Economic Return:

Water Rights Trading provides income through the sale of water rights. Water rights can be used to allow water withdrawals for agricultural or urban use, or to allow water to remain “in stream” for the benefit of aquatic species and ecosystems.

Background Information:

Water Trading is a framework for managing transfers of water rights. Some water transactions are simply water commodity sales, while others produce management of water resources for the benefit of aquatic species and ecosystems. MMA SLI will focus its water quantity investments on those projects that improve overall environmental quality and have demonstrable ecological benefits.