"It is simply taking water from one use, and giving it to another in an area that has sufficient water levels."
The amount of revenue that irrigated cropland in the affected area brings into the local economy is approximately $190 million per year, and under proposals being considered to require reductions in irrigation, this could be reduced by $20 to $50 million per year for perpetuity, with the full effect ranging from $30-$125 million per year or more.
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In reducing irrigation, there would be a ripple effect in the revenue of businesses that employ people and provide services in agronomy, grain merchandising and storage, fuel, fertilizer, agriculture equipment, as well as in non-agriculture related retail, housing, and health care.
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"This issue will impact EVERYONE in rural communities, not just farmers."
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