Limiting pumping from the Edwards Aquifer: An economic investigation of proposals, water markets, and spring flow guarantees

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1257-1268

  McCarl, Bruce A ^a   Dillon, Carl R ^b   Keplinger, Keith O ^c   Williams, R Lynn ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032948998     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998WR900116     Document Type: Article

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