A spreadsheet-based simulation model is used to illustrate the complex relationships between irrigation efficiency, water banking and water conservation under the prior appropriation doctrine. Increases in irrigation efficiency and/or establishment of water banks do not guarantee water conservation. Conservation requires reduction in the quantity of water consumptively used by agriculture.Land Economics/Use,

Hamilton, Joel R.

Willis, David B.

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Incorporation of Ground Water Interactions into a Network Flow Model of the Snake River”, MS Thesis in Hydrology,

Modsim: River Basin Network Flow Model for Conjunctive Stream-Aquifer Management: Program User Manual

of Reclamation, “Snake River Flow Augmentation Impact Analysis”,

Personal communication. Conservation Specialist, Natural Resource Conservation Service,

The Role of Prior Appropriation in Allocating Water Resources into the 21st Century,&quot; Water Resources Development,

IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY, WATER STORAGE, AND LONG RUN WATER CONSERVATION

IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY, WATER STORAGE, AND LONG RUN WATER CONSERVATION

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