Water Allocation, Transfers and Conservation: Links between Policy and Hydrology

Green, Gareth P.; Hamilton, Joel R.

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“…They have argued that under such conditions, increasing the knowledge of the basin hydrology is essential for constructing a sound and sustainable water management. A sound knowledge of basin hydrology is essential for effective water allocation policies so that negative impacts can be avoided, minimized or mitigated (Green and Hamilton 2000). Hydrological analysis provides the basis for detailed accounting of water use and productivity (Molden and Sakthivadivel 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%

Understanding Hydrological Variability for Improved Water Management in the Semi-Arid Karkheh Basin, Iran

Masih¹

2011

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Understanding Hydrological Variability for Improved Water Management in the Semi-Arid Karkheh Basin, Iran

Masih¹

2011

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“…Government policies (e.g., regulatory authorities, conservation programs, and price supports) and economics (e.g., shifting markets and prices) exert considerable influence on farmers' and ranchers' decisions to participate in government programs or adopt conservation practices to protect or enhance water resources. These influences often lead to conflicting management options for producers (Green and Hamilton 2000;Schaible 2000).…”

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Advancing water resource management in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds: Why land-grant universities matter

Gold¹,

Parker²,

Waskom³

et al. 2013

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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Federally funded university water programs have had limited success in halting the degradation of water resources in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds for the past five decades. USDA-funded university water programs have advanced our understanding of watershed processes and the development of best management practices (BMPs; e.g., conservation tillage, nutrient management, alternative and innovative septic systems, and riparian buffers) to mitigate environmental risks from anthropogenic activities, in particular from agriculture, to our water resources; yet water degradation persists and has worsened in many watersheds (Howarth et al. 2000;Mueller and Spahr 2006). The National Research Council (2012) stresses the need for sustainable agricultural practices to reduce changes in flow regimes and water quality.In this research editorial, we make four points relative to solving water resource issues: (1) they are complex problems and difficult to solve; (2) some progress has been made on solving these issues; (3) external nonstationary drivers such as land use changes, climate change and variability, and shifts in markets, policies, and regulations warrant constant vigilance to assure that presumed improvements are being attained; and (4) we are poised to make substantial progress on these challenges over the next 10 to 20 years if critical steps are taken. Our discussion is framed by identifying and describing four grand challenges that we face in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds: nutrient management, food safety, agricultural water use, and groundwater management. These four grand challenge areas were distilled from a listing of over 50 important issues related to agricultural water resource management identified at a workshop of university and government water scientists in November of 2011. Our over-

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“…Water rights are determined, issued, and managed by state governments, rather than the federal government. In most western states, water rights are defined in conjunction with land ownership (Green and Hamilton, 2000). Hence, land values reflect the value of water rights and as land is purchased or sold, so too are the water rights.…”

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“…Prices in the Water Bank ranged from USD41 to USD142 per 1,000 m 3 , and most of the water was purchased by urban water supply agencies. Agricultural agencies accounted for about 21% of the sales from the Water Bank, primarily for farmers needing to finish irrigating seasonal crops or to preserve permanent crop plantings, such as tree fruits, nuts, and vines (Teerink, 1993b;Green and Hamilton, 2000). In sum, the Water Bank purchased 1,105,000 m 3 of water at an average price of USD100 per 1,000 m 3 , and sold 488,000 m 3 of water at an average price of USD140 per 1,000 m 3 .…”

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“…Some states are more advanced than others in promoting water markets, and some states actively manage groundwater, while other states allow landowners to use groundwater with little regulation. Some states have assisted farmers and others in obtaining water during sustained droughts by creating centralized "water banks" in which buyers and sellers can exchange information and conduct transactions (Green and Hamilton, 2000).…”

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Environmental Effectiveness and Economic Efficiency of Water Use in Agriculture

Young¹

2010

Études De l'OCDE Sur l'Eau

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The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 30 democracies work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront of efforts to understand and to help governments respond to new developments and concerns, such as corporate governance, the information economy and the challenges of an ageing population. The Organisation provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies.The OECD member countries are:

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Water Allocation, Transfers and Conservation: Links between Policy and Hydrology

Cited by 35 publications

References 10 publications

Understanding Hydrological Variability for Improved Water Management in the Semi-Arid Karkheh Basin, Iran

Understanding Hydrological Variability for Improved Water Management in the Semi-Arid Karkheh Basin, Iran

Advancing water resource management in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds: Why land-grant universities matter

Environmental Effectiveness and Economic Efficiency of Water Use in Agriculture

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