Potential economic impacts of irrigation-water reductions estimated for Sacramento Valley

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" Potential economic impacts of irrigation-water reductions estimated for Sacramento Valley "
Lee, Hyunok; Sumner, Daniel A.; Howtt, Richard

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	945124
Doc. No	:	LA6f91t72p
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Lee, Hyunok; Sumner, Daniel A.; Howtt, Richard
Title & Author	:	Potential economic impacts of irrigation-water reductions estimated for Sacramento Valley [Article]\ Lee, Hyunok; Sumner, Daniel A.; Howtt, Richard
Title of Periodical	:	California Agriculture
Volume/ Issue Number	:	55/2
Date	:	2001
Abstract	:	In the Sacramento Valley, irrigation water is vital to agriculture and agriculture is vital to local economies. This study investigates these relationships by asking: If surface irrigation water were cut by 25%, what would be the economic impacts on farmers and on communities? The study results indicate that the effects would not be uniform across crops and the eight counties in the Sacramento Valley. In most regions and for most crops, a cut in irrigation water would cause a modest acreage reduction of up to 3%. Overall crop-revenue losses for core regions would total