OK 0 2 3 0 2 Water Markets, Licenses, and Conservation: Some Implications Janmaat, Johannus While water markets have long been advocated as a tool for both enhancing water use efficiency and enabling conservation purchases, their interaction with water rights and licenses has been little studied. It is shown that when water rights are not tradable, using spot markets to secure conservation needs may harm some water users. Ironically, while a spot market enhances the efficiency of water use, it may also increase the cost of conservation purchases. Further, a self-funding conservation program, where volumetric license carrying charges pay for conservation purchases, creates a transfer from junior water users to senior water users Land Economics Land Economics Water Markets, Licenses, and Conservation: Some Implications Janmaat, Johannus While water markets have long been advocated as a tool for both enhancing water use efficiency and enabling conservation purchases, their interaction with water rights and licenses has been little studied. It is shown that when water rights are not tradable, using spot markets to secure conservation needs may harm some water users. Ironically, while a spot market enhances the efficiency of water use, it may also increase the cost of conservation purchases. Further, a self-funding conservation program, where volumetric license carrying charges pay for conservation purchases, creates a transfer from junior water users to senior water users Land Economics Water Markets, Licenses, and Conservation: Some Implications Janmaat, Johannus Land Economics 2 745671 title water markets licenses and conservation some implications author janmaat johannus PARRYING WATER CONFLICTS IN THE OKANAGAN: The Potential of a Water Market JANMAAT, JOHANNUS ANTHONIUS BC Studies PARRYING WATER CONFLICTS IN THE OKANAGAN: The Potential of a Water Market JANMAAT, JOHANNUS ANTHONIUS BC Studies 233332 title parrying water conflicts in the okanagan the potential of a water market author janmaat johannus anthonius