Interjecting Economics into the Surface Water Dialogue
| Autor: | Vaca, Maria, Richards, Stefni, Davis, Alexa, Jackson, Kylie, Timur, Nanag, Manzoor, Fahad, Azam, Said, Feltman, Robert, Griffin, James Milton |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Economic efficiency
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes Lens (hydrology) Drainage basin surface water tax Ocean Engineering Limiting Management Monitoring Policy and Law Aquatic Science Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Highest and best use surface water allocation Environmental science surface water regulations Water resource management Engineering (miscellaneous) Surface water TD201-500 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Groundwater Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Texas Water Journal, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2160-5319 |
| Popis: | This paper applies the conceptual lens of economic efficiency as a criterion by which to evaluate surface water in Texas. We identify two major problems. First, Texas has a water allocation problem limiting the ability to substitute groundwater for surface water to move water between river basins and to facilitate transfers within a river basin. Second, surface water is both underpriced and unresponsive to drought conditions preventing it from being used at its highest and best use. We propose a variety of partial solutions, which include facilitating greater reliance on water markets as well as a water tax that would vary across regions and over time to encourage conservation. Texas Water Journal, Vol. 10 No. 1 (2019) |
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