@article{Hoag:273679,
      recid = {273679},
      author = {Hoag, Dana LK and Goemans, Chris and Orlando, Anthony},
      title = {Sustainable policies that align irrigation and water  quality},
      journal = {Western Economics Forum},
      address = {2018},
      number = {1837-2018-2992},
      year = {2018},
      abstract = {Rules about water use in the West evolved independently  from those meant to improve water quality. Sometimes rules  governing use have a negative effect on water quality and  vice versa. We look at the interaction of use and quality  rules in the Lower Arkansas River Valley (LARV) in  Southeast Colorado. The adoption of water-saving sprinkler  irrigation systems has lagged behind adoption in similar  regions. The lag is primarily because the LARV has unique  use rules that require replacing water savings to the river  when a more efficient system is adopted. At the same time,  several studies have found that sprinklers can help with  pollution problems from nitrogen, selenium and salinity. We  show that economists, working with other sciences, can make  sophisticated estimates about the impacts conservation  systems. However, it is difficult to present those complex  results in a way that helps stakeholders examine the  options. An example is presented that allows farmers and  others to compare the impacts of different conservation  systems across multiple objectives in a simple and  meaningful way. Researchers are now better equipped than  ever to work with local stakeholders to evaluate  conservation systems and address multiple objectives.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/273679},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.273679},
}