Measuring, Monitoring, and Enforcing Temporary Water Transfers: Considerations, Case Examples, Innovations and Costs

1 Jones is an independent research contractor. Colby is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona, and serves as corresponding author. Please send comments to bcolby@email.arizona.edu. We appreciate reviews by David Bradshaw, Imperial Irrigation District; Richard Cuenca, Oregon State University; Neil Hansen, Colorado State University; Doug Hunsaker, Agricultural Research Service; and Jeff Milliken, Bureau of Reclamation, and their insightful comments and suggestions. This report is much improved as a result. However the authors are solely responsible for the contents and reviewers assistance in no way constitutes endorsement by the reviewers or their organizations.

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