Regulating the Australian Water Market

Waye, Vicki C.; Son, Christina

doi:10.1093/jel/eqq022

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“…Aiming to develop a reliable rating curve, 14 runs of discharge measurement were carried out over the range of water stage variation from 14 March to 16 March 2011, as shown in Table 1. Figure 3 shows all observed velocity profiles of RUN 1 made by the ADC and the estimated velocity profiles simulated by employing Equation (2). As expected, the observed velocity profiles are very close to the simulated ones.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…How to effectively use and allocate existing water resources is an inevitable issue. Under the condition that water resources increase in importance, having possession of water rights has become relatively vital and studies regarding water rights and the water market have been carried out [1,2]. Consequently, accurate control over available water yield at any time is a matter of great urgency.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Discharge Estimation in a Lined Canal Using Information Entropy

Chen

Kuo

et al. 2014

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This study applies a new method and technology to measure the discharge in a lined canal in Taiwan. An Acoustic Digital Current Meter mounted on a measurement platform is used to measure the velocities over the full cross-section for establishing the measurement method. The proposed method primarily employs Chiu's Equation which is based on entropy to establish a constant ratio the relation between the maximum and mean velocities in an irrigation canal, and compute the maximum velocity by the observed velocity profile. In consequence, the mean velocity of the lined canal can be rapidly determined by the maximum velocity and the constant ratio. The cross-sectional area of the artificial irrigation canal can be calculated for the water stage. Finally, the discharge in the lined canal can be efficiently determined by the estimated mean velocity and the cross-sectional area. Using the data of discharges and stages collected in the Wan-Dan Canal, the correlation of stage and discharge is also developed for remote real-time monitoring and estimating discharge from the pumping station. Overall, Chiu's Equation is demonstrated to reliably and accurately measure discharge in a lined canal, and can serve as reference for future calibration for a stage-discharge rating curve.

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Discharge Estimation in a Lined Canal Using Information Entropy

Chen

Kuo

et al. 2014

Entropy

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“…New water entitlement rights that varied with the climatic conditions were created to provide a proportion, rather than a fixed, volume of water to users which was novel in comparison to the rest of the world (Connell, 2007). At the time of Federation in 1901, the new Constitution upheld state rights to own and use water for conservation and irrigation (Waye & Son, 2010), requiring cooperative arrangements to design and implement water policy that persist to this day.…”

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The Fifth Stage in Water Management: Policy Lessons for Water Governance

Loch

Adamson

Dumbrell

2020

Water Resources Research

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Effective management of water resources is a critical policy issue globally. Using a framework developed by Turton, and a common set of characteristics describing key stages of water demand, we examine the effectiveness of isolated technical (e.g., irrigation upgrades) and allocative (e.g., buyback) efficiency for reducing water demand to sustainable levels. We base our analysis on Australia's water reform context which offers an advanced example of applying these levers to achieve allocative and technical efficiency. The study is motivated by appreciation of the benefits from increased policy flexibility and adaptability in response to the following: potential transformations toward inflexible production systems; uncertainty associated with impacts of climate change on future water reliability; and the need for increased possible future equity between uses/users (productive/consumptive, environmental, cultural). Our results highlight that a balance between technical and allocative efficiency mechanisms is necessary, as neither is sufficient in isolation, when seeking to reduce total water use. This approach also enables a clearer representation of uncertainty in future policy choices in many global settings with respect to water demand reduction.

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“…There is wide acceptance of the Dublin principles, which recognize the economic value of water and its social function. 14 13 Waye and Son (2010) and Pigram (1993) also examine the adoption of water markets in Australia.…”

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Reflections—Shaping Water Policy: What Does Economics Have to Offer?

Convery¹

2013

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

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In terms of its coherence and clarity, this paper has benefited hugely from the editing support and advice of Suzanne Leonard, for which I am very grateful. The usual disclaimer applies. 1 "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama's former chief of staff, made this observation in a speech at a Wall Street Journal conference in November 2008. It is now finding expression in Ireland, where a condition of accessing bailout funds is the implementation of a water pricing scheme. 2 Guidelines for the application of economics are provided in European Commission (2002).

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Regulating the Australian Water Market

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Discharge Estimation in a Lined Canal Using Information Entropy

Discharge Estimation in a Lined Canal Using Information Entropy

The Fifth Stage in Water Management: Policy Lessons for Water Governance

Reflections—Shaping Water Policy: What Does Economics Have to Offer?

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