SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: W190 : Water Conservation, Competition and Quality in Western Irrigated Agriculture
- Period Covered: 01/01/2001 to 12/01/2001
- Date of Report: 06/18/2002
- Annual Meeting Dates: 10/03/2001 to 10/06/2001
Participants
Borda, Charles (cborda@do.usbr.gov) - U.S. Dept. of the Interior; Buchleiter, Gerald - USDA ARS; Cardon, Grant - Colorado State University; Carson, Janet (mikejanet@aol.com); Caswell, Margriet (mcaswell@ers.usda.gov) - USDA Economic Research Service; Colby, Bonnie G. (bcolby@ag.arizona.edu) - University of Arizona; Daugherty, LeRoy A. (ldaugher@nmsu.edu) - New Mexico State University; Erwin, John (jerwin@tmwa.net) - TMWA; Frasier, Marshall (mfrasier@lamar.colostate.edu) - Colorado State University; Goldman, George (goldman@are.berkeley.edu) - "University of California, Berkeley"; Gollehon, Noel (gollehon@ers.usda.gov) - USDA ERS; Gopalakrishnan, Chennat (chennat@hawaii.edu) - University of Hawaii at Manoa; Grismer, Mark (megrismer@ucdavis.edu) - University of California-Davis; Hamilton, Robert B. (rbhamilton@do.usbr.gov) - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Hamilton, Joel (joelh@uidaho.edu) - University of Idaho; Hansen, Kim (kim_hansen@fws.gov) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife; Harman, Wyatte (harman@brc.tamus.edu) - Texas A&M Ag Exp. Station; Howitt, Richard (rehowitt@ucdavis.edu) - University of California-Davis; Huffaker, Ray (huffaker@wsu.edu) - Washington State University; Hurd, Brian (bhhurd@nmsu.edu) - New Mexico State University; Keith, John E. (jkeith@econ.usu.edu) - Utah State University; King, Bradley (bradk@uidaho.edu) - University of Idaho; Lacewell, Ron (r-lacewell@lamu.edu) - Texas A&M University; Loomis, John B. (jloomis@ceres.agsci.colostate.edu) - Colorado State University; McConnell, Lyman (lymanmcconnell@hotmail.com) - Manager TCID; Michelsen, Ari M. (a-michelsen@tamu.edu) - The Texas A&M University System; Miller, Glenn (gcmiller@scs.unr.edu) - Univesity of Nevada Reno; Moeltner, Klaus (moeltner@cabnr.unr.edu) - University of Nevada Reno; Myers, Tom (tom@greatbasinminewatch.org) - Great Basin Mine Watch; Narayanan, Rang (rang@cabnr.unr.edu) - University of Nevada Reno; ONeill, Michael P. (moneill@intranet.reeusda.gov) - USDA-CSREES; Osgood, Daniel (deo@minu.arec.arizona.edu) - University of Arizona; Peterson, Jeffrey (jpeters@ksu.edu) - Kansas State University; Pettit, Paul (ppet1@nevada.newmont.com) - Newmont Mines; Plume, Russ (rwplume@usgs.gov) - USGS; Podmore, Terence (tpodmore@engr.colostate.edu) - Colorado State University; Schaible, Glenn (schaible@ers.usda.gov) - USDA-ERS; Schuck, Eric (eschuck@lamar.colostate.edu) - Colorado State University; Shaw, Douglass (wdshaw@unr.edu) - University of Nevada Reno; Singletary, Loretta (singletaryl@unce.unr.edu) - University of Nevada Reno; Strain, Andrew - Heavenly Ski Area; Supalla, Raymond J. (rsupalla@unl.edu) - University of Nebraska; Taylor, R.G. (gtaylor@uidaho.edu) - University of Idaho; Ward, Frank (frward@murphie.nmsu.edu) - New Mexico State University;
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Rang Narayanan at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2001. A gracious welcome was extended by David Thawley, Dean and Director, CABNR, University of Nevada-Reno. Guests were introduced and the minutes for the year 2000 meeting were approved. Chairman Rang explained the meeting agenda.
The first item of new business was agency reports. Mike ONeill, CSREES, reported on research needs in water quality and on CSREES expectations for regional projects. He emphasized the need for watershed scale research in water quality to integrate the extensive work on nutrients into a policy relevant framework. In terms of CSREES expectations, he emphasized the need for more detailed individual project statements and suggested that we emphasize what we have accomplished and what we plan to accomplish, including better reporting of work with public agencies and other clientele groups. Glenn Schaible, ERS, reported on the ERS seminar which was held in Washington, D.C. in June, and showcased W-190 research. Over 50 people from several agencies attended the seminar, and the feedback was very positive. LeRoy Daugherty, Administrative Advisor, discussed the changes in Appendices D and E, project statements and committee reporting. Of particular note is the fact that committee reports will henceforth be available on line.
Chennat Gopalakrishman reported on the forthcoming special issue of the International Journal of Water Resource Development, which will highlight work from W-190 on institutional innovations in water management. Papers for this issue will go to press in June 2002.
The remainder of Wednesday afternoon was spent in research reviews discussing W-190 project progress and future plans. Committee members met in study groups organized by research objective for about 1.5 hours and then reconvened as a full committee for a general discussion. Grant Cardon reported for Objective 1, Farm Level Technology; Ray Supalla reported for Objective 2, Regional Impacts and Policy Analysis; and Chennat Gopalakrishman reported on Objective 3, Institutional Research. The research reviews for each objective focused on knowledge sharing between the institutions involved in the project and on the identification of common needs. Most of the review time was devoted to exchanging ideas and research findings on how to solve water policy problems and meet clientele needs. Several participants emphasized the importance of having close links to decision makers and the need to work more closely with extension in order to enhance the impacts from on-going research. People working on Objectives 1 and 2 identified a common need for better data on agricultural production practices throughout the irrigated west.
The Thursday program consisted of eight presentations on Nevada water issues followed by a late afternoon and evening field trip to the Upper Truckee River Basin. Four persons addressed the hydrologic, environmental and economic aspects of mine dewatering, including: Paul Pettit, Newmont Mines, Elko, Nevada; Russel Plume, USGS, Carson City, Nevada; Tom Myers, Great Basin Mine Watch, Reno, Nevada; and Douglas Shaw, University of Nevada. An overview of the management of the Truckee-Carson River Basin was presented by Janet Carson, Westpac, sub- sidiary of Sierra Pacific Power Co.; John Erwin, Truckee Meadows Water Authority; Chester Buchanan, USFWS; and Chuck Borda, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.
On Friday morning the first activity was a panel on Enhancing the Impact of Regional Projects, moderated by LeRoy Daugherty, Administrative Advisor. Panel speakers were: Ron Pardini, Associate Director, Nevada Ag Experiment Station; Janet Usinger, College of Education, University of Nevada; and Chennat Gopalakrishnan, University of Hawaii. Daugherty emphasized the growing importance of addressing the outcomes and impacts of research. Pardini discussed the research planning process and emphasized the importance of preparing plans of work, getting stakeholder input, incorporating multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary and multi-state dimensions and of integrating research and extension in project proposals. Usinger presented ideas on the preparation of impact statements. Gopalakrishnan suggested several ideas for improving regional research, including placing more emphasis on qualitative approaches to regional integration, innovative modeling that goes beyond cost-benefit analysis, greater emphasis on institutional analysis and more engagement with stakeholders.
The second Friday activity was a brief business meeting where the following decisions were made:
Glenn Schaible, ERS, was elected Secretary, with Ray Supalla, University of Nebraska, moving from Secretary to Vice Chairperson and Marshall Frasier, Colorado State University, moving from Vice Chair to Chairperson.
Year 2002 meeting date and place: Week of October 2-6
Coeur dAlene, Idaho
Subsequent meeting places: Hawaii, 2003
Fort Collins, 2004
The remainder of Friday was spent touring the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, hosted by Lyman McConnel, District Manager; and the Stillwater Wildlife Refuge, hosted by Kim Hansen, USFWS. Friday evening was devoted to a dinner cruise on Lake Tahoe and a discussion of Lake Tahoe procedures for managing economic and environmental concerns.
At the close of the meeting a special note of appreciation was extended to Rang Narayanan for an outstanding meeting, great hospitality and a extraordinarily well designed and organized tour.
Meeting adjourned: Friday, October 6, 2001, 11:00 pm.
The first item of new business was agency reports. Mike ONeill, CSREES, reported on research needs in water quality and on CSREES expectations for regional projects. He emphasized the need for watershed scale research in water quality to integrate the extensive work on nutrients into a policy relevant framework. In terms of CSREES expectations, he emphasized the need for more detailed individual project statements and suggested that we emphasize what we have accomplished and what we plan to accomplish, including better reporting of work with public agencies and other clientele groups. Glenn Schaible, ERS, reported on the ERS seminar which was held in Washington, D.C. in June, and showcased W-190 research. Over 50 people from several agencies attended the seminar, and the feedback was very positive. LeRoy Daugherty, Administrative Advisor, discussed the changes in Appendices D and E, project statements and committee reporting. Of particular note is the fact that committee reports will henceforth be available on line.
Chennat Gopalakrishman reported on the forthcoming special issue of the International Journal of Water Resource Development, which will highlight work from W-190 on institutional innovations in water management. Papers for this issue will go to press in June 2002.
The remainder of Wednesday afternoon was spent in research reviews discussing W-190 project progress and future plans. Committee members met in study groups organized by research objective for about 1.5 hours and then reconvened as a full committee for a general discussion. Grant Cardon reported for Objective 1, Farm Level Technology; Ray Supalla reported for Objective 2, Regional Impacts and Policy Analysis; and Chennat Gopalakrishman reported on Objective 3, Institutional Research. The research reviews for each objective focused on knowledge sharing between the institutions involved in the project and on the identification of common needs. Most of the review time was devoted to exchanging ideas and research findings on how to solve water policy problems and meet clientele needs. Several participants emphasized the importance of having close links to decision makers and the need to work more closely with extension in order to enhance the impacts from on-going research. People working on Objectives 1 and 2 identified a common need for better data on agricultural production practices throughout the irrigated west.
The Thursday program consisted of eight presentations on Nevada water issues followed by a late afternoon and evening field trip to the Upper Truckee River Basin. Four persons addressed the hydrologic, environmental and economic aspects of mine dewatering, including: Paul Pettit, Newmont Mines, Elko, Nevada; Russel Plume, USGS, Carson City, Nevada; Tom Myers, Great Basin Mine Watch, Reno, Nevada; and Douglas Shaw, University of Nevada. An overview of the management of the Truckee-Carson River Basin was presented by Janet Carson, Westpac, sub- sidiary of Sierra Pacific Power Co.; John Erwin, Truckee Meadows Water Authority; Chester Buchanan, USFWS; and Chuck Borda, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.
On Friday morning the first activity was a panel on Enhancing the Impact of Regional Projects, moderated by LeRoy Daugherty, Administrative Advisor. Panel speakers were: Ron Pardini, Associate Director, Nevada Ag Experiment Station; Janet Usinger, College of Education, University of Nevada; and Chennat Gopalakrishnan, University of Hawaii. Daugherty emphasized the growing importance of addressing the outcomes and impacts of research. Pardini discussed the research planning process and emphasized the importance of preparing plans of work, getting stakeholder input, incorporating multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary and multi-state dimensions and of integrating research and extension in project proposals. Usinger presented ideas on the preparation of impact statements. Gopalakrishnan suggested several ideas for improving regional research, including placing more emphasis on qualitative approaches to regional integration, innovative modeling that goes beyond cost-benefit analysis, greater emphasis on institutional analysis and more engagement with stakeholders.
The second Friday activity was a brief business meeting where the following decisions were made:
Glenn Schaible, ERS, was elected Secretary, with Ray Supalla, University of Nebraska, moving from Secretary to Vice Chairperson and Marshall Frasier, Colorado State University, moving from Vice Chair to Chairperson.
Year 2002 meeting date and place: Week of October 2-6
Coeur dAlene, Idaho
Subsequent meeting places: Hawaii, 2003
Fort Collins, 2004
The remainder of Friday was spent touring the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, hosted by Lyman McConnel, District Manager; and the Stillwater Wildlife Refuge, hosted by Kim Hansen, USFWS. Friday evening was devoted to a dinner cruise on Lake Tahoe and a discussion of Lake Tahoe procedures for managing economic and environmental concerns.
At the close of the meeting a special note of appreciation was extended to Rang Narayanan for an outstanding meeting, great hospitality and a extraordinarily well designed and organized tour.
Meeting adjourned: Friday, October 6, 2001, 11:00 pm.
Accomplishments
Objective 1: Develop and assess technologies and management strategies for their potential to conserve water, improve water quality and enhance profitability in irrigated agriculture.
Colorado has established a program to monitor and analyze the implications of soil salinization in the lower Arkansas basin, as farm management practices change in response to the Kansas v. Colorado compact dispute. Texas has found that the amount of N in runoff was minimized using a shallow soil, low N treatment and variable rate application. Texas researchers also found that a banding application of atrazine was more effective at reducing atrazine runoff than conservation tillage.
Data collection and analysis will be continued in 2002 for each of these sub-projects.
Objective 2: Develop and evaluate means for meeting state, regional and national policy goals for water supply, allocation and quality under available and emerging technologies and management strategies.
State level work under this objective has focused on the economic implications of water reallocation, endangered species protection and water quality. Arizona researchers have estimated the economic benefits of more reliable instream flows to improve water quality, wildlife habitat and recreation. Research in Hawaii has addressed the state level economic impacts from using different institutional mechanisms for reallocating water supplies. Researchers in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona have estimated the foregone benefits of supplying water for endangered species. Research in Colorado and Wyoming and Nebraska continues to examine the effects of meeting endangered species requirements in alternative ways. Research in Nebraska and ERS on the dynamics of nitrate pollution and on the feasibility of manure disposal alternatives has produced several ideas for improving environmental policy. Especially pertinent was the ERS finding that 20 percent of manure nitrogen in the U. S. is produced in counties that do not have sufficient cropland for appropriate disposal, suggesting that policy options such as energy utilization may need to be developed.
These sub-projects are generally in the publication phase with several recently completed publications and others in press.
Objective 3. Evaluate alternative laws, institutions and mechanisms developed to promote and implement state, regional and national policies for water quality and supply allocation.
Many W-190 research products ultimately impact society by catalyzing institutional change. Researchers in Washington State, Texas and Idaho have analyzed the links between water conservation, pricing policies and water laws. Arizona researchers have evaluated the net benefits of alternative institutions for promoting and implementing state, regional and national water policies. Institutional arrangements for resolving interstate water conflicts have been addressed by researchers in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Washington State. Nebraska has evaluated the use of auction markets and bargaining models as institutional mechanisms for resolving water allocation conflicts. California scientists have been using experimental economics and other innovative techniques to address ways of improving the design of water markets.
During 2002 the results from much of this work, as well as part of Objective 2, will be summarized and published in a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resource Development. However, work is continuing in most states on specific institutional problems in water resource management.
Colorado has established a program to monitor and analyze the implications of soil salinization in the lower Arkansas basin, as farm management practices change in response to the Kansas v. Colorado compact dispute. Texas has found that the amount of N in runoff was minimized using a shallow soil, low N treatment and variable rate application. Texas researchers also found that a banding application of atrazine was more effective at reducing atrazine runoff than conservation tillage.
Data collection and analysis will be continued in 2002 for each of these sub-projects.
Objective 2: Develop and evaluate means for meeting state, regional and national policy goals for water supply, allocation and quality under available and emerging technologies and management strategies.
State level work under this objective has focused on the economic implications of water reallocation, endangered species protection and water quality. Arizona researchers have estimated the economic benefits of more reliable instream flows to improve water quality, wildlife habitat and recreation. Research in Hawaii has addressed the state level economic impacts from using different institutional mechanisms for reallocating water supplies. Researchers in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona have estimated the foregone benefits of supplying water for endangered species. Research in Colorado and Wyoming and Nebraska continues to examine the effects of meeting endangered species requirements in alternative ways. Research in Nebraska and ERS on the dynamics of nitrate pollution and on the feasibility of manure disposal alternatives has produced several ideas for improving environmental policy. Especially pertinent was the ERS finding that 20 percent of manure nitrogen in the U. S. is produced in counties that do not have sufficient cropland for appropriate disposal, suggesting that policy options such as energy utilization may need to be developed.
These sub-projects are generally in the publication phase with several recently completed publications and others in press.
Objective 3. Evaluate alternative laws, institutions and mechanisms developed to promote and implement state, regional and national policies for water quality and supply allocation.
Many W-190 research products ultimately impact society by catalyzing institutional change. Researchers in Washington State, Texas and Idaho have analyzed the links between water conservation, pricing policies and water laws. Arizona researchers have evaluated the net benefits of alternative institutions for promoting and implementing state, regional and national water policies. Institutional arrangements for resolving interstate water conflicts have been addressed by researchers in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Washington State. Nebraska has evaluated the use of auction markets and bargaining models as institutional mechanisms for resolving water allocation conflicts. California scientists have been using experimental economics and other innovative techniques to address ways of improving the design of water markets.
During 2002 the results from much of this work, as well as part of Objective 2, will be summarized and published in a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resource Development. However, work is continuing in most states on specific institutional problems in water resource management.
Impacts
- ERS research on using fertilization standards as an alternative to wetland development to reduce nutrient loading in the Gulf of Mexico has led to amended policy proposals.
- Results of research on the economics of salmon recovery conducted by scientists in Idaho and Washington State were used in formulating water allocation policy in the Pacific Northwest.
- Survey results concerning public preferences for endangered species protection have impacted the policy positions of Nebraska participants in the Platte River water management dispute.
- Project results have been used in deciding economic damages in interstate water litigation.
Publications
Aillery, M., R. Shoemaker and M. Caswell. Agriculture and Ecosystem Restoration in South Florida: Assessing Tradeoffs from Water-Retention Development in the Everglades Agricultural Area, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 83, No. 1 (February 2001): 183-195.
Caswell, M., K. Fuglie, C. Ingram, S. Jans and C. Kascak. Adoption of Agricultural Production Practices: Lessons Learned from the USDA Area Studies Project. Agricultural Economic Report No. 792, Economic Research Service, USDA, pp. 110.
Colby, B. G. Resolving Interjurisdictional Disputes over Water and Environmental Quality, Water Resources Update 36, (2000).
Colby, B. G. and T. P. dEstree. Economic Evaluation of Mechanisms to Resolve Water Conflicts, International Journal of Water Resource Development 16(2):239-251, 2000.
Colby, B. G. and T. P. dEstree. Evaluating Market Transactions, Litigation and Regulation as Tools for Implementing Environmental Restoration, Arizona Law Review 42:381-394, 2000.
Frisvold, G. and M. Caswell, Transboundary Water Management: Game-Theoretic Lessons for Projects on the U.S. Mexico Border, Agricultural Economics 24(2000):101-111.
Gollehon, N. and M. Caswell. Confined Animal Production Poses Manure Management Problems. Agricultural Outlook, AGO-274, USDA/ERS, (September 2000): 12-18.
Gollehon, N., M. Caswell, M. Ribaudo, R. Kellogg, C. Lander and D. Letson. Confined Animal Production and Manure Nutrients. Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 771, Economic Research Service, USDA.
Hamilton, J. R., D. Huppert, K. Boire, K. Casavant, L. Peters, J. Richards, A. Scott and P. Sorensen, Economics of Water Acquisition Projects. Report of the Independent Economic Analysis Board to the NW Power Planning Council, December 2000. Note that the report includes an appendix Pacific Northwest Water Markets, Promise and Problems, by J. R. Hamilton.
Howitt, R. E. Is Californias Future Hydraulically Sustainable? California Agriculture, (March-April) 2000, Vol. 54, 3:10-15.
Huffaker, R. G. and N. K. Whittlesey. The Allocative Efficiency and Conservation Potential of Water Laws Encouraging Investments in On-Farm Irrigation Technology, Agricultural Economics 24(2000):47-60.
Huffaker, R. G., A. Michelsen, J. Hamilton and M. Frasier. The Uneasy Hierarchy of Federal and State Water Laws and Policies, Water Resources Update (January 2001): 3-10.
Huffaker, R. G., M. Frasier and J. Hamilton. The Intrastate-Trade-Restriction Defense in Commerce-Clause Challenges of State-Imposed Restrictions on Water Exports to Neighboring States, International Journal of Water Resources Development (June 2000):275-279.
Huffaker, R. G., N.K. Whittlesey and J. Hamilton. The Role of Prior Appropriation in Allocating Water Resources into the 21st Century, International Journal of Water Resources Development (June 2000):265-275.
Huffaker, R., A. M. Michelsen, J. Hamilton and M. Frasier. Western Water Allocation Issues Arising from the Hierarchy of International, Federal, State and Local Laws Regulating Water Transfer, Complexities With Transboundary Water Resource Management, Water Resources Update, 118:3-10, 2001.
Kellogg, R. L., C. H. Lander, D. C. Moffitt and N. Gollehon. Manure Nutrients Relative to the Capacity of Cropland and Pastureland to Assimilate Nutrients: Spatial and Temporal Trends for the United States. Pub. No. nps00-0579, Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA.
Kim, C. S. and G. D. Schaible. Economic Benefits Resulting from Irrigation Water Use: Theory and an Application to Groundwater Use, Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 17, No. 1 (September 2000): pp. 73-87.
Michelsen, A. M. Key Economic Issues in Water Planning. In Economic Considerations in State Water Planning, Texas Water Resources Institute, Special Report 1-2000, College Station, TX, December 7, 2000.
Murphy, J. J., A. Dinar, R. E. Howitt, S. J. Rassenti and V. L. Smith. The Design of Smart Water Market Institutions Using Laboratory Experiments, Environmental and Resource Economics, 17: (2000) 375-394.
Ribaudo, M., R. Heimlich, R. Claassen and M. Peters. Least-Cost Management of Nonpoint Source Pollution: Source Reduction vs. Interception Strategies for Controlling Nitrogen Loss in the Mississippi Basin, Ecological Economics, Vol. 37, 2001, pp. 183-197.
Supalla, R. J., R. Klaus, J. Allen and O. Yeboah. Game Theory as a Watershed Management Tool: A Case Study of the Middle Platte Ecosystem. A report on work supported by USEPA National Center for Environmental Assessment, Cincinnati, OH, Assistance Agreement R8268701, June 15, 2001.
Taylor, R. G., A. M. Michelsen and R. G. Huffaker. Why the Price Chain for Federally-Developed Irrigation Water Doesnt Promote Conservation, Choices, Third Quarter, 2000.
Caswell, M., K. Fuglie, C. Ingram, S. Jans and C. Kascak. Adoption of Agricultural Production Practices: Lessons Learned from the USDA Area Studies Project. Agricultural Economic Report No. 792, Economic Research Service, USDA, pp. 110.
Colby, B. G. Resolving Interjurisdictional Disputes over Water and Environmental Quality, Water Resources Update 36, (2000).
Colby, B. G. and T. P. dEstree. Economic Evaluation of Mechanisms to Resolve Water Conflicts, International Journal of Water Resource Development 16(2):239-251, 2000.
Colby, B. G. and T. P. dEstree. Evaluating Market Transactions, Litigation and Regulation as Tools for Implementing Environmental Restoration, Arizona Law Review 42:381-394, 2000.
Frisvold, G. and M. Caswell, Transboundary Water Management: Game-Theoretic Lessons for Projects on the U.S. Mexico Border, Agricultural Economics 24(2000):101-111.
Gollehon, N. and M. Caswell. Confined Animal Production Poses Manure Management Problems. Agricultural Outlook, AGO-274, USDA/ERS, (September 2000): 12-18.
Gollehon, N., M. Caswell, M. Ribaudo, R. Kellogg, C. Lander and D. Letson. Confined Animal Production and Manure Nutrients. Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 771, Economic Research Service, USDA.
Hamilton, J. R., D. Huppert, K. Boire, K. Casavant, L. Peters, J. Richards, A. Scott and P. Sorensen, Economics of Water Acquisition Projects. Report of the Independent Economic Analysis Board to the NW Power Planning Council, December 2000. Note that the report includes an appendix Pacific Northwest Water Markets, Promise and Problems, by J. R. Hamilton.
Howitt, R. E. Is Californias Future Hydraulically Sustainable? California Agriculture, (March-April) 2000, Vol. 54, 3:10-15.
Huffaker, R. G. and N. K. Whittlesey. The Allocative Efficiency and Conservation Potential of Water Laws Encouraging Investments in On-Farm Irrigation Technology, Agricultural Economics 24(2000):47-60.
Huffaker, R. G., A. Michelsen, J. Hamilton and M. Frasier. The Uneasy Hierarchy of Federal and State Water Laws and Policies, Water Resources Update (January 2001): 3-10.
Huffaker, R. G., M. Frasier and J. Hamilton. The Intrastate-Trade-Restriction Defense in Commerce-Clause Challenges of State-Imposed Restrictions on Water Exports to Neighboring States, International Journal of Water Resources Development (June 2000):275-279.
Huffaker, R. G., N.K. Whittlesey and J. Hamilton. The Role of Prior Appropriation in Allocating Water Resources into the 21st Century, International Journal of Water Resources Development (June 2000):265-275.
Huffaker, R., A. M. Michelsen, J. Hamilton and M. Frasier. Western Water Allocation Issues Arising from the Hierarchy of International, Federal, State and Local Laws Regulating Water Transfer, Complexities With Transboundary Water Resource Management, Water Resources Update, 118:3-10, 2001.
Kellogg, R. L., C. H. Lander, D. C. Moffitt and N. Gollehon. Manure Nutrients Relative to the Capacity of Cropland and Pastureland to Assimilate Nutrients: Spatial and Temporal Trends for the United States. Pub. No. nps00-0579, Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA.
Kim, C. S. and G. D. Schaible. Economic Benefits Resulting from Irrigation Water Use: Theory and an Application to Groundwater Use, Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 17, No. 1 (September 2000): pp. 73-87.
Michelsen, A. M. Key Economic Issues in Water Planning. In Economic Considerations in State Water Planning, Texas Water Resources Institute, Special Report 1-2000, College Station, TX, December 7, 2000.
Murphy, J. J., A. Dinar, R. E. Howitt, S. J. Rassenti and V. L. Smith. The Design of Smart Water Market Institutions Using Laboratory Experiments, Environmental and Resource Economics, 17: (2000) 375-394.
Ribaudo, M., R. Heimlich, R. Claassen and M. Peters. Least-Cost Management of Nonpoint Source Pollution: Source Reduction vs. Interception Strategies for Controlling Nitrogen Loss in the Mississippi Basin, Ecological Economics, Vol. 37, 2001, pp. 183-197.
Supalla, R. J., R. Klaus, J. Allen and O. Yeboah. Game Theory as a Watershed Management Tool: A Case Study of the Middle Platte Ecosystem. A report on work supported by USEPA National Center for Environmental Assessment, Cincinnati, OH, Assistance Agreement R8268701, June 15, 2001.
Taylor, R. G., A. M. Michelsen and R. G. Huffaker. Why the Price Chain for Federally-Developed Irrigation Water Doesnt Promote Conservation, Choices, Third Quarter, 2000.