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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />fUestern Irrigation Economic Benefits Hevie/1/ <br />Irrigated Rgriculture'5 Hole for the 21st eenturg <br />R Policg fUhite Paper for Decision makers <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />A Note to the Reader.ft' <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />This White Paper is sponsnn'd hy the Famil~' Farm ..\l1i:lnc('. The Alliance ('onsists of <br />agricultural water lIsers in thc.' Wc.'sll'rn United States ~lnd is actinly im"olnd in public <br />policy issul.'s "ffcctilll!. I:mll :llld \\ater r('sour('('s. The Alliam'c Iws three ohjectins in <br />pro\"iding this p:lper [0 decision makc.'rs. First, it whht's to identify and highlight the <br />prim'ipal ('conomic hl'lIcfit!'i de rind from the ,,'{'stern agricultural industry. Second, it <br />seeks to stress th:lt actions affecting \"estern agrkultun: en'atl' economic tr:Hk-offs that <br />mU'it hl.' l'arl'full~' r<.'\"il'\H.'d and ('onsidcnd. And third. n'SOUITl' managl'mcnt decisions <br />afft'cling Western agricultun: nt'ed to inn)l\"(' din'etly the principal t'l:unom".' <br />stakclwlders--thl' economic stakdwhll'rs should not be discnfranchised hy federal (or state) <br />hurc:tUcracies. For additiunal information .thout this report or tn request additional <br />l'opies, ple:ls(' contact Wendy Lauchland, F.xccutin" Din'l'tur, Family F:lrm Alliann', at <br />l) 16-M~3-711)(). <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The principal innstigator for preparing this White Paper is Dr. Dar,.,"1I Olsen, :l regional <br />planner/resource economist with the Pacific :'\orthwest Project, located in Keonewick, <br />\Vashington. Dr. Olsen has ahout fifteen years of expt.'rience working on resource <br />economics projects affecting fish, water, power. and irrigation resources. lie has sern'd as <br />principal i",:estigator on se'"eral resource management projects for fedt'nll and state <br />agencies and prinlte scctor sponsors. Co-author for the \\'hite Paper is Dr. lIoushmand <br />Ziari. with IRZ Cl)nsulting, located ill lIermiston, Oregon. 1HZ Consulting has worked <br />throughout the \Vest with public and private sector clients, to denlup and manage water <br />resource prujects. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Resource economists and technical resource specialists from the uninrsit)", public sector. <br />:Intl prh"ate sector ha\"(' prO\'idcd teehnie:lI review comments on this White Paper, <br />specifically to check for any tedmical errors or tt'chnical d:lta misintt'rpret:llions. The <br />rC\'iewers n:lInl'S and tclephone numhers an' :l\'ailable upon request. The technical <br />fC,"iewers arc not responsible for the content of this Paper. <br /> <br />The principal innstigator is responsible for :my technical/faclual errors that could han <br />heen onrlooked within this White Paper, and assumes responsihility for the policy <br />recommendations presentcd. <br /> <br />Econom/C5 Benefit Rev/eUl/Page-' <br />