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<br />~ <br />~ <br />.0:. <br /> <br />.;,.. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />AIlSTR.'CT <br /> <br />Dissolved Intner!l salts Csal1n1t)l) adversely affects nUD".ercus ur:an and <br /> <br />Agricultural users of Colorado River water 1n the Southwestern U.S. anc in <br /> <br />Mex 1co. <br /> <br />!rotor8 than a third of the salt 10ae: is thought to be inducee: by <br /> <br />drainage from 1rr1gatec lands onto highly saline grounc.ater deposits 1n the <br /> <br />Upper Colorado Bastn 1n Colorado. Utah and Wyoming. <br /> <br />Various pub l1e pol fe)' <br /> <br />initiatives are proposed to tnduce farrr.ers to redUCe diSCharges of this <br /> <br />nonpo1nt pollutant. Taxes on water, water conservation subsidies and land and <br /> <br />water rights purchases are analyzed 1n a ltnear progralm\1ng fraJf.ellor1<. The <br /> <br />allocative efficiency and the distribution of control costs and damages aJf.cng <br /> <br />frrigators. water users and taxpayers are assessed. <br /> <br />1 <br />