Ogallala aquifer depletion: Economic impact on the Texas high plains

Bonnie L. Terrell; Phillip N. Johnson; Eduardo Segarra

doi:10.1016/S1366-7017(02)00009-0

Ogallala aquifer depletion: Economic impact on the Texas high plains

Bonnie L. Terrell, Phillip N. Johnson, Eduardo Segarra

Agricultural and Applied Economics

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Abstract

The impacts of the depletion of the Ogallala aquifer on the economy of the Southern High Plains of Texas were estimated by predicting future cropping patterns over a 30-year time horizon as the saturated thickness of the aquifer declines. Increased adoption of sprinkler irrigation methods, increased cotton acreage, and a shift to dryland production were the main responses found to declining water availability in the region. As the Ogallala aquifer is depleted, the region could experience a downturn in agricultural production with possible negative impacts on the regional economy assuming no other offsetting exogenous shocks to the economy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-46
Number of pages	14
Journal	Water Policy
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1366-7017(02)00009-0
State	Published - 2002

Keywords

Depletion
Dynamic programming
Economic impacts
Ogallala aquifer

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