Bulletin 160-93, The California Water Plan Update, October 1994



Contents of Chapter 7 Agricultural Water Use

Factors Affecting Agricultural Water Use

Definition of Crop Consumptive Use, Historical Unit Water Use, Irrigation Management and Methods, Drainage and Salinity, Water Price and Production Costs, Cropping Patterns in California, Historic Agricultural Acreage, Water Supply and Water Price, Agricultural Retail Water Prices, Agricultural Ground Water Production Costs

Agricultural Water Conservation

Drainage Reduction, San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, Irrigation Efficiency

Agricultural Water Demand Forecast

1990 Level of Development, Agricultural Acreage Forecast, Urbanization of Agricultural Lands, 2020 Agricultural Water Demands

Recommendations



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