California Senator Dianne Feinstein has been taking flack from the Progressive Left recently about legislation she introduced into the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 regarding water transfers in the Central Valley. Critics have charged that the water transfers language was added secretly and will allow a small group of landowners in the Central Valley to make [...]
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Senator Feinstein and Central Valley Project Water Transfers
Posted in California, Water markets/transfers on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
UK Government Releases Water Resources Reform Proposal: Water for Life
Posted in Climate change, Privatization, United Kingdom, Water companies, Water conservation, Water markets/transfers, Water rights on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released a new reform proposal for water resources, entitled Water for Life. While we generally think of the UK as a relatively wet place, Defra identified a number of water challenges facing the nation, including over-abstraction from rivers and groundwater basins, point and diffuse source [...]
Water Transfers by California Mutual Water Companies
Posted in Private investment, Private v. public, Public utilities regulation, Water companies, Water markets/transfers, Water rights on September 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I have been asked several times in the past few weeks whether California mutual water companies are authorized to transfer water to non-shareholders at a profit. It appears some activists have begun arguing that California Public Utilities Code § 2705 prohibits mutual water companies from making money on water transfers. This challenge is part of [...]
Federal Court Denies Area of Origin Priority for Sacramento Valley CVP Contractors
Posted in California, Water markets/transfers, Water rights on August 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (Judge Wanger) issued a decision in Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Case No. 1:10-cv-0712 OWW DLB (August 2, 2011), holding that Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors in the Sacramento Valley are not entitled to an area of origin priority [...]
The Failed LCRA-SAWS Water Transfer Project and Protection of Commercial Investments
Posted in Texas, Water markets/transfers on August 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The City of San Antonio has been one of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States for over a decade, and providing water security for the city has required the development of new water supplies. The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) was historically dependent on groundwater supplies from the Edwards Aquifer, but has [...]
