Recent Studies

Lessons from California’s Journey in Water Markets

October 17, 2018

The Texas House Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on October 16, 2018, to hear invited and public testimony on some its interim charges ... Read Stratecon President Rodney T. Smith's testimony, Lessons from California’s Journey in Water Markets, where he discusses how California's experience can be used to inform water management in Texas. Continue reading →

Looking Forward: Importing Institutional Concepts from the Water World

February 27, 2018

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin launched the inaugural Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference in Midland February 20-23, 2018. The conference emphasized innovation and facilitating commercial-free discussions about facing the water resource challenges confronting the energy… Continue reading →

The Availability of Wheeling Capacity on the Colorado River Aqueduct

June 23, 2015

This report is prepared in response to a request by Cadiz Inc (Cadiz) to evaluate the
probability that the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA) will have space available to convey water
for beneficial use by the Santa Margarita Water District and… Continue reading →

Stratecon News

INTERA and Stratecon Establish Strategic Partnership

INTERA Incorporated and Stratecon, Inc. are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership to provide Groundwater Sustainability Planning (GSP) services under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). A California-based consulting firm, Stratecon combines the disciplines of economics, finance, natural resource management, and policy to develop innovative solutions to commercial and […]