\begin{frame}{Chapter II} \huge \bf{Policy Interactions of Water Conservation Programs.} % \bf{Policy Interactions of Water Conservation Programs. Is Efficiency Always Efficient?} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}{Guiding Question} \Large How does Subdistrict 1 water management change the efficacy of federal payment for environmental services (PES) water conservation efforts? \vfill \large \onslide<2-> Staggered DiD study of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) for Subdistrict 1 farms initiated in 2014. \begin{itemize} \onslide<3->{\item{Effect from enrolled wells, neighboring wells, and selection in the program }} \onslide<4->{\item{The federal PES conserves 32\% less ground water. }} \onslide<5->{\item{Program costs rise by 29.5\%. }} \onslide<6->{\item{Pays the farmers most harmed by the pumping fee.}} \end{itemize} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \subsection{Background} \begin{frame}{CREP} Provides payments to fallow irrigated land in environmentally sensitive regions. The first contracts started in 2014. \vfill \onslide<2->{ \textbf{Goals} \begin{enumerate} \item{Enroll 40,000 acres of cropland} \item{Reduce water use by 60,060 acre-feet per year.} \item{Reduce erosion} \item{Increase native cover crops} \end{enumerate} } \vfill \onslide<3-> {\textbf{Current Status} \begin{enumerate} \item{10,868 acres enrolled (27.1\% of goal)} \item{Estimate of 14,755 acre-feet saved a year (24.6\% of goal)} \end{enumerate} } \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}{CREP: Payments} Different payments depending on contract length. Additional support from RGWCD and Sbd1. \vfill \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Farm Service Agency (FSA) payments} \begin{enumerate} \item{15 year contract} \item{\$288 per acre per year} \item{\$300 per acre sign up bonus} \end{enumerate} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Farm Service Agency (FSA) payments} \begin{enumerate} \item{Permanent retirement} \item{\$22 per acre per year} \item{\$100 per acre sign up bonus} \end{enumerate} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}{CREP: Rules} \Large \textbf{Requirement} \begin{enumerate} \item{\(\frac{1}{2}\) acre-feet per acre applied} \item{Four years of irrigation between 2008 and 2013 } \item{\(\frac{1}{2}\) acre-feet per acre two years before application} \end{enumerate} \vfill \onslide<2>{Sbd1 pumping fee was \$45 per acre-foot in 2011, rasied to \$75 in 2012. \emph{Only one year with a high pumping fee in eligibility period}} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}{How can existing Sbd1 conservation affect a PES?} CREP can induce water savings directly through enrolled wells, or indirectly through the response of neighboring wells \citep{rouhirad2021}. \vfill \onslide<2->{\textbf{Possible Effects}} \begin{itemize} \onslide<2->{\item{More wells enrolled (+)}} \onslide<3->{\item{Less water saved by enrolled wells (-)}} \onslide<4->{\item{Neighbouring wells change pumping (+) }} \onslide<5->{\item{Different wells enroll (+/-)}} \end{itemize} \end{frame}