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WATER POLICIES FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 1
Author(s) -
Keith John E.,
Narayanan Rangesan
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1988.tb03044.x
Subject(s) - water development , water resources , natural resource economics , constraint (computer aided design) , water resource management , agriculture , water storage , production (economics) , business , environmental science , water right , economics , geography , mechanical engineering , ecology , macroeconomics , archaeology , inlet , biology , engineering
ABSTRACF: Examination of a series of studies of the economically efficient water allocations in the Upper Colorado River, Yellowstone River, and Great Basins indicate that water is not a serious general physical constraint on the development of energy resources, so long as public institutions do not hinder the exchange of water rights in markets. Energy development will cause limited impacts on other water‐using sectors, principally agriculture. There appears to be little reason to develop large‐scale water storage facilities, even during periods of reduced water production. Water storage developments appear to be necessary only when institutional constraints severely restrict water rights markets and transfers.