@article{THESIS,
      recid = {8467},
      author = {Dinklage, Zachary},
      title = {County Level Spacial Analysis of Agricultural Economic  Water Productivity in California},
      number = {THESIS},
      pages = {41 pages},
      month = {Mar},
      year = {2025},
      abstract = {This paper uses data from the California Department of  Water Resources and the United States Department of  Agriculture to map county-level variations in water  productivity metrics across California. Five different  water productivity metrics are used, including gross  economic water productivity (EWPg), net economic water  productivity (EWPn), irrigated cash rent premiums (RP),  green water footprint (GWF), and water intensity (WI).  Results show that the average EWPn across California is 608  USD/acre-foot, with significant county-level differences  across the state. Most significantly, the average EWPn for  all coastal counties was 1,754 USD/acre-foot, while the  average EWPn for inland counties was 36 USD/acre-foot,  indicating that coastal counties in California have much  higher net returns per unit of water consumed than inland  counties. Variables such as crop mix, drought index values,  and labor costs help describe the large variations in  economic water productivity across the state. Net economic  water productivity can be used to correctly compensate  farmers for voluntary reductions in agricultural water use,  and results identify regions where compensation payments  would be low or high. The county- level analysis identifies  several counties in Southern California, including San  Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, and Inyo counties, where  water conservation should be targeted.},
      url = {http://digitalcc.coloradocollege.edu/record/8467},
}