The North Unit irrigation District of Central Oregon,
a water project developed under the guidelines of the
Bureau of Reclamation, is characterized by limited water
and the need for efficient utilization and control of the
irrigation system. To manage the limited water resource,
irrigators need a timely and economical method...
The need to control irreversible conversions of
prime agricultural lands to urban land uses has come to light
in recent years. Resulting policy statements by the State of
Oregon and federal agencies have added support to this
premise. Nevertheless, inefficient conversions of agricultural
to idle lands in response to urban...