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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
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...

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Masters Thesis

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Oregon and 2) estimate the value of irrigation water and the cost to transfer water from commercial