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<br />lIDlH26 <br /> <br />REVIEW COpy <br />SUBJECT TO REVISION <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />Backgro und ............................................................................................ <br />The Problem <br /> <br />.~........................................................................................ <br /> <br />Objectives . .......................... .................................................................. <br />A Summary of Study Results ................................................................. <br />Baseline Case Projections ............................................................... <br /> <br />Energy .............................. ........................................................ <br />Agri cult ure .... ...... ........... ... ..0 ..... ....... ......... ................. ........ .... ........ .... <br />Regional Economic Impacts ...................................................... <br />Crop Production Estimates ....................................................... <br />Water Resource Estimates ....................................................... <br />Alternatives to the Baseline Case .................................................. <br />Voluntary Conservation to Reduce Annual Water Withdrawals <br />from the Ogallala Aquifer .................................................... <br />Mandatory Conservation to Reduce Annual Withdrawals from <br />the Ogallala Aquifer ............................................................. <br />Voluntary Conservation of Ogallala Water Combined With <br />Imported Water ..................................................................... <br />Water Importa tion ........................................................................... <br />Environm ental Factors ............................... ..................................... <br />Intrepretations and Explanatory Comments ..................................... <br />Northern Subarea .......... ............................................................. <br /> <br />Southern Subarea ....................................................................... <br /> <br />Crop Production <br />Public Research, Conservation and Education Agencies ............ <br />Factors Affecting the Projections ............................................ <br />Water Use ......................................................................... <br />Crop Yield ........................................................................ <br />Farm Commodity Export Demand and Crop Prices ............ <br />Drought ........................................ ..................................... <br />Increased Energy Prices ..................................................... <br />National Policies ................. ..... ...................... ................... <br />Development Potentials for the Non-Agricultural Sectors of <br />the High Plains Economy...................................................... <br />Recom menda tions ............. ............................ ......'................................... <br /> <br />....................................................................... <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />3 <br />3 <br />3 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />5 <br />5 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />7 <br />8 <br />10 <br />11 <br />11 <br />11 <br />11 <br />12 <br />12 <br />12 <br />13 <br />13 <br />13 <br />14 <br />14 <br /> <br />14 <br />15 <br /> <br />