This article begins by exploring the institutional and historical forces shaping the total maximum daily load (TMDL) approach from an economic perspective. Next, it discusses the suitability of applying various types of economic analyses and policy instruments to individual TMDLs or the TMDL...

A model of manure utilization is developed and applied to four types of transportable manure. Model results highlight important response differences among manure types and generally illustrate the diseconomies of manure production. For example, as manure production increases, manure value...

A dry year irrigation suspension has been proposed as a way of reallocating water when aquifer levels are low for the Texas Edwards Aquifer. Under this program, farmers would be paid to suspend irrigation to allow more spring flow or nonagricultural pumping. When irrigation is suspended in the...