Water management, partnerships, rights, and market trends : : an overview for Army installation managers / / Beth E. Lachman, Susan A. Resetar, Nidhi Kalra, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Aimee E. Curtright.
"This report assesses existing water market mechanisms (such as water banking and auctions) and partnership opportunities that Army installations can potentially use to improve installation water programs and their investments in water and wastewater systems. Because such mechanisms and opportu...
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Background
- Purpose
- Methodology
- How to read this report
- 2. Background on U.S. water management trends and rights
- Historical approaches to water management focused on accessing water sources
- Water management today focuses on efficient management of existing resources
- Water management faces key challenges
- U.S. water rights
- Summary
- 3. Army installation water goals, project funding sources, and partnership opportunities
- Army installation water goals
- Funding sources for installation water investments
- Opportunities for government water partnerships
- Summary about partnerships
- 4. Water market mechanisms
- Water market mechanisms can be an effective way to allocate water
- Water rights regimes determine market feasibility
- Challenges in implementing water market mechanisms
- Water transfers: leasing and selling water
- Water auctions
- Water banks
- Block pricing
- Water quality trading
- Water market mechanism conclusions
- 5. Colorado and Fort Carson water case study
- Colorado water
- Fort Carson water case study
- Summary
- 6. Arizona and Fort Huachuca case study
- Understanding the Arizona water situation
- Fort Huachuca water case study
- Summary
- 7. Findings and recommendations
- Water market findings
- Recommendations regarding water markets
- Findings about installation water rights
- Installation water rights recommendations
- Findings about water partnerships
- Recommendations about installation water partnerships
- Other findings and recommendations.