WSP10091

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 3/1/1982
• Author: Arthur D Little Inc
• Title: Six State High Plains-Ogallala Aquifer Regional Resources Study - Summary - Part I - Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Federal Responsibility
Letter of Transmittal
ACknowledgements

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Geographic Area
Statement of Problem
Study and Report Organization
Alternative Strategies and Inter-strategy Comparisons
The Framework for Impact Assessment . . , . , . ,
Comparison of Economic Indicators Among Strategies
Regional Comparisons - North and South . . , ,
Comparisons of Other Regional Impacts Among Strategies
Crop Production "" . . , , .
Soil and Water Resource Oepletions
Environmental Quality , , . . ,
Economic and Demographic Aspects
Economic Effects , . , . . .
Legal/Institutional Aspects
Sensitivity of Results to Variables
Water Use . ,
Crop Yields, , ,
Energy Prices , , . . , . . . ,
Farm Commodity Export Demand and Crop Prices
Drought . . . . . . .
Increased Imports . ,
Transition to Dryland Farming
Nonagricultural Development
Energy Future
Cost Comparisons, . , . . ,
Policy Issues .".."
List of Tables and Figures
Figure I: High Plains Study Region in Relation To U.S,
Table 1: Inter-strategy Comparison of Key Regional
Economic Indicators , , , . , , , . , , . . ,
Table 2: Inter-strategy Comparisons, Regional
Crop Production and Resource Depletion
Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 3: Inter-strategy Comparisons, Environmental
and Economic Considerations . . . , , , ,
Table 4: Inter-strategy Comparisons,
Legal/Institutional Considerations
Table 5: National Dependence High Plains Production

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