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The Effect of Changing Input and Product Prices on the Demand for Irrigation Water in Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1976-06)
Agriculture is a major income-producing sector in the Texas economy and a large part of this economic activity originates in irrigated crop production. For example, in 1973, 50% of all grain sorghum and 46% of all cotton ...
Net Benefits to Agriculture from the Trinity River Project, Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1976-07)
The purpose of this study was to estimate the agricultural benefits due to flood protection provided by the proposed Trinity River Project. The area examined was the land located between the 100-year flood plain with the ...
The Impact of Declining Groundwater Supply in the Northern High Plains of Texas and Oklahoma on Expenditures for Community Services
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1976-06)
Reduced availability of groundwater in the Northern High Plains of Texas and Oklahoma is expected to have repercussions throughout the regional economy due to the reduction in agricultural income. The decline in the economic ...
An Economic Evaluation of a Water-Based Urban Tourist Attraction in San Antonio, Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1973-04)
The importance of an economic study of the Paseo del Rio (a highly developed portion of the San Antonio River) has greatly increased with the proposal of many extensions, each of which will involve large investment. That ...
Costs of Land Subsidence Due to Groundwater Withdrawal
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1974-07)
In recent years the area around Houston and Baytown, Texas, has been affected to an increasing degree by land subsidence. Sinking of the land surface has reached critical proportions in many areas, and subsidence of as ...
Value of Irrigation Water with Alternative Input Prices, Product Prices and Yield Levels: Texas High Plains and Rio Grande Valley
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1974-08)
Agriculture is a major income generating sector of the Texas economy. Irrigated agriculture is an important part of Texas agriculture and an "adequate" water supply is important in maintaining a viable agriculture. Irrigation ...
An Economic Analysis of Erosion and Sediment Damage in the Lower Running Draw Watershed
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1978-08)
The development and implementation of agricultural non-point source (NPS) pollution control plans was mandated by the 1972 Federal Pollution Control Act Amendments, Public Law 92-500. The purpose of this particular report ...
Outlook for Energy and Implications for Irrigated Agriculture
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1977-09)
Agriculture uses large quantities of energy to pump groundwater for irrigation. This means the cost of energy has important implications for the industry in terms of costs and profitability. Increases in the prices of ...
Economically Optimum Irrigation Patternsfor Grain Sorghum Production: Texas High Plains
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1979-03)
Agricultural production and associated economic effects of irrigation on the Texas High Plains are seriously threatened by a rapidly declining groundwater supply and a swift upward trend in energy costs.
To optimize the ...
Break-Even Investment in a Wind Energy Conversion System for an Irrigated Farm on the Texas High Plains
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1981)
The purpose of this study was to quantify the benefits of using a wind energy system for irrigation. The value of wind energy was estimated on both a static basis (where the annual value of wind power was assumed to be ...