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Economic values of irrigation water in four areas along the Snake River in Idaho. Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin 513 Item Info

In Idaho, about 97 percent of total water use is for irrigation. Some of the state's major exports are produced on irrigated acreage and the future prosperity of Idaho seems to depend on expanded food processing and food exports which in turn depend on increased agricultural production. Large increases in agricultural production can only be achieved through greater efficiencies in use of present resources or through including new land under irrigation. However, agriculture must compete with other water uses, such as industry, recreation and urban, for the available supply. In order to allocate water among its efficient uses, some estimates of its price or value must be available for the water distribution administrator.

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Title:
Economic values of irrigation water in four areas along the Snake River in Idaho. Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin 513
Authors:
Lindeborg, Karl
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1970-01
Description:
In Idaho, about 97 percent of total water use is for irrigation. Some of the state's major exports are produced on irrigated acreage and the future prosperity of Idaho seems to depend on expanded food processing and food exports which in turn depend on increased agricultural production. Large increases in agricultural production can only be achieved through greater efficiencies in use of present resources or through including new land under irrigation. However, agriculture must compete with other water uses, such as industry, recreation and urban, for the available supply. In order to allocate water among its efficient uses, some estimates of its price or value must be available for the water distribution administrator.
Subjects:
water costs irrigation irrigation efficiency
Location:
Snake River; Boise Basin
Latitude:
42.63
Longitude:
-114.53
Collection:
Boise Basin
IWRRI number:
196910
Rights:
In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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