Improved Water Supplies Lead to Drop in Agricultural Water Prices

Originally published in Journal of Water, Winter 2019

Westlands Water District, in California’s Central Valley, administers a supplemental water transfer program to make up the difference between its available water supplies and the needs of its growers each year. The cost of water, along with a charge to cover the cost of operations and maintenance (“O&M”), is passed along to the growers who receive the w…