Confluence: Water prices to rise, but not only from demand

LOVELAND — If there was consensus among water experts in Northern Colorado represented on a water price panel at Confluence: the Northern Colorado Water Conference, it was that they’re rapidly rising and will continue.
The discussion occurred Thursday at the Ranch event complex in Loveland.
Demand, of course, as the region grows and develops is the primary cause of water price increases, but there are other factors as well.
Marie Livingston, professor emeritus at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, said, “You must consider the transaction costs of moving water.”
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