PUB00042

• Year: 1994
• Title: Using Water Banks to Promote More Flexible Water Use - Final Project Report USGS, Award 1434-92-2253
• CWCB Section: Water Conservation & Drought Planning
• Author: MacDonnell, Howe, Miller, Rice, Bates
• Description: Report about water banks -- conceptual analysis of the designs, 3rd party effects, etc.
• Publications - Doc Type: Brochure

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FOREWORD

This report is the collaborative product of a group of researchers. Dr. Charles W.
Howe provided the conceptual analysis relating to water bank design in chapter 4. Dr.
Kathleen A Miller, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, contributed the
California Water Bank analysis and most of the discussion related to third-party effects of
water banking. Teresa A Rice prepared the sections on water banks in Idaho and
Texas, and the proposed Lower Colorado River Interstate Water Bank and she also
contributed to the section on third-party effects. Sarah F. Bates, now with the Grand
Canyon Trust, drafted most of the material related to groundwater recharge. The project
benefitted greatly from the work of a number of students at the University of Colorado
School of Law: Roberta Hey, class of 1994; Ellen Cadette, class of 1996; Beth Doherty,
class of 1996; Sharyl Kammerzell, class of 1996; Dan Reimer, class of 1996; and Mary
Beth Searles, class of 1997.
We received the cooperation and assistance of water managers from around the
West. At the outset we surveyed state water agencies and the Western States Water
Council to determine the extent of water banking activity in the West. In connection
with our detailed analysis of water banks in Idaho we were greatly aided by Ron Carlson,
Phil Rassier, and Glen Saxton. Steve Macaulay provided substantial assistance regarding
the California banks, as did Richard Howitt, Ray Hoagland, and Dave Marty. Daniel
Beckett provided valuable assistance regarding the Texas bank. Gerry Zimmerman made
important contnbutions to our discussion of the proposed Lower Colorado River bank as
did Walt Muir and Bob Johnson. Professors Tom Rutherford and Mark Cronshaw
commented on the analysis of water bank design, and Dr. Michael Walsh provided
valuable insights based on his work for the Chicago Board of Trade. The authors, of
course, remain responsible for any errors in the report itself.
The research is sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of
the Interior, under USGS award number 1434-92-G-2253. The views and conclusions
contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as
necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S.

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