There exists various forms of "water markets". I'm most familiar with irrigation districts in California, but I know there's other examples that facilitate the

There exists various forms of "water markets". I'm most familiar with irrigation districts in California, but I know there's other examples that facilitate the monetization of saving water in some form. Stanford and UC Merced do some work on the problem, with the former having some economists involved iirc. https://waterinthewest.stanford.edu/ https://waterinthewest.stanford.edu/