> He argues water should have a market value so that it is treated more like a resource that should be well managed. Sounds like a good case for cap-and-trade.

> He argues water should have a market value so that it is treated more like a resource that should be well managed. Sounds like a good case for cap-and-trade. That is, don't allow people to withdraw groundwater faster than it's being replenished, and don't allow people to withdraw enough surface water to harm fish populations. And then let folks trade their allocations.