AWWA ACE61755

This slide presentation provides background information on water rights, reviews three approaches used to value water rights that include comparable sales, replacement cost, and income capitalization, and reviews example water right transfers and sales. Specific topics covered include: definition of water rights; various types of water rights; types of water right use; criteria for water right transfers; three approaches to valuing water rights; comparable sales approach; information needed for comparable sales; limitations of comparable sales approach; replacement cost approach; information needed for replacement cost; limitations of replacement cost approach; income capitalization approach; Information needed for income capitalization; and, limitations of income capitalization approach.