July 2015

In this issue …

 

TRANSACTION SPOTLIGHT

AWBA Purchases Long-Term Storage Credits from Tucson

 

MARKET INDICATORS

CBT Market Indicator: Prices Settle Around $25,000/unit

Mojave Alto Subarea Market Indicator: Trends Remain Consistent

 

JOW CORNER

Judge Karnow Finds for San Diego on Challenges to MWD Rates

 

LEGAL ACTIONS

Colorado Supreme Court Rules that Private Streams Do Not Constitute a Beneficial Use

TCEQ Petitions State Supreme Court for Review of Case over Drought Rule

EPA and Army Corps Sued Over “Waters of the United States” Rule

 

BLOGS & COLUMNS

Bloggers Cover CRA Conveyance Capacity, Pushback Against Mandatory Conservation and Managing Water Supplies in a Drought

 

GENERAL INTEREST

EPA Draft Report on Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinking Water Highlights Risks, Finds No Widespread Problems

 

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Monthly Analysis of Hydrologic Conditions in the Colorado River Basin, Texas and Elsewhere in the Southwest

 

CAPITAL MARKETS

Stock Performance of Resource Development Firms, Desalination Firm, Water Utilities and Exchange Trade Funds