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Dr. Bill Golden Department of Agricultural Economics Kansas State University

The Ogallala Aquifer Project´s Impact on the Governor´s Ogallala Aquifer Initiative. Dr. Bill Golden Department of Agricultural Economics Kansas State University. Ogallala Aquifer Program Annual Meeting Garden City, Kansas March 13, 2012.

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Dr. Bill Golden Department of Agricultural Economics Kansas State University

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  1. The Ogallala Aquifer Project´s Impact on the Governor´s Ogallala Aquifer Initiative Dr. Bill GoldenDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsKansas State University Ogallala Aquifer Program Annual Meeting Garden City, Kansas March 13, 2012 The research presented in this presentation was funded by the Ogallala Aquifer Project

  2. Background • In March, OAP researchers (Devlin, Klocke, Lamm, Rogers, and Golden) met with the Governor’s Task Force to review options. • Governor’s Economic Summit on the Future of the Ogallala Aquifer was held in Colby on July 21 • More than 400 attended to discuss concerns, ideas and future visions. OAP had a strong presence (Brauer, Devlin, Klocke, Lamm, Rogers, Dumler,, and Golden) • Golden presented research based on OAP funded projects • Following the summit the KWA appointed the OAAC to review short and long term solutions • In October, KSU Research and Extension Symposium ‘Conserving the Ogallala Aquifer’ was held in Manhattan. OAP researchers (Brauer, Devlin, Klocke, Lamm, Rogers, and Golden) discussed options. • In November, the Governor released his proposals • OAP researchers were heavily involved in all the stakeholder meetings

  3. Background • A Kansas water right (appropriation) consists of a: • Authorized rate • Authorized annual authorized quantity • Authorized place of use • The water must be put to a beneficial use

  4. Initiative #1

  5. Initiative #1 • The "use or lose it " bill is largely symbolic • It will not significantly affect water use at the producer level • House Bill 2451 reflects a philosophical change in the attitudes of groundwater management in Kansas • Conservation is a beneficial use • Water right holders are more comfortable

  6. Initiative #2

  7. Initiative #2 • Per Danny Rogers: “The LEMA has the greatest potential to be used as a conservation tool via the producer model of the Sheridan 6 high priority area. Producers tend to prefer to share water restrictions verses the all or nothing of the appropriation doctrine. But with shared pain, they want good oversight, so they are confident all are sharing the pain fairly.” • Allows localized enforcement of groundwater use restrictions on a relatively small geographic area (example Sheridan 6 has approximately 25,000 irrigated acres) • Allows flexibility as opposed to the IGUCA • It reflects a philosophical change in the attitudes of groundwater management in Kansas

  8. OAP’s Impact on Initiative #2 Economic • Peterson, J., J. Williams, and B. Golden. “Economic and Policy Implications of Underground Water Use in the Southern Ogallala Region” Ogallala Aquifer 2006 Final Report • Amosson, S., L. Almas, B. Golden, B. Guerrero, J. Johnson, R. Taylor, and E. Wheeler-Cook “Economic Impacts of Selected Water Conservation Policies in the Ogallala Aquifer” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2008 Final Report . • Klocke, N., D Rogers, T. Dumler, L. Stone, N. Kenny, and D. Porter. “Training, user feedback, testing, economic impact, and revisions of the Crop Water Allocator and Crop Yield Predictor models.” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2010 Final Report . • Klocke, N., L. Stone, T. Dumler, and G. Clark. “Water Allocations Among Crops for Limited Irrigation Decisions” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2005 Final Report Production Risk • Klocke, N., T. Dumler, J. Peterson, L. Stone, and G. Clark, “Risk in Income Return from Limited Irrigation using the Crop Water Allocator Decision Tool” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2006 Final Report

  9. OAP’s Impact on Initiative #2 Irrigation Management • Stone, L., A. Schlegel, N. Klocke, and F. Lamm. “Development of Guidelines for Efficient Preplant Irrigation” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2008 Final Report • Klocke, N., R. Currie, M. Brouk, A. Schlegel. “Cropping Systems for Limited Irrigation Management” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2006 Final Report • Klocke, N., R. Currie, M. Brouk, and A. Schlegel. “Cropping Systems for Limited Irrigation Management” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2006 Final Report • Lamm, F. “Limited irrigation capacity for four summer irrigated crops” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2005 Final Report • Schlegel, A., L. Stone, T. Dumler, and C. Thompson. “Soil Management to Reduce Soil Evaporative Loss from Limited Irrigated Corn” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2008 Final Report • Schlegel, A., L. Stone, and T. Dumler. “Optimal corn management with diminished well capacity • ” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2009 Final Report Irrigation Technology Efficiency • Aiken, R., and F. Lamm, “Water Use Efficiency with Limited Irrigation” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2006 Final Report • Lamm, F. “Comparison of LEPA and SDI for corn, sunflower and soybean” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2005 Final Report • Rogers, D., D. Porter, M. Alam, L. New, K. Shaw, and G. Clark. “In-Field Survey of Center Pivot Nozzle Packages for Performance” Ogallala Aquifer Program 2005 Final Report

  10. Initiative #3

  11. Initiative #3 • Rogers and Golden served on the review committee for the Central Kansas Water Bank Association • Recommended an expansion of the water bank system • Allows transfer of water use to higher water value • Dr. Rogers convinced the committee to drastically reduce the conservation component • This reflects a philosophical change in the attitudes of groundwater management in Kansas

  12. Initiative #4

  13. Initiative #4 • Johnson et al. (OAP 2010 Report) modeled the allocation scheme. • It has a better conservation ethic built into the concept as compared to an annual appropriation, • It could have a more significant impact on minimizing economic impact as well capacity decreases • It is a very important management tool that adds flexibility to producer decisions • Senate Bill 272 reflects a philosophical change in the attitudes of groundwater management in Kansas

  14. Comment • Governor Brownback challenged Kansans to embrace the new water laws for the future of their children and grandchildren. • “We must save our water and conserve so we may extend the useful life of the Ogallala Aquifer,” Brownback said. “Those of you with substantial water permits, I am now asking you to step-up on behalf of your children and grandchildren. I ask you, if you have options, don’t use the water. Save it for them.” • http://www.kwo.org/Ogallala/Ogallala_Discussion_Page.htm

  15. Questions • Research from the OAP has been current, relevant, and invaluable to the Governor´s Ogallala Aquifer Initiative

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