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Farm and community-level impacts of irrigation water supply reductions : a case study of Malheur County, Oregon

Creator:

Wyse, Barbara J.

Abstract:

Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to rising demand from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals due to water quality and endangered species concerns, and, potentially, climate-induced hydrological changes. Since many rural areas in the West depend economically upon irrigated...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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Community-Level Impacts of Irrigation Water Supply Reductions: A Case Study of Malheur County, Oregon
Irrigated agriculture, energy, and endangered species in the Upper Klamath Basin : Evaluating trade-offs and interconnections

Creator:

Boehlert, Brent B.

Abstract:

In 2001, an extreme drought tightened water supply in the Upper Klamath Basin (basin) while earlier increases in Endangered Species Act (ESA) water requirements for basin fish species that same year elevated demands. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), which manages irrigation water in parts of the basin located near the...

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Masters Thesis

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Reclamation (Reclamation), which manages irrigation water in parts of the basin located near the Oregon