Efficiency in Western Water Law: The Development of the California Doctrine, 1850–1911

Kanazawa, Mark

doi:10.1086/468017

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“…The appropriative doctrine emerged in the 19th century in response to the development of mining and agriculture in this semi-arid region where growing numbers of people and economic activities were increasingly concentrated in areas where there was too little water (Kanazawa, 1998). Prior appropriation allowed water to be separated from riparian land and moved via canals and ditches to new locations (Johnson et al, 1981).…”

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“…If water is not used beneficially, the right may lapse under the doctrine of abandonment. The driest westem states, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, recognize only appropriative water rights, whereas the wetter states of Califomia, the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington recognize both riparian and appropriative institutions (Kanazawa, 1998). Riparian rights grant water to adjacent land owners for reasonable use and riparian rights generally cannot be separated from the land.…”

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Comparative assessment of water markets: insights from the Murray–Darling Basin of Australia and the Western USA

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Water markets in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and the westem USA are compared in terms of their ability to allocate scarce water resources. The study finds that the gains from trade in the MDB are worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year (note that all monetary units of dollars in this article are treated as US$ because Australians are converted at par). Total market turnover in water rights exceeds US$2 billion per year while the volume of trade exceeds over 20% of surface water extractions. In Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Texas, trades of committed water annually range between 5 and 15% of total state freshwater diversions with over US$4.3 billion (2008 US$; monetary units in dollars are expressed in their value in US$ in 2008) spent or committed by urban buyers between 1987 and 2008. The two-market comparison suggests that policy attention should be directed towards ways of promoting water trade while simultaneously mitigating the legitimate third party concerns about how and where water is used, especially in conflicts between consumptive and in situ uses of water. The study finds that institutional innovation is feasible in both countries and that further understanding about the size, duration and distribution of third party effects from water trade and how these effects might be regulated, can improve water markets' ability to manage water scarcity better.

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Comparative assessment of water markets: insights from the Murray–Darling Basin of Australia and the Western USA

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“…Water rights are complex. In California, for example, landowners own the groundwater under their land (Kanazawa, 1998). Theoretically, residents can each secure a permit to build a well in their backyard.…”

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Water and Business: A Taxonomy and Review of the Research

Kurland

Zell

2010

Organization & Environment

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Why should business care about water? Water is a common-pool resource, critical to many business operations, which faces depletion if not sustainably managed. Based on popular and trade press and academic business research, the authors develop a taxonomy of water issues (water quality, quantity, use, sustainable resource management, company and industry management). Through a review of 135 water-related articles published in 49 leading business journals, the authors examine the degree to which business scholars address these issues. They discuss intersections, diversions, and gaps and conclude with insights for future research.

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“…The appropriative doctrine emerged in the 19th century in response to the development of mining and agriculture in the semi-arid West where growing numbers of people and economic activities were increasingly concentrated in areas where there was too little water (Kanazawa, 1998). Prior appropriation allowed water to be separated from riparian land and moved via canals and ditches to new locations (Johnson et al 1981).…”

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Water Rights and Markets in the U.S. Semi Arid West: Efficiency and Equity Issues

Libecap

2010

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Efficiency in Western Water Law: The Development of the California Doctrine, 1850–1911

Cited by 36 publications

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Comparative assessment of water markets: insights from the Murray–Darling Basin of Australia and the Western USA

Comparative assessment of water markets: insights from the Murray–Darling Basin of Australia and the Western USA

Water and Business: A Taxonomy and Review of the Research

Water Rights and Markets in the U.S. Semi Arid West: Efficiency and Equity Issues

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