@article{Wright:98802,
      recid = {98802},
      author = {Wright, Andrew P. and Hudson, Darren},
      title = {The Effect of Water Use and Water Availability on Net  Revenues and Optimal Cropping Patterns on the Texas High  Plains},
      address = {2011},
      number = {1371-2016-108939},
      pages = {13},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {Agricultural production in the High Plains region of Texas  is a part of the foundation of the region’s economy.  Part  of the reason for this is the availability of groundwater  for irrigation.  Currently, the region relies on the  Ogallala Aquifer for irrigation water; however, the High  Plains is also home to a second aquifer, the Dockum  Aquifer, which could be a viable resource for agricultural  use.  While the Dockum could partially replace the  Ogallala, but differences in depth and pumping cost mean  that it is not a perfect subsitute.  The purpose of this  paper is to determine how the use of water resources and  crop production in the area would change if a new water  resource was introduced.  For each of the forty-one  counties in the study area, a representative farm was  established that reflects the attributes of the county  including land, hydrologic, and crop specific  characteristics.  To estimate the optimal use of  groundwater in the region and identify how the inclusion of  the Dockum Aquifer affects regional production and  groundwater use, a non-linear programing model was created  with the objective to maximize net revenues for each  county.  Using the model to establish a baseline in which  only Ogallala water is used, the effect of the using the  Dockum Aquifer was estimated by restricting the amount of  water available in the Ogallala, while making the Dockum  available for use.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/98802},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.98802},
}