Economic value of water in Irrigation District 003 Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico

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https://doi.org/10.24850/j-tyca-2025-01-04

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Economic valuation, shadow prices, wastewater, linear programming, scarcity

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Given the increase in the demand for irrigation water in recent years, it is necessary to take policy measures that contribute to the efficient use and allocation of water resources in agriculture. The objective of this research was to determine the economic value of water in the irrigation district 003 Tula, Hidalgo, in different scarcity scenarios according to the crop pattern of the 2020-2021 agricultural year. A linear programming model was used and it was solved with the Simplex method with the Solver® analysis tool from Microsoft Office Excel®. By reducing the availability of water in the DR003 Tula from 100 to 50 %, the shadow price goes from 0.64 to 0.91 $/m3 of water, the total planted area is reduced by 50.2 % and the area of feed barley, rye grass, forage oats and Bermuda.

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Hernández-Pérez, J., Arana-Coronado, O. A., Hernández-Ortiz, J., & Valdivia-Alcalá, R. (2025). Economic value of water in Irrigation District 003 Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico. Tecnología Y Ciencias Del Agua, 16(1), 138–172. https://doi.org/10.24850/j-tyca-2025-01-04

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