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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...

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Masters Thesis

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irrigation technologies, such as sprinkler and drip systems, enable conservation of water since they result
A spatially explicit model for allocating conservation efforts : the Grand Ronde River basin, Oregon

Creator:

Watanabe, Michio

Abstract:

The spatial and dynamic pattern of landscape changes has a profound effect on the supply of environmental services, including the provision of habitat for fish and wildlife. Spatial heterogeneity is a common feature of landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, most notably in areas important to the production of salmonid fish...

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Masters Thesis

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water conservation increases ....................................................................... 48
Impact of artificial flooding on farm profits and streamflow in Echo Meadows, Oregon

Creator:

Seely, Harold E.

Abstract:

Competition for water both from within the irrigation community and from outside interests has been a major source of conflict in the West. In the Umatilla Basin of central Oregon, Umatilla River water is diverted to irrigate a variety of crops, while instream flows have value in salmonid production. Historically,...

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Masters Thesis

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be compared to other water conservation strategies, such as improvements in irrigation conveyance