Reorganizing Groundwater Regulation in Texas

dc.contributor.advisor	Griffin, James
dc.creator	Brady, Ross
dc.creator	Beckermann, Wayne
dc.creator	Capps, Amber
dc.creator	Kennedy, Braden
dc.creator	McGee, Peyton
dc.creator	Northcut, Kayla
dc.creator	Parish, Mason
dc.creator	Qadeer, Abdullilah
dc.creator	Shan, Shuting
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-19T16:02:27Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-19T16:02:27Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/187041
dc.description.abstract	Groundwater usage in Texas appears severely dysfunctional. Neither the market for water or regulation is working properly. Currently, 80+ Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs) “regulate” groundwater production in their areas, with locally elected boards that act as independent Balkanized states. Selling water across district lines is very difficult, making cities like San Antonio unable to access abundant groundwater in nearby GCDs. At the same time, landowners own the rights to groundwater based on the Rule of Capture, which creates a perverse incentive to extract all you can before your neighbor does.	en
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.title	Reorganizing Groundwater Regulation in Texas	en
dc.type	Technical Report	en
dc.contributor.sponsor	Honorable Glenn Hegar, Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts
local.department	Public Service and Administration	en

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