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ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSES OF ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT, WASHINGTON 1
Author(s) -
Karlinger M. R.,
Hansen A. J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1983.tb05947.x
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , irrigation , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , structural basin , water resource management , groundwater , engineering , geology , geotechnical engineering , agronomy , aquifer , paleontology , biology
Appraisal‐level, engineering economic analyses for two types of irrigation systems are compared: (1) a surface‐water irrigation system, and (2) a ground‐water recharge irrigation system. An artificial recharge irrigation system is an economically viable alternative to surface‐distributed irrigation in a conjunctive irrigation plan if electric power rates remain sufficiently low. As electric rates increase, this viability generally decreases until it becomes completely unattractive at rates of about 0.012 dollars per kilowatt hour.