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

California’s Major Rivers

California’s Population

Federal, State and Major Local Water Projects

CA DWR WATER PLAN 05CA DWR WATER PLAN 05

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

Jones Tract levee break, June 2 2004

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(!)