BIOECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR WASTEWATER REUSE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION1
作者:
Paul N. Wilson,
Teddy J. Goldammer,
James C. Wade,
期刊:
JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
(WILEY Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 24,
issue 1
页码: 1-9
ISSN:1093-474X
年代: 1988
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.1988.tb00873.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: wastewater reuse;crop production;economics;water markets;effluent;Arizona
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
ABSTRACT:Urban wastewater can be a valuable source of water and plant nutrients for agricultural producers, particularly in arid regions. The scientific literature reveals cautious optimism concerning the biological, institutional, and economic viability of irrigating crops with secondary‐treated effluent. A derived effluent demand function for agricultural producers near Tucson, Arizona, reveals a potential annual demand of 11,000 acre‐feet under present price and proposed delivery system conditions. In this case, wastewater could be exchanged for ground water and both the urban and rural areas would g
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