Interstate river conflicts: lessons from India and the US

Gundimeda, Haripriya; Howe, Charles W.

doi:10.1080/02508060802542081

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“…Long-term drought was also mentioned in terms of the use of existing water resources or access to additional water resources if their current source was diminished or depleted. Inter-state "water wars" and demand to maintain adequate down-stream flows in surface waters, both to facilitate support of industries in states who share river resources and to maintain the ecological health of the river system [16], were reasons for concern about access to additional water when drought-induced water shortages occur. The use of municipal reclaimed water was also discussed.…”

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Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA

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Owen²,

Majsztrik

et al. 2019

Water

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Nursery, floriculture, and propagation production accounted for 79% ($13.3 Billion) of 2017 ornamental specialty crop production in the United States. Access to high quality water sources is increasingly limited for irrigating these economically significant crops. Given the production, environmental, and economic issues associated with the use of water—including recycled, reclaimed, surface, and ground water—it is critical to develop sustainable runoff, containment, and remediation technologies, and to identify alternative sources of water. To better understand current practices and future water-related needs as perceived by grower stakeholders, an online survey was distributed nationally and five in-depth round table discussion sessions were conducted at the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Gulf States Horticultural Expo, California Grown Show, AmericanHort’s Cultivate, and the Farwest Show with a total of 36 individual industry participants. A team of research and extension specialists facilitated by a Specialty Crops Research Initiative Planning Grant (NIFA Project # 2011-51181-30633) analyzed and concisely summarized the results from the survey and the round table discussions. Research priorities related to water management identified by stakeholders revolved around six themes: (1) recycled water infrastructure and management; (2) contaminants; (3) plant health and water quality; (4) water treatment technologies; (5) competing and complementary water uses; (6) societal perception of agricultural water use.

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Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA

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Owen²,

Majsztrik

et al. 2019

Water

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“…Even though no formal markets exits for trading surface water in India, one might argue that water market might have the potential to achieve voluntary, economically efficient transfers of water that can overcome rigidities of allocation system (Gundimeda and Howe 2008). …”

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“…Thus, under the Government of India Act of 1935, extensive power over water development and management was given to the states, while the River Board Act of 1956 created river boards to develop and regulate interstate rivers. In this scheme, state governments have limited incentives to develop co-operative projects (Gundimeda and Howe 2008).…”

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Water allocation between states in inter-basin water transfer in India

Bhaduri

Barbier²

2011

International Journal of River Basin Management

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In the following paper, we illustrate the proposed inter basin water transfer in India and attempt to do an ex ante analysis of the sharing of the transferred water between the donor and the recipient states. The paper identifies that one of the possible ways of water allocation could be market based, where through a commercial agreement water scarce states that receives transferred water pay the donor state a certain amount. Our results also indicate that such price based water transfer could lead to a most inefficient outcome .The donor states could charge a much higher price and the buyer would buy less amount of water. It would create large deadweight loss in the social welfare. The loss could increase further if there are many states in the middle between the donor and the ultimate beneficiary state.The paper also investigates water allocation in a situation where the state cares about the welfare of the other states. We find that with better relationship, the middle state could divert higher proportion of water even if the head state shares less water with the middle state.We also consider that political relations are crucial elements influencing the altruistic concerns of the states and thus in the determination of water allocation. We recognize the risk in benefit loss of water recipient states could stem from hostile political relationship between the donor and the recipient state. We have designed a penalty mechanism, which can deter the states from unilateral diversion of water in such cases, and facilitate to have an efficient allocation of water sustaining in the long run.

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Water diplomacy as an approach to regional cooperation in South Asia: A case from the Brahmaputra basin

Barua

2018

Journal of Hydrology

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Interstate river conflicts: lessons from India and the US

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA

Greenhouse and Nursery Water Management Characterization and Research Priorities in the USA

Water allocation between states in inter-basin water transfer in India

Water diplomacy as an approach to regional cooperation in South Asia: A case from the Brahmaputra basin

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