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This chapter develops a framework for the management of an irrigation and drainage system where irrigation is derived both from surface and ground-water sources. Basic principals underlying the management of a conjunctive ground and surface water system are introduced and used to derive optimal rules for managing such a system. Common property characteristics of this system and the additional drainage problem are also included in the analysis that evaluates policies aimed at enforcing irigation/drainage rules and their effects on the environment. The relevancy of the approach to the situation in the San Joaquin Valley is discussed.
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Tsur, Y. (1991). Managing Drainage Problems in a Conjunctive Ground and Surface Water System. In: Dinar, A., Zilberman, D. (eds) The Economics and Management of Water and Drainage in Agriculture. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4028-1_31
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