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<br />Water Intelligence Monthly, published in Claremont, California, provide a <br />record of water marketing transactions in Texas and in other states. <br /> <br />* Data are not available in a readily accessible format, such as a GIS system. <br />Transaction costs information is not available at all, except perhaps by <br />consulting with attorneys specializing in water rights issues. <br /> <br />* One of the recommendations in the Kaiser and Boadu report on water <br />marketing is that TWDB should: "Develop a data base of water marketing <br />information and operate as a clearinghouse, much like a real estate <br />brokerage firm and a multiple listing service."" TWDB has established <br />databases for those wishing to indicate a desire to purchase or sell a water <br />right. <br /> <br />An Efficient And Economical Conveyance System To Move Water From Sellers To <br />Buyers <br /> <br />* Unlike some other states, Texas does not have such a general conveyance <br />system, except for those sellers and buyers along the same stream. Several <br />conveyance systems exist to deliver water from specific sources to <br />designated users. The Trans-Texas. Water Program is evaluating <br />conveyances as well as other supply alternatives. While lack of a special <br />conveyance system will not preclude a mar1<et, it may limit the geographical <br />scope of transactions and result in development of a number of regional <br />mar1<ets. More complex water transactions, including 'exchanges' and the <br />construction of a general conveyance system, could overcome some of <br />these geographical constraints. <br /> <br />A Demand For Higher Valued Water (resulting from urban development and/or new <br />environmental needs for water) <br /> <br />* Demand is anticipated to increase to accommodate population growth and <br />the newly identified environmental water needs associated with providing <br />instream flows and nows to bays and estuaries. Based on the consensus <br />water planning projections (draft), especially rapid population growth is <br />projected for the following counties: Rockwall, Zapata, Comal, Fort Bend, <br />Starr, Collin, Bastrop, Denton, Montgomery, Hays, Webb, Guadalupe, <br />Hidalgo, Williamson, Waller, Bandera, Presidio, San Jacinto, and Travis. <br />This does not imply that water shortages will occur in these counties. <br /> <br />Current Water Usage Is For Lower-Valued Uses (nonnally irri~ated aoricultura) <br /> <br /> <br />* Irrigation of agricultural products accounted for over 12.5 million acre-feet per <br /> <br />"Ibid., p. 127. <br /> <br />6 <br />