SLIDES: Smart Fallowing: New Strategies in Ag Forbearance

Presenter: Dr. Bonnie Colby, Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics, University of Arizona 34 slide

SLIDES: Smart Fallowing: New Strategies in Ag Forbearance

Presenter: Dr. Bonnie Colby, Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics, University of Arizona 34 slide

SLIDES: New Era of Water Banking and Refined Water Accounting

Presenter: Professor Bonnie Colby, Departments of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona 23 slide

Sources of Water I: Agriculture – The Deep Pool?

34 pages (includes illustration). Contains 2 pages of references

Structuring Dry Year Land Fallowing to Improve Supply Reliability

Water supply reliability is a major concern for water users in regions subject to prolonged drought. In much of the western US, agricultural districts hold the most senior and reliable water rights. Access to this water during drought is of great interest to those with less reliable water portfolios. Temporary water transfers conditioned on drought conditions have been used in a number of locations worldwide to firm less reliable supplies. This presentation summarizes the most innovative features of these programs and proposes a structure for regional dry year fallowing programs in the western U.S. Specific concerns addressed include compensation for agricultural water users, third party impacts, equity issues among agricultural interests, effects of drought on water prices and cost effectiveness in achieving more reliable supplies. The presentation is based on research conducted over the last two years in collaboration with public agencies, water users and NGOs

Resolving Interjurisdictional Disputes Over Water and Environmental Quality

Intergovernmental disputes involving water allocationand the environment are widespread and impose costsand uncertainties on water users, communities, andgovernments. This article presents criteria for evaluatingdifferent types of efforts to resolve disputes. The criteriawere developed after extensive analysis of several dozeninterjurisdictional disputes involving water allocation andenvironmental quality. These criteria are used to examinethe strengths and weaknesses of litigation, negotiatedagreements, and market transactions as tools for effectingchanges in water allocation and management needed toresolve transboundary disputes

SLIDES: Managing Risks Associated With Climate-Related Water Supply Variability

Presenter: Dr. Bonnie G. Colby, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona 5 page Outline and 38 slide

Strategies to Facilitate Changes in Water Use

21 pages. Contains 4 pages of references and 2 pages of endnotes