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  • Estimating the value of irrigation water transferred to instream flow : A case study of Umatilla County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Ugrinska, Monika P.
    Abstract:
    Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to elevated demands from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals as a result of the establishment of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, and potential climatic changes. Since many rural communities in the West...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    , 2005. Title: Estimating the Value of Irrigation Water Transferred to Instream Flow: A Case Study of

  • Right as rain? The value of water in Willamette Valley agriculture

    Creator:
    Kalinin, Alexey V.
    Abstract:
    Signs of climate change across the Pacific Northwest indicate changing patterns of timing and availability of stream flow. Declining summer low flows, decreasing snow pack, higher temperatures and an increasing fraction of mountain precipitation falling as rain, raise concerns about future reliability of stream flows. These changes will likely affect...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    consumptive use of water in the Basin overall. The relatively low estimated values for irrigation water