Water Markets, Resource Issues, and Mediterranean
Agriculture
Water Markets, Resource Issues, and Mediterranean
Agriculture
Leo SimonUniversity of California,
Berkeley
Opening Discussion Comments
Leo SimonUniversity of California,
Berkeley
Opening Discussion Comments
Water IssuesWater Issues
Water quantity Competing needs
Water quality Salinity, nitrates,pesticides
Water location
Water quantity Competing needs
Water quality Salinity, nitrates,pesticides
Water location
Water locationWater location
Northern supply Southern demand Infrastructure required
Maintenance Growing demand Climate change, earthquakes and the
Delta
Northern supply Southern demand Infrastructure required
Maintenance Growing demand Climate change, earthquakes and the
Delta
Water Policy ConstraintsWater Policy Constraints
Science What’s feasible?
Economics What’s cost-effective?
Regulation What’s compliant with ESA, etc.?
Politics What’s possible?
Science What’s feasible?
Economics What’s cost-effective?
Regulation What’s compliant with ESA, etc.?
Politics What’s possible?
Political FeasibilityPolitical Feasibility
Crisis has led to changes in CA water policy in the past (David)
Not only avenue Three-Way Negotiations
Crisis has led to changes in CA water policy in the past (David)
Not only avenue Three-Way Negotiations
Stakeholder NegotiationsStakeholder Negotiations
Becoming more common in water policy California France
1992 law Spain
Negotiation topics Allocation of existing resources Development of new resources Funding new resources
Becoming more common in water policy California France
1992 law Spain
Negotiation topics Allocation of existing resources Development of new resources Funding new resources
Negotiation Design: 2 Key Elements
Negotiation Design: 2 Key Elements
Issues/policies What’s on the table
Participants Who’s at the table
Issues/policies What’s on the table
Participants Who’s at the table
Stakeholder NegotiationStakeholder Negotiation
Deadlines matter A crisis is “like” a deadline
The default outcome matters If a stakeholder prefers the default to
any change and his/her agreement is required, expect the negotiation to failPeripheral Canal
Deadlines matter A crisis is “like” a deadline
The default outcome matters If a stakeholder prefers the default to
any change and his/her agreement is required, expect the negotiation to failPeripheral Canal
Concluding ThoughtsConcluding Thoughts
All options should be “on the table” Governor
Allocating costs will be contentious Need to get anti-dam groups to
have an interest in changes relative to the status quo Too bad about ESA(!)
All options should be “on the table” Governor
Allocating costs will be contentious Need to get anti-dam groups to
have an interest in changes relative to the status quo Too bad about ESA(!)