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An Economic Evaluation Of The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program

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  • Gardner, Richard L.
  • Young, Robert A.

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Dissolved salts (salinity) adversely affect numerous urban and agricultural users of Colorado River water in California and Arizona. Congress in 1974 authorized a major salinity control program. Studies of general economic benefits from salinity abatement and the cost per unit of salinity reduction expected from specific proposed projects have been developed by the responsible federal agencies, but no project-by-project evaluation has been published. We find a conceptual basis for a substantial downward revision of prospective economic benefits of salinity abatement. Revised benefits are compared with estimated costs, and only for five of the nineteen projects do economic benefits appear to exceed costs.

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  • Gardner, Richard L. & Young, Robert A., 1985. "An Economic Evaluation Of The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:wjagec:32511
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.32511
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    1. Ribaudo, Marc & Hellerstein, Daniel, 1992. "Estimating Water Quality Benefits: Theoretical and Methodological Issues," Technical Bulletins 33586, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Characklis, Gregory W. & Griffin, Ronald C. & Bedient, Philip B., 2005. "Measuring the Long-Term Regional Benefits of Salinity Reduction," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 30(1), pages 1-25, April.
    3. Oamek, George Edward, 1988. "Economic and environmental impacts of interstate water transfers in the Colorado River Basin," ISU General Staff Papers 1988010108000010705, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    4. Alaouze, Chris M. & Fitzpatrick, Campbell R., 1989. "A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Evaluation Of Salinity And Waterlogging Control Options In The Murray-Darling Basin Of Australia," Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 33(3), pages 1-16, December.

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