Water Leasing: Opportunities and Challenges for Colorado's South Platte Basin
| dc.creator | Pritchett, James G. | |
| dc.creator | Thorvaldson, Jennifer | |
| dc.creator | Hansen, Neil | |
| dc.creator | Jha, Ajay | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:53:30Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T04:29:18Z | |
| dc.description | Agricultural water is a preferred source for meeting growing demands, but permanent transfers often require formerly irrigated land to be fallowed, removing a key industry from the regional economy. One alternative allows farmers to lease water to cities by fallowing their land on a rotational basis or limiting irrigation to reduce the consumptive use of their cropping operations. A survey of irrigators in Colorado’s South Platte Basin examines the remuneration needed for a farmer to enter into a lease agreement; the amount of water the farmer will release; the provisions desired in a lease agreement; and the characteristics shared by farmers who are willing to lease. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.37725 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/37725/files/Thorvaldson_WAEA_2008_Paper.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/37725 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/550652 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/37725 | |
| dc.title | Water Leasing: Opportunities and Challenges for Colorado's South Platte Basin | |
| dc.type | Text |