water market

Meeting information needs for water markets: Understanding water diversion and use

Text in the foreground says "Information Needs for Water markets: Fair and Effective Water Markets Require Adequate Measurement and Reporting of Diversion and Use. In the background, a groundwater well pumps water through a pipe into an adjacent agricultural water channel.

New CLEE report examines a prerequisite for fair and effective water markets

by Nell Green Nylen and Molly Bruce Water scarcity is a growing problem for agriculture and ecosystems across the U.S. Southwest. In many areas, unsustainable water use has overstretched local water supplies, and climate change is making these supplies more volatile. Water markets have the potential to enhance climate resilience by helping water users adapt …

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When are markets appropriate tools for sustainably managing groundwater?

New report from Berkeley Law’s CLEE outlines critical considerations for local groundwater markets under SGMA

Locals implementing California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) are rapidly turning from questions about who will manage groundwater and how they should approach institutional design to next-level questions: What does sustainability mean for a particular basin, and how will local managers achieve it? One of many potential management tools is a local groundwater market. SGMA opens the door …

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