September 2015

In this issue …

 

TRANSACTION SPOTLIGHT

Metropolitan Buys Large Block of Land in PVID

Agreement Executed to Advance Truckee River Operating Agreement

 

MARKET INDICATORS

Lower Rio Grande Market Indicator: Wet Hydrology Stifles Market

 

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Imperial Irrigation District Releases Comprehensive Framework For Salton Sea Restoration

 

ELSEWHERE IN THE SOUTHWEST

Cadiz Water Project Meets Critical Milestone with Innovative CR-6 Treatment Technology

 

LEGISLATON

Texas Passes Bill to Improve Transparency and Reporting of Eminent Domain Use

 

LEGAL ACTIONS

Court Rejects Challenges Against SDCWA Master Plan Update

 

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