An Economic, Hydrologic, and Environmental Assessment of for the South Central Texas Region

abstract

• Regional water scarcity has motivated the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group to actively develop water management plans to address long-/short-term regional water needs. This study, therefore, develops an integrated Edwards Aquifer groundwater and river system simulation model to determine the "best" choice of regional water management plans using mixed-integer linear programming. The economic, hydrologic, and environmental consequences of the "best" choice of regional and other water management plans and options are evaluated and compared. Results indicate a tradeoff between the economic and environmental benefits. A slight decrease in economic benefit results in a substantial increase in environmental benefit.

authors

• Mccarl, Bruce

published proceedings

• Journal of Agricultural & Applied Economics

author list (cited authors)

• Gillig, D., McCarl, B. A., & Boadu, F.

complete list of authors

• Gillig, Dhazn||McCarl, Bruce A||Boadu, Frederick

publication date

• April 2001

keywords

• And Water
  Management Plans.
• Economic And Hydrologic Assessment
• Edwards Aquifer

start page

• 59

end page

• 78

volume

• 33

issue

• 1