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COST ANALYSIS AND WATER CONSERVATION POTENTIAL OF IRRIGATION
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WATER PLANNING AREA

Table 7. Water savings when shifting from conventional irrigation
method to more efficient irrigation technologies using indexed water use
approach, Region A.
System CF SF MESA LESA LEPA SDI
-----------------------------------$/acre-----------------------------------
Investment Cost 212.35 235.47 348.63 372.22 378.88 837.68
-----------------------------------acre-feet--------------------------------
CF 0 96,820 111,477 159,110 184,759 192,087
SF 0 0 0 0 0
MESA 0 3,434 5,897 6,600
LESA 0 60,520 77,378
LEPA 0 469
DRIP 0
Annual Water
Savings 96,820 111,477 162,544 251,176 276,534
Water Savings
for 50 years 4,841,000 5,573,850 8,127,200 12,558,800 13,826,700
Water Savings
1
(%) of Base 7 8 11 18 19
1
Base irrigation water demand for 50 years in Region A is 71,499,450
acre-feet.
Table 8. Water savings when shifting from conventional irrigation
method to more efficient irrigation technologies using equal water use
approach, Region A.
System F SF MESA LESA LEPA SDI
----------------------------------$/acre---------------------------------
Investment Cost 212.35 235.47 348.63 372.22 378.88 837.68
---------------------------------acre-feet-------------------------------
CF 0 105,104 121,274 168,024 192,913 201,125
SF 0 0 0 0 0
MESA 0 3,434 5,897 6,600
LESA 0 60,520 77,378
LEPA 0 469
DRIP 0
Annual Water Savings 105,104 121,274 171,458 259,330 285,572
Water Savings for 50 years 5,255,210 6,063,704 8,572,886 12,966,489 14,278,616
Water Savings (%) of Base 1 7 8 12 18 20
1
Base irrigation water demand for 50 years in Region A is 71,499,450
acre-feet.

Manuscript received: 12 January 2012

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