RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Retiring Land to Save Water: Participation in Colorado’s Republican River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program JF Land Economics JO Land Econ FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 36 OP 51 DO 10.3368/le.94.1.36 VO 94 IS 1 A1 Randall G. Monger A1 Jordan F. Suter A1 Dale T. Manning A1 Joel P. Schneekloth YR 2018 UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/94/1/36.abstract AB Agricultural land retirement is increasingly used to manage water resources. This study uses well-level enrollment data to explore the factors that influence landowner participation in the Colorado Republican River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. An empirical model of enrollment is informed by a theoretical model of participation that incorporates aquifer and soil characteristics in addition to financial incentives. Our results reveal that enrollment is predicted to increase by 0.087 percentage points with a $10 increase in the incentives offered. The probability of enrollment is also influenced by the aquifer’s saturated thickness and the soil characteristics that impact land productivity. (JEL Q25)