Irrigation, Drainage, and Agricultural Development in the San Joaquin Valley

Mercer, Lloyd J.; Morgan, W. Douglas

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-4028-1_2

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“…The Wright Act of 1887 provided the legal base for forming irrigation districts and quasi‐private operations with the power to issue bonds and taxes. About 100 irrigation districts were established during this period (Mercer & Morgan, 1991).…”

Section: The Emergence Of Water Institutions and The Changing Water A...mentioning

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The evolution of symbiotic innovation, water, and agricultural supply chains

Zilberman

Huang

Goldberg

et al. 2023

Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

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The water literature has mainly investigated the diversion and distribution of water from the source to the end users or the utilization of water at the farm level in crop production. This paper presents a supply chain perspective that links the innovation supply chain of water delivery and irrigation with the complete water supply chain to the crop and the crop supply chains. These supply chains are symbiotic. Changes in the demand for crops, agronomic technology, and knowledge about water will modify the water infrastructure, irrigation technology, land-use and crop production patterns, and the pricing of water and related commodities. The parameters that guide investment in water innovation and the design of the water supply chain depend on political, economic, and technological considerations that have coevolved over time with water and crop systems. Evidence from California and elsewhere supports the findings of the paper.

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Section: The Emergence Of Water Institutions and The Changing Water A...mentioning

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The evolution of symbiotic innovation, water, and agricultural supply chains

Zilberman

Huang

Goldberg

et al. 2023

Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

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“…Over the past century, the Valley (hereafter SJV, Figure 1) has been transformed into one of the largest agricultural economies in the world. Since 1980, the SJV has supported agriculture on ∼2 million hectares of cropland (Hanak et al, 2017), with irrigated area expanding by nearly one million hectares in the 60 years prior (Mercer and Morgan, 1991). Most of this cropland is irrigated and expansion since the early 20th century has been made possible by major investments in infrastructure for storing and transporting water, as well as overdrafting groundwater (Hanak et al, 2017).…”

Section: The San Joaquin Valley Of California Usa Provides An Exemplar Case Study Of the Need And Opportunity For Programmatic Rebalancinmentioning

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Shaping Land Use Change and Ecosystem Restoration in a Water-Stressed Agricultural Landscape to Achieve Multiple Benefits

Bryant

Kelsey

Vogl

et al. 2020

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…In central California and in other agricultural areas of the western United States, irrigation wastewater may accumulate to levels that adversely affect crops. This has resulted in the implementation of systems of drainage and disposal of subsurface wastewater to sustain long‐term agricultural productivity in these regions [1,2]. Such drain water may contain multiple soluble chemicals applied to crops, as well as minerals, such as selenium (Se), leached from the soil itself.…”

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Sublethal effects in avocet and stilt hatchlings from selenium‐contaminated sites

Hoffman¹,

Marn²,

Marois³

et al. 2002

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Excess selenium (Se) in the aquatic food chain is embryotoxic and teratogenic to avocets, stilts, and other waterbirds. American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) and black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) eggs were collected from three sites in the Tulare Lake Basin of California, USA, and hatched in the laboratory. These sites included the Tulare Lake Drainage District-north (TLDD-N, water 2.5 ppb Se), TLDD-south (TLDD-S, water 8.6 ppb Se), and Westfarmers (WF, water 190 ppb Se). Highest egg Se concentrations occurred at WF (geometric mean 31.4 ppm dry wt for avocets and 20.5 ppm dry wt for stilts). Mean egg Se concentrations were 6.7 ppm for avocets and 8.4 ppm for stilts at TLDD-S, and 3.3 ppm for avocets and 2.3 ppm for stilts at TLDD-N. Hatching success and incidence of malformations did not differ among sites, but yolk sac-free hatching weights and bone lengths were less for avocets at the WF site, whereas liver weights and liver to body weight ratios were greater at that site. With increasing Se concentration, oxidative stress was most apparent in avocet hatchlings from WF: hepatic glutathione (GSH) peroxidase activity increased, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity decreased, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) concentration as well as the ratio of GSSG to reduced GSH concentration increased. In stilts, hepatic GSH concentration was lower in WF hatchlings. In conclusion, our findings of Se-impaired embryo growth and hepatotoxicity in avocet hatchlings suggest that oxidative stress observed in hatchlings may be related to these biological effects and may serve as a potential bioindicator of subsequent impaired functions.

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Irrigation, Drainage, and Agricultural Development in the San Joaquin Valley

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

The evolution of symbiotic innovation, water, and agricultural supply chains

The evolution of symbiotic innovation, water, and agricultural supply chains

Shaping Land Use Change and Ecosystem Restoration in a Water-Stressed Agricultural Landscape to Achieve Multiple Benefits

Sublethal effects in avocet and stilt hatchlings from selenium‐contaminated sites

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