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FEDERAL WATER POLICY REFORM: IMPLICATIONS FOR IRRIGATED FARMS IN CALIFORNIA
Author(s) -
WEINBERG MARCA
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
contemporary economic policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1465-7287
pISSN - 1074-3529
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1997.tb00466.x
Subject(s) - water trading , natural resource economics , agricultural economics , business , economics , irrigation , water conservation , ecology , biology
The Central Valley Project Improvement Act dramatically changes federal water policies in California and may serve as a model for reforms throughout the western United States. This paper details key CVPIA provisions, including water markets, tiered prices, and water for environmental uses, and analyzes potential implications for a subset of affected farmers.