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Water battles expand

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on August 30, 2008 at 7:54 am

From the Capital Press, an article about how the various stakeholders are becoming involved in complex water issues:

In the broader water supply context of dams, storage and conveyances, two researchers at the University of California Giannini Foundation have filed a report they hope will help clarify and perhaps improve the negotiation process by all entities in the water debate.

It was written by Leo Simon, an adjunct professor in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, and Susan Stratton, a Ph.D candidate in that department. It appeared in the May/June issue of ARE’s Update publication.

Simon and Stratton lump the widely diverse groups involved in the water supply equation into three categories: environmentalists, taxpayers and water users. They recognize that those in each category overlap the others, but suggest it is a starting point to bring about sensible negotiation.

Their next step is identification of the three major areas requiring expenditure of funds: categories already earmarked for spending, a scheme for sharing the expense and allocation of available water. They promise to expand the scope of their report, perhaps within a year, offering greater detail.

Read more from the Capital Press by clicking here. You can read the report, which is only about 2 pages long, by clicking here.

August 30, 2008 · Filed Under General Water Issues

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