Truckee River Surface Water Market Indicator: Trends Suggest Market Is Returning to Pre-2005 Activity Levels

Originally published in Journal of Water, Fall 2018

A policy that requires developers in the Reno metropolitan area to dedicate necessary water to Truckee Meadows Water Authority (“TMWA”) to receive water service for their developments has created a market for Truckee River surface water rights. In early 2015, a consolidation of TMWA and Washoe County’s water department was completed, and TMWA is now the…