Ground Water Quantity and Quality Management: Agricultural Production and Aquifer Salinization over Long Time Scales

An economic model of ground water salinization is developed. Starting from a full, high-quality aquifer, there is an initial extraction period, an intermediate waste disposal period, and a final drainage period. Drainage management is initially source control and reuse, but eventually culminates in...

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Main Authors: Keith C. Knapp, Kenneth A. Baerenklau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2006-12-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/8633