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Index

Abiquiu Reservoir, 165

Acequias

cultural values and, 257

discussion of, 96, 174–175

prior appropriation doctrine and tradition of, 51, 261

transfers from, 172

water rights ownership within, 173–174

Ad hoc negotiation, 72, 102–103

Agricultural conservation, 263–264

Agriculture.

See also Irrigated agriculture

appurtenancy restrictions to protect, 77

in Colorado, 154

cultural values regarding, 168

in New Mexico, 167–168

overirrigation of, 230

Ak-Chin Indian settlements, 210

Alaska, 260

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 169, 170

All American Canal, 238, 243, 246

Alpinedecree, 125–127

American Indians.

See Indian communities/reservations;

Tribal governments

American Water Development, Inc., 28

Amity Canal Irrigation Company, 61

Anasazi, 21, 163, 175, 236

Animas-La Plata Project, 178

Appropriative rights

in California, 218, 231

creation of system of, 70

explanation of, 219–220

Appurtenancy rules, 77–78

Area-of-origin impacts

in California, 225–228, 231

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 10–11, 49–50, 250–251, 257–259

in rural communities, 46, 49–50

Area-of-origin interests

in Colorado, 158

representation of, 258

state laws and, 78–79

Area-of-origin protection

in Arizona, 208–209

in California, 78, 115

in Colorado, 143

components of, 259

discussion of, 115–116

Arizona.

See also Central Arizona case study

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conservation efforts in, 87, 263–264

ground water policy in, 25, 86, 194, 196, 200–202

overview of, 194, 196

public interest requirements in, 80

state laws in, 194, 196, 200–201, 250

transfers in, 46, 98, 200

water leases in, 30

water rights purchases in, 29

Arizona v. California,

Arkansas River Basin

population in, 154

process of transfers in, 157

setting of, 140

transmountain diversion projects in, 144

water quality problems in, 60–61

Arkansas River Valley (Colorado), 49, 50

Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.

influence on West of, 87

policy of, 102

role of, 35, 88, 91

and Two Forks Project, 152, 153

Arvin-Edison Water Storage District, 244–245

Beneficial use doctrine, 138

Berrenda Mesa Water District, 225–228, 231

Big Horn, 94

Bonding capacity, 46–47

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), 187

Booth–Orchard Canal Company, 151

Bosque del Apache, 165

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

projects of, 202

Pyramid Lake Tribe contact with, 126

Bureau of Land Management, 91

Bureau of Reclamation

activity in Arizona, 198–199, 201–202

activity in California, 214, 217, 218, 231, 240

activity in Nevada, 123–125, 131

activity in New Mexico, 177–178

activity in Washington State, 185, 188

influence on West of, 87

management emphasis of, 135

role of, 35, 88, 89, 91, 193, 224

Busk–Ivanhoe Ditch Company, 151

California.

See also Central Valley (California) case study;

Imperial Valley (California) case study

area-of-origin protection law in, 78, 115

dry year option arrangements in, 32

encouragement of water salvage in, 82, 83

environmental impact assessment in, 87, 99

ground water law in, 220

overview of water situation in, 213–214

public interest requirements in, 80

salvaged water transfers in, 33

transfer activity in, 221–225

transfer process in, 230–231

use of public trust doctrine, 101

water allocation in, 236–237

water banks in, 32, 73

water institutions in, 218–221

water rights sales in, 29–30

California Aqueduct, 217

California Development Company, 236, 238

California Environmental Quality Act, 87

Canal lining, 242, 246

Carson River, 121, 123–125

Case studies. See individual states;

Water transfer evaluation

Central Arizona case study, 6, 62–63, 114.

See also Arizona

background information for, 194, 196

conclusions regarding, 210–211

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impacts of surface and ground water transfers in, 204–209

impacts of transfers of Indian water rights in, 209–210

impacts of transfers of sewage effluent in, 209

setting of, 195–200

and urban-rural needs, 14

water institutions discussed in, 200–204

Central Arizona Project (CAP), 199–200, 202–203, 205, 206

Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD), 201

Central Valley (California), 251

Central Valley (California) case study, 6, 62–63, 114–115.

See also California

area-of-origin impacts in, 225–228

conclusions regarding, 230–232

environmental impacts in, 228–230

overview of, 213–214

setting of, 214–219

water institutions discussed in, 218–225

Central Valley Project (CVP), 88, 216–218, 221, 222

Central Weld County Water District, 149

Chaffey, George, 235

Clean Water Act, 72, 84, 85, 91, 102, 128, 129, 153, 209

Climate change, 25

Coachella Valley, 243, 245, 246

Coachella Valley Water District, 33, 234, 239, 243

Cochiti Reservoir, 165

Colorado

amount of transfers in, 40

application approval rate in, 43

area-of-origin protection in, 143, 149

conclusions regarding transfers in, 115–116, 157–160

conservancy districts in, 97, 98.

See also various conservancy districts in Colorado

instream protections in, 20, 65, 81–82, 156–158

land use decisions in, 86

prior appropriation doctrine in, 137–138, 146, 147, 260

transfer applications filed in, 40

transfer costs in, 43

transfers in northeastern, 147–150

transfers in southeastern, 147, 150–151

transfers of cropland in, 46

water exchanges in, 33

water leases in, 30

water quality issues in, 60–61, 158, 258

water rights purchases in, 27, 28

Colorado–Big Thompson Project (C-BT), 143–145, 148–149, 160

Colorado Canal Company, 150

Colorado Front Range–Arkansas River Valley case study, 6, 62, 114

Arkansas River Basin project in, 144–145

background information for, 137–139

Colorado–Big Thompson project and Windy Gap project in, 143–144

conclusions regarding transfers in, 157–159

conclusions regarding water resource planning and management in, 159–160

current transfers and marketing in, 147–151

environmental impacts in, 155–157

future transbasin diversions discussed in, 151–153

infrastructural differences between projects in, 145–146

institutional and legal considerations involved in, 146–147

setting of, 139–143

socioeconomic impacts in, 154–155

Colorado Front Range (CFR)

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setting of, 139–140

water allocation in, 137–138, 151–152

water conservancy districts in, 141

Colorado River.

See also Colorado Front Range–Arkansas River Valley case study

basin-of-origin protection for, 78

in Colorado Front Range, 138

flood of 1905, 244

in Imperial Valley, 33, 236–238, 242–247

supplying Arizona, 194, 199, 238.

See also Central Arizona Project (CAP)

water rights to, 19, 238

Colorado River Compact, 60, 142–143, 238

Columbia River, 19, 92, 182, 184, 192, 204–205

Committee conclusions and recommendations

on area-of-origin impacts, 10–11, 257–259

on cost of transfers, 10, 251–252, 256–257

on environmental impacts, 11–12, 258, 260–261, 264

on federal project water transfers, 13–14, 266–267

on public interest considerations, 11, 259–260

on state and tribal authority, 9, 254–255

on third party interests, 4–5, 8, 255–257

on transfers on Indian communities, 12, 262–263

on unique Indian and Hispanic interests, 12, 261–262

on water conservation and salvage, 12–13, 263–265

on water quality-water quantity and surface-ground water issues, 13, 265–266

on water transfer opportunities, 2, 4, 6–9, 252–254

Committee on Western Water Management, 35–36

Comprehensive planning, 72, 99

Congress, U.S.

committee conclusions and recommendations for, 261, 266, 267

policy for resale of federal project water, 13, 266, 267

role in transfer of Indian water off reservations, 95, 96

role in Truckee–Carson water rights settlement, 124

view of federal water transfers, 90–91

Conservancy districts, 96, 97

Conservation. See Soil conservation;

Water conservation

Contra Costa Water district (CCWD), 61

Costs See Transaction costs

Cui-ui, 54, 123, 127, 130–132

Cultural values

regarding agriculture, 168

regarding water, 51, 163, 176, 250–251

Cutthroat trout, 123, 127

Damage avoided approach, 61

Department of the Interior, U.S., 13, 122, 224, 266

Operating Criteria and Procedures, 127, 130, 131, 135

role in transfers, 89, 90

Derby Dam, 123

Desert Water Agency, 245

Drainage water

in Imperial Valley, 240

management of, 229–230, 232

quality issues and, 85

Drought planning, 159–160

Dry year option arrangements, 32

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), 61

water exchange proposals by, 33

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Economic impacts

felt by third parties, 39, 258

of streamflows, 54

of transfers in rural communities, 45–50

Ecosystems.

See also Wetlands

impact of transfers on, 52–54, 260

preservation of, 56

Effluent, 85.

See also Sewage effluent

El Vado Reservoir, 165, 177

Elephant Butte Reservoir, 165–167

Endangered species

constraints imposed by protection of, 91

due to habitat reduction, 54, 123

in Nevada, 54, 123, 127, 130–132, 134

protections in New Mexico for, 176–178

Endangered Species Act of 1973, 91, 127, 130, 190

Environmental Defense Fund, 65, 130–131, 246

Environmental impacts

in Central Valley (California), 228–230, 232

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 11–12, 258, 260–261, 264

and effect of instream flows.

See Instream flows

elements involved in, 56

felt by third parties, 39, 258

of retiring irrigated farmland, 48– 49

state legislation dealing with, 44, 87

of surface and ground water transfers, 204–209

Environmental interests

increases in, 24, 249

purchase of water by, 27, 65

Environmental legislation

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 11–12, 258, 260–261, 264

federal, 91–92

restrictive nature of, 44

state, 84–87

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

standards for effluents, 209

and Two Forks Project, 91, 153

veto power of, 91

Estes Park, 149

Ethnic communities

effect of transfers on, 51, 110

legal protections for, 51–52

Fallon Indian Reservation, 123, 127

Fallon Tribe, 123, 134

Federal government

committee conclusions and recommendations for, 13–14, 266–267

reserved rights and, 92–96

role in environmental protection, 260–261

role in water transfers, 35

Federal legislation

dealing with environmental issues, 44, 91–92, 119–120

dealing with Indian water rights, 92–96

dealing with water quality, 84

reclamation, 87–91

Federal project water

Congress and, 90–91

policies regarding, 13–14, 266–267

Federal taxpayers, 111

Fernley wetlands, 129

Fiscal impacts of rural transfers, 46–48

Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S., 91, 133, 187

Fish protection

in Nevada, 123, 127, 130–132, 134

streamflow and, 56, 58

in Washington State, 188–190, 192–193

Floristan rates, 125, 126

Fort Lyons Canal Company, 60–61

Freemont, John C., 122

Frying Pan-Arkansas (Fry-Ark) Project, 144, 145

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Gila River, 202, 204

Governments.

See Federal government;

State governments;

Tribal governments

Green Mountain Reservoir (Colorado), 30

Ground water

appropriative and correlative rights to, 220

in Arizona, 194, 196, 200–203

in California, 220

interrelationship between surface and, 13, 39, 265

restrictions on new pumping of, 25

social and environmental impact of transfers of, 204–209

Ground Water Management Act of 1980 (Arizona), 115, 194, 196, 200–204, 206, 211, 250

Ground Water Replenishment Act (Arizona), 211

Ground Water Transportation Act (Arizona), 211

Gunnison River, 65, 152

Heron Reservoir, 165

Hispanic communities

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding interests of, 12, 261–262

effect of transfers on, 155

establishment of historical or cultural zones for, 262

in New Mexico, 162–163, 250–251

special status of, 51

water use and allocation systems of, 261

Hohokam Indians, 21, 196

Homestake II, 152

Hoover Dam, 238

Hydroelectric power, 25, 251

Idaho

instream flow appropriations held by state agencies in, 20

public interest considerations in, 80, 260

restrictions on new ground water pumping in, 25

water bank prices in, 31

water banks in, 64, 73

Impact assessment

to improve water law and policy, 99

role of, 72

Imperial Irrigation District (IID), 33, 64, 82–84, 234, 237–243, 246, 263, 264

Imperial Valley (California) case study, 6, 64, 115

background information for, 234

conclusions regarding, 247

future agreements and, 244–247

legal background of, 238–240

setting of, 234–238

third party impacts on, 243–244

transfer negotiations in, 240–241

Water Conservation Agreements of 1989 and, 242–243

Indian communities/reservations.

See also Tribal governments;

various tribes

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding

interests of, 12, 261–263

factors regarding transfers on, 53, 262–263

historical or cultural zones for, 262

in New Mexico, 162–163, 174–176

power to influence water allocation process, 119–120

reserved rights and, 92–96

as senior water rights holders, 53

special status of, 51

third party impacts and, 12, 110, 261–262

water leasing by, 53, 263

water use and allocation systems of, 261

Instream flows

benefits of, 59–60

in California, 229

in Colorado, 155–157

legislation protecting, 80–82, 156, 177

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in New Mexico, 176–178, 251

nonuser values generated by, 55, 56

protection of, 65, 265

quantification of, 58–59

recreational uses for, 54–56

U.S claims for, 186–187

water quality benefits from, 57, 59

Instream uses

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 251, 254–255

discussion of, 116–117

Intermountain Power Project (IPP) (Utah), 66–67

Interstate transfers

committee conclusions regarding, 19, 254

intrastate vs., 19

Intrastate transfers, 19

Investment, water as, 27–29

Irrigated agriculture

amount of water used for, 3, 24

demand and availability of water for, 34, 50, 249

early use of, 21–23

economic and fiscal impact of transfers out of, 45–48

environmental impact of transfers out of, 48–49

impact of transfers out of, 39

Lahontan Valley wetlands and, 120

legislation regarding transfers out of, 250

nature of transfers out of, 44, 46

Irrigation, flood, 236

Irrigation colonies, 22

Irrigation districts, 96, 97

Jemez Reservoir, 165

Jicarilla Apache Reservation, 175

Kern County Water Agency, 225–228

Kern Water Bank, 245

Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge, 60

Kesterson Reservoir, 229

La Hacienda, Inc., 245

La Paz County, Arizona, 46–47, 208

Lahontan Valley wetlands, 120, 121, 130–131

Lake Tahoe, 124–125

Lake Tahoe Dam, 125

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, 12, 261

Land use legislation, 86

Legislation.

See also Federal legislation;

State legislation

background of water transfer, 70–72

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 9, 11–13, 255–257, 263–265

environmental impact considerations in, 11–12, 44

inadequacies of transfer, 26–27

instream flow, 80–82, 156, 177

options for improving, 98–99, 101–104

originating from colonial Spanish law, 166

special district, 96–98

third parties protections in, 42, 44

Litigation, 256

Local governments, 39

Matheson, Scott M., 2

McCarran Amendment, 186

Metropolitan Water District (MWD) (California)

exchange activities by, 33, 34

Imperial Irrigation District and, 64, 82–84, 234, 238–247, 263, 264

involvement in transfers of salvaged water, 32

Mexico, 244

Mexico–United States Free Trade Agreement, 244

Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, 165, 167, 170–171, 177

Minimum flow, 58

Mono Lake (California), 57, 59

Montana

transfer legislation in, 79

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water leases in, 30

Mormons, 22, 196, 198, 236

Nambe Falls Dam, 177–178

National Audubon Society v. Superior Court,

National Environmental Policy Act, 91, 99, 135

National Marine Fisheries Service, 187

National Park Service, 91

Native Americans.

See Indian communities/reservations;

Tribal governments

Nature Conservancy, 65, 131, 133

Navajo communities, 175

Nevada.

See also Truckee–Carson Basins (Nevada) case study

amount of transfers in, 40

instream flow appropriations held by state agencies in, 20

no-water-metering policy of, 128

public interest requirements in, 79

New Mexico.

See also Northern New Mexico case study

allocation traditions in, 162–163

amount of transfers in, 40

application approval rate in, 44

applications filed in, 40

average PITCs incurred in, 43

effect of modern water law on minority communities in, 51

public interest requirements in, 79–80

restrictions on new ground water pumping in, 25

transfer policies in, 79, 256

types of transfers in, 168–171

water rights prices in, 29, 169

New Mexico v. Aamodt,

New River, 244

Newlands, Francis G., 122

Newlands Project, 65, 120–124, 126–132, 134

No injury rule

committee conclusions regarding, 253

discussion of, 73, 75–76

problems with use of, 188

as restriction on transfers, 71

Nonintercourse Act, 95, 96

North Dakota, 40

Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD), 97, 142, 145–147, 149, 150, 152, 157, 160

Northern New Mexico case study, 6.

See also New Mexico

background of, 162–163

conclusions of, 178

economic setting of, 167–171

impact of transfers on communities in, 176

institutional and legal setting of, 166–167

instream flows and, 176–178

physical setting of, 163–165

special needs of ethnic community and, 14

type of transfers in, 171–174

Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980, 92

Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP), 127, 130, 131, 135

Option value, 55, 57

Oregon

encouragement of water salvage in, 82–84

instream protection program in, 265

Orr Ditchdecree, 125–127

Otero Canal Company, 151

Owens Valley, 115, 224

Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, 187

Painted Rocks Reservoir (Montana), 30

Palo Verde Irrigation District, 234, 239, 245, 246

Palo Verde Valley, 236, 243

Pecos River, 67

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Plan de Pitic, 166

Planet Ranch, 207

Platte River Greenway Foundation, 156–157

Platte River Power Authority, 149

Policy-induced transaction costs (PITCs), 43, 44

Powell, John Wesley, 122

Powell Survey of 1868, 23

Principles and Standards for Planning Water and Related Land Resources (Water Resource Council), 106, 107

“Principles Governing Voluntary Water Transactions That Involve or Affect Facilities Owned or Operated by the Department of the Interior ” (DOI), 89

Prior appropriation doctrine

application of, 22–23, 251

background of, 70–71

in Colorado, 137–138, 146, 147, 260

problems with, 191

and tradition of acequias, 51, 261

in Truckee–Carson Basins, 125

Property rights, 19–20, 73, 74

Property tax base, 46, 47

Public interest review

to improve water law and policy, 98–99

in New Mexico, 172, 250

past uses of, 75

role of, 72

state laws and, 11, 44, 79–80, 253

Public interests

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 11, 259–260

expanded definition of, 178, 180

Public trust administration, 11, 260

Public trust doctrine

allocation role of, 192

for environmental protection use, 207, 229

role of, 72, 101–102

Pueblo Indians, 163, 175, 176

Pueblo Lands Act of 1924, 176

Pyramid Lake, 117, 120–122, 126–130

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 63, 122, 123, 126–130, 133

Pyramid Lake Reservation, 129–130

Reclamation Act of 1902, 88, 122, 240

Reclamation law, 13, 87–91

Reclamation policy, 35

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, 230

Recreation

effect of transfers on, 56, 57

streamflows as benefit for, 54, 55

water demands for, 26, 249

Reid, Frank, 129

Reservations.

See Indian communities/reservations;

Tribal governments

Revegetation, 48–49

Rifkind, Simon, 240

Rio Chama River, 165, 177

Rio Grande Compacts of 1938, 166–167

Rio Grande River, 163–165.

See also Northern New Mexico case study

Rio Grande Underground Water Basin, 170

Rio Grande Valley, 163, 164

Riparian rights, 218–219, 231

Rocky Ford Ditch Company, 151

Rocky Ford Highline Canal Company, 151

Rural communities

area-of-origin protections for, 49–50

effect of urban water demand on, 139

environmental impacts of retiring irrigated farmland in, 48–49

impact of transfers on, 45–48, 110–111

protection of, 66

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transfers effecting Colorado, 154–155, 158

transfers in Arizona, 205

Russian thistle (Tumbleweeds), 48, 207

Salt River Project (SRP), 199, 201, 202

Salton Sea, 64, 84, 240, 244, 246, 247

Salvaged water transfers, 32–33.

See also Water salvage

San Carlos Irrigation Project, 199, 202

San Joaquin Valley, 85, 214, 216, 229, 230, 244, 246.

See also Central Valley (California) case study

San Juan–Chama Project, 165, 169, 170, 173

San Juan River, 165

San Luis Valley, 153, 155

Sangre de Cristo Water Company, 169

Santa Fe River, 169

Saved Water Act (Washington State), 190

Secondary succession, 48–49

Secretary of Interior, 13–14

Seven Party Agreement of 1931, 239, 241

Sewage effluent

impacts of transfers of, 209

treatment of, 129

as waste water, 128

water rights status of, 265

Sierra Pacific Power, 128, 130

Sleeper case, 172

Snake River, 64

Social impacts

felt by third parties, 39, 258

of surface and ground water transfers, 204–205

of transfers out of irrigated agriculture, 47, 49

Soil conservation, 87

South Platte River Basin, 140, 142, 151

Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SCWCD), 140, 144–147

Southern Colorado Water Conservancy District, 157

Stampede Reservoir, 125, 127, 128, 130–132

State engineers, 74–75

State governments

authority and responsibility of, 9, 254–255, 258, 259, 262, 266

role in environmental protection, 260–261

and role of third parties in decisionmaking process, 14

tax policies of, 258, 259

water policy of, 41

water quality management by, 13

State legislation.

See also Legislation

appurtenancy restrictions in, 77– 78

basin-of-origin protection in, 78–79

constraints on special districts by, 97–98

dealing with environmental impact, 44, 87

dealing with Indian use of water on reservations, 263

dealing with water quality, 84–86

historical use limitations in, 76–77

instream protections in, 80–82

land use and, 86

no injury rule and, 73, 75#8211;76, 253

overview of, 73

public interest review and, 11, 79–80, 253

soil conservation and, 87

water salvage issue and, 82–84

State Water Project (SWP) (California), 217, 221–223, 225, 227, 228, 245

States, transfers within or between, 19

Stillwater National Wildlife Management Area, 124, 130, 131, 134

Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, 65, 117, 127, 133

Streamflows.See Instream flows

Sunnyside Valley Irrigation Project, 183

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Supreme Court, U.S.

on allocation of waters between Nevada and California, 124

on allocation of waters of Colorado River, 142

on federal and Indian reserved rights, 92–94

on Orr Ditchdecree, 126, 127

on state regulation, 88

on transfer regulations and interstate commerce, 79

Surface water

appropriative rights to, 219

interrelationship between ground and, 13, 39, 265

riparian rights to, 219

social and environmental impact of transfers of, 204–209

trade involving surplus, 33–34

Taxation

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 258, 259

effect of transfers on, 63

Taxpayers, as third parties, 111

Texas, 180

Third parties.

See also various third parties

explanation of, 2, 5, 17, 38

legal protection for, 42, 44

participation in transfer process by, 2, 4, 100–101

and public interest considerations, 11, 259–260

Third party impacts.

See also Area-of-origin impacts;

Environmental impacts

accounting for, 3–4

assessment and mitigation of, 13, 254–257

in Central Arizona, 204–210

in Colorado Front Range–Arkansas River Valley, 154–158

evaluation of, 35–36, 254

nature of, 5, 17, 39, 111

transaction costs and. See Transaction costs from transfers involving federal project water.

of transfers on Indian communities, 12, 261–262

tribal governments ' consideration of, 263

in Yakima Basin, 189–191

Third party interests

need for mechanisms to accommodate, 14–15

representation of, 18, 21

transaction costs to address, 252, 256

types of, 109–111

Tieton Reservoir, 183

Tohono O'odham Indian settlements, 210

Transaction costs, 3

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 10, 251–252, 256–257

discussion of, 43–44, 117–118

expectations regarding, 222–223

for making applications, 40, 41

policy-induced, 43, 44

reasons for increased, 25

transfer benefits vs., 18–19, 24

Transaction tax, 258

Transmountain diversion. See Colorado Front Range–Arkansas River Valley case study.

Treaty of 1855, 185

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 176

Tribal governments.

See also Indian communities/reservations

approval and administration of transfers by, 262–263

authority and responsibility of, 9, 254–255, 258, 259, 266

management of water quality by, 13

role in environmental protection, 260–261

and role of third parties in decisionmaking process, 14

Truckee Canal, 123, 124

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Truckee–Carson Basins (Nevada), 29, 114

Truckee–Carson Basins (Nevada) case study

background information on, 119–120

committee views regarding, 251

conclusions regarding, 116, 117, 133–135

as example of diverse interests, 14

initial allocation in, 125–126

recent and planned transfers in, 131–133

setting of, 120–124

tribal interests and endangered species in, 126–128

urban growth in, 128–130

water delivery system in, 124–125

wetland ecosystem maintenance in, 130–131

Truckee–Carson Irrigation District (TCID), 122, 124, 127, 133

Truckee–Carson–Pyramid Lake Water Settlement Act, 119, 123, 124, 128, 131

Truckee River, 121, 124, 125

Truckee River Agreement of 1935, 125, 126

Trust water right, 188

Tumbleweeds (Russian thistle), 48, 207

Twin Lakes Project, 144–145

Twin Lakes Reservoir, 150

Two Forks Project, 91, 97, 152–153, 159

U.S. Geological Survey, 41

United States of America v. Alpine Land and Reservoir Co.,

United States of America v. Orr Water Ditch Company,

Upper Snake River Water Bank (Idaho), 31

Urban growth

impacts of, 139, 265

transfers and, 62

in Truckee Meadows area, 128–130

water needs based on, 25–26

Utah

amount of transfers in, 40

application approval rate in, 44

average PITCs incurred in, 43

dry year option arrangements in, 32

public interest requirements in, 79

restrictions on transfers in, 97

water rights prices in, 29

Voluntary water transfers

committee view of, 249

concerns regarding, 42, 132

to instream uses, 251

involuntary vs., 39–40

in rural communities, 49

Washington State.

See also Yakima Basin (Washington)

Water.

See also Ground water;

Surface water

calculations for consumption of, 76–77

changing demands for, 1, 25–27

interrelationship between ground and surface, 13, 39

as investment, 27–29

nature of, 257

payments made with, 67

social and cultural values regarding, 51, 163, 176, 250–251

uses for, 23

Water authorities, 96, 97

Water banks, 31–32, 64, 73

Water conservation

in Arizona, 203

committee conclusions and recommendations on, 12–13, 263–265

in Washington State, 187, 188

Water Conservation Agreement of 1989, 240–243, 246

Water exchanges, 33

Water farms

in Arizona, 197, 205

controversial nature of, 196

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environmental damage from, 207–208

Water leases

explanation of, 30

Indian communities engaged in, 53, 263

prices of, 30

Water management

assumptions guiding previous, 1–2

in Colorado, 159, 160

measurement of effects of, 107–108

transfers as component of, 253

trends in, 21

Water marketing

acceptance of, 16–17, 34–35

benefits of, 3

explanation of, 2–3

Water quality

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 265–266

impact of, 60–62

of irrigated water, 3

issues related to, 24, 85

relationship between water quantity and, 1, 13, 85, 265

state laws dealing with, 84, 86

streamflows as benefit for, 57, 59–60

Water quantity

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 13, 265–266

involved in transfers, 40, 256

relationship between water quality and, 1, 13, 85, 265

restriction of, 86

Water ranches, 29

Water rights

farm-to-industry sale of, 27

Indian, 53, 176, 209–210

investment in, 27–29

prices of recent purchases of, 27, 29, 128

as property rights, 19–20, 73, 74

for third parties, 4

trust, 188

Water rights holders, 20, 53, 110

Water salvage.

See also Imperial Valley (California) case study

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 12–13, 263–265

explanation of, 32–33

state laws dealing with, 82–84, 160

Water transfer applications

approval rate and approval decisionmaking time for, 40

in Colorado, 43

costs involved in making, 40, 41

Water transfer evaluation.

See also individual case studies

case studies examined for, 6, 111–114

critical issues examined for, 114–118

elements of, 106, 108–111

Water transfer policy

committee conclusions and recommendations regarding, 41, 255–257

discussion of shift in, 41

goals of, 72

options to improve, 98–104

Water transfer process

need for increased efficiency in, 160

participation of third parties in, 2, 4, 100–101

protection of interests in, 72

role of legislation in, 6, 8

The Water Transfer Process as a Management Option for Meeting Changing Demands(U.S. Geological Survey), 41

Water transfers.

See also Committee conclusions and recommendations

of agricultural water, 191

area-of-origin impacts of .

See Area-of-origin impacts.

;

Area-of-origin protection

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balancing efficiency and equity in, 14-15

definition of, 2

discussion of recent, 27, 29-30

effect on federal taxpayers, 63

extent of, 40, 41

factors to consider when assessing potential, 7, 113

historical background of, 21-23

off Indian reservations, 95

as opportunities to resolve problems, 64-67

purpose of, 2, 23-25, 40, 250

role of state engineer in, 74-75

of salvaged water, 32-33

third party impacts of. See Third party impacts

transaction costs involved in. See Transaction costs

types of, 30-34, 108-109

voluntary versus involuntary, 39-40.

See also Voluntarv water transfers

Welton-Mohawk Irrigation Project, 199

Western Governors’ Association, 89

Western Governors’ Association. Water Efficiency Working Group, 89

Western States Water Council, 40

Western Water Rights Management, Inc. (WWRM, Inc.), 28

WESTPAC, 128

Wet water, 67, 132

Wetlands

impact of transfers on, 53-54, 120

in Nevada, 120, 121, 123-124, 130-131

policies and laws to protect, 91, 260-261

Wildlife management.

See also Fish protection;

Truckee-Carson Basins (Nevada) case study importance of streamflows to, 57, 155-156

under Nevada law, 133

uses of water for, 56

Wind River Reservation, 94

Windy Gap Project, 78, 103, 143, 148-150, 159

Winnemucca Lake, 122

Winters doctrine, 92-94, 176

Wyoming

instream flow appropriations held by state agencies in, 20

public interest requirements in, 80

salvaged water transfers in, 32-33

transfer applications filed in, 40

Wyoming Plan, 74

Yakima Basin (Washington) case study, 6, 115

background information for, 182-184

conclusions regarding, 191-193

setting of, 184-189

third party impacts in, 189-191

voluntary transfers in, 251

Yakima Indian Nation, 184-187, 190, 192

Yakima River, 182-184

Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, 187, 189

Yuba County Water Agency, 245

Yuma Irrigation District, 240

Yuma Project, 239

Yuma Valley, 236

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The American West faces many challenges, but none is more important than the challenge of managing its water. This book examines the role that water transfers can play in allocating the region's scarce water resources. It focuses on the variety of third parties, including Native Americans, Hispanic communities, rural communities, and the environment, that can sometimes be harmed when water is moved.

The committee presents recommendations to guide states, tribes, and federal agencies toward better regulation. Seven in-depth case studies are presented: Nevada's Carson-Truckee basin, the Colorado Front Range, northern New Mexico, Washington's Yakima River basin, central Arizona, and the Central and Imperial valleys in California.

Water Transfers in the West presents background and current information on factors that have encouraged water transfers, typical types of transfers, and their potential negative effects. The book highlights the benefits that water transfers can bring but notes the need for more third-party representation in the processes used to evaluate planned transfers.

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