The Role of Land Retirement Programs for Management of Water Resources



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Table 4. Comparison of Alternative Land Retirement Policies with the Optimal Policy

Base
Model

Uniform
Strategy

Land
Restriction
Model

Reduce
Water Use
by 10%

Optimal
Policy

Total Water Use (Million

Acre/Feet)________________

5.049

4.814

4.814

4.591

4.814

Reduction in Water Use
(Million Acre/Feet)________

-

0.235

0.235

0.458

0.235

Reduction in Water Use

(%)___________________

-

488^

488^

10.00

4.88

Farm Income (Million $)

657.498

663.399

657.498

657.498

653.138

Reduction in Farm Income

(Million $)_________________

-5.901

0

0

4.36

Reduction in Farm Income

(%)___________________

-0.90

Ô"

Ô"

0.66

Gross Social Welfare

(Million $)_________________

657.498

648.689

648.689

627.208

653.138

Reduction in Gross Social

Welfare (Million $)________

-

8.809

8.809

30.290

4.360

Reduction in Gross Social

Welfare (%)_____________

-

L34^

L34^

461

0.66

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