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Why the Western United States' prior appropriation water rights system should weather climate variability
For the past 160 years, the prior appropriation system of the Western United States has adapted to changing water uses and shifting societal priorities. This paper argues that prior appropriation creates sufficient certainty to allow for economic development and facilitate water markets, yet is flexible enough to adapt to changing priorities and water supplies. Because it possesses both flexibility and certainty, it is a strong enough framework for the Western United States to weather the possible effects of climate change on water supply.
Why the Western United States' prior appropriation water rights system should weather climate variability
For the past 160 years, the prior appropriation system of the Western United States has adapted to changing water uses and shifting societal priorities. This paper argues that prior appropriation creates sufficient certainty to allow for economic development and facilitate water markets, yet is flexible enough to adapt to changing priorities and water supplies. Because it possesses both flexibility and certainty, it is a strong enough framework for the Western United States to weather the possible effects of climate change on water supply.
Why the Western United States' prior appropriation water rights system should weather climate variability
Schutz, Jonathan R. (Autor:in)
Water International ; 37 ; 700-707
01.10.2012
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Water Management in Prior Appropriation States Under Changing Hydrologic Conditions
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