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