March 2016

March 2016

In this issue …

 

TRANSACTION SPOTLIGHT

Metropolitan Board Approves Terms for Fallowing Program with Bard Water District

Westlands Again Pays High Price for Supplemental Water Due to Drought

 

MARKET INDICATORS

Lower Rio Grande Market Indicator: Will Leasing Activity Resume with Drier Hydrology?

 

JOW CORNER

Levine Introduces Bill Creating a Centralized Water Market Exchange for California

 

TEXAS

Mexico Retires Rio Grande Water Debt in Full

GBRA and TAP Develop a Path Forward to Meet Water Demands and Protect the Environment

 

ELSEWHERE IN THE SOUTHWEST

DWR Increases SWP Allocation to 45% after More Storms

 

LEGAL ACTIONS

U.S. District Court Judge Issues Summary Judgement in Agua Caliente Groundwater Suit

 

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Colorado River Basin: Analysis of the Bureau of Reclamation’s 24-Month Study and Current and Historical Storage Conditions in Lake Mead and Lake Powell

Texas: Analysis of Well Elevations in the Edwards Aquifer J-17 and J-27 Monitoring Wells

Elsewhere in the Southwest: Analysis of Storage Levels in California’s Lake Oroville

 

CAPITAL MARKETS

Analysis of Stock Prices for Resource Development Firms

Analysis of Stock Prices for Desalination Firm

Analysis of Stock Prices for Water Utilities

Analysis of Stock Prices for Exchange Traded Funds