Arizona water rights auction tops $20/m<sup>3</sup>

A water reuse project in Prescott Valley has netted the municipality $67 million from the sale of the related water rights. It is an important new model for water resourcing.

An auction of water rights in Arizona broke all price records on 31st October, netting the town of Prescott Valley $67 million. The successful bidder – Water Property Investors LLC, a New York-based water resource investment firm – agreed to pay $24,650 per acre-foot ($20.16/m3) for the right to draw 2,724AF (3.3 million m3) from ...

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