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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Chapter 4

3.3.1.2 The Kern Water Bank
3.3.1.2.1 Terms of the agreement
3.3.1.2.2 Status
3.3.1.2.3 Unresolved issues
3.3.1.3 Arvin Edison/Metropolitan Water District arrangement
3.3.1.3.1 Terms of the agreement
3.3.1.3.2 Status
3.3.1.3.3 Unresolved issues
3.3.1.4 Orange County Water District, California
3.3.1.4.1 Description of the basin
3.3.1.4.2 Nature of the agreement
3.3.1.4.3 Parties involved
3.3.1.4.4 Terms of the assessments
3.3.1.4.5 Physical requirements
3.3.1.4.6 Status
3.3.1.4.7 Unresolved issues
3.3.1.5 Las Vegas Valley Groundwater Recharge, Nevada
3.3.1.5.1 Description of the basin
3.3.1.5.2 Nature of the arrangement
3.3.1.5.3 Physical requirements
3.3.1.5.4 Status
3.3.1.5.5 Unresolved issues
3.3.1.6 Arizona-California Colorado River Water Storage Agreement
3.3.1.6.1 Characterizing the agreement
3.3.1.6.2 Establishment of the account
3.3.1.6.3 Operation of the account
3.3.1.6.4 Credits to the account
3.3.1.6.5 Withdrawals from the account
3.3.1.6.6 Participation by other parties

IssUES IN THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF A WATER BANK

4.1 Fundamental Issues in Designing a Water Bank

4.1.1 General Issues
4.1.2 Issues Specific to Water Allocation Mechanisms
4.1.3 Detailed Issues Relevant to the Design' of Water Banks

4.2 Issues Under1yingSupply (Offers to the Bank to Sell) and Demand (Offers
to Buy)

4.2.1 Behavior of the Agricultural Seller of Water
4.22 Factors Underlying the Demand for Water

4.3 Alternative Methods of Water Bank Organization

4.3.1 The ''Bulletin Board Bank"
4.3.2 Standing Offers to Buy and Sell at Fixed Prices
4.3.3 Sealed-Bid Double Auctions

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