Service Details
WestWater specializes in transaction advisory services, water right valuations and appraisals, water marketing services, water resource economics, and water investment services.
- As one of the oldest firms providing water right appraisals, WWR has developed and utilized market information, simulation models, and econometric techniques to estimate the market value of water for federal and state agencies, nonprofits, and private industry. WWR’s valuations span a wide variety of water uses, including irrigation, municipal, industrial, hydroelectric generation, and fish propagation. WWR is nationally recognized for its expertise in water right appraisals and has helped define the standards for water right appraisals in many of the western states. WWR has the largest, high quality database of water right transactions in the western US. WWR draws upon this unique database when a comparable sales analysis is performed as part of a water right appraisal. The database is maintained for major and secondary water markets and all transactions are verified through extensive research.
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- WWR’s transaction services include playing an advisory role for high value water users looking to acquire or sell water rights. Since 2001, WWR has advised on more than $600 million in water transactions throughout the United States. Starting with initial due diligence, WWR has expertise in identifying, evaluating and prioritizing potential water rights to involve in a transaction. WWR will assist in negotiations and facilitate the regulatory process to ensure the completion of a timely transaction. WWR draws upon previous experience and the team’s varied expertise to develop innovative contracting solutions to the multitude of challenges that can affect the success of a water transaction. WestWater Research’s mission is to provide clients with reliable and cost effective water supplies through water right transfers and the development of existing and new water sources. WestWater Research’s contacts within the water industry ensure that you will always see the best market pricing available. All terms and conditions of transactions are strictly confidential.
- Active Acquisition Projects
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- WestWater’s water marketing services include water asset management, discrete and dependable brokerage services, identifying and developing strategic trading partners, and active marketing and sales of your water. WestWater typically conducts marketing projects in two phases to allow clients to initially assess marketing prospects and then decide whether or not to pursue active marketing.
- Phase 1 typically includes a preliminary review of water right documents and the surrounding water markets to identify an estimated value for the water rights and any immediate fatal flaws that would prevent the water rights from being marketed. Phase 1 is designed to assist clients in determining if market conditions warrant the marketing of their water rights. Phase 2 of our marketing services provides clients with the creation of marketing materials and the actual marketing of the water rights. This phase typically includes a detailed analysis of the property and water rights, development of offering documents, identification and development of potential buyers, negotiations, contracting, submittal of the necessary regulatory documents, and transaction support.
- Active Marketing Projects
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- WWR is also helping forge new approaches to water development by providing water investment solutions to municipalities, the financial industry, energy and water supply industries, and the property development sector. Our water investment services are the fastest growing part of our business. Corporate and public clients look to WWR for assistance in sourcing and structuring funds for various types of water projects. Private equity clients utilize WWR as a source of water investment opportunities and as an advisor in evaluating projects with a water component. We perform due diligence, advise on regulatory and financial risks inherent in water investments, provide financial analysis, development monetization, and exit strategies for potential investments. WestWater has a team whose commercial experience spans decades. This depth of experience supports the dynamic deal development activity of our private equity and investment based clients.
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- WWR’s regional water resource economic services focus on the development of information and economic analysis to assist in the selection of water management alternatives. WWR has developed a variety of economic models to assess the regional economic costs and benefits of water quality, development, and reallocation projects. WWR provides a full range of computer-aided economic modeling and GIS capabilities to enhance economic and planning analysis. WWR is helping to establish market-based solutions to water supply planning by examining the economic tradeoffs of various water management options and solving water resource allocation problems.
- WestWater’s municipal water right planning services focus on defining the current and future municipal water needs including quantity, location, source, and demand forecast schedule. WestWater reviews the municipality’s existing water rights in the context of current use and projected future water needs. WestWater will ensure there is supply and demand alignment and, if not, correct the water rights through filing changes with regulatory authorities, applying for new water rights, or considering both structural and nonstructural water supply strategies. WestWater’s municipal planning services also include the establishment of pricing policies to promote conservation and “water resource impact fees” to fund water supply projects. A market demand assessment is also performed to help the municipality better understand competing water demands and supply sources. An initial water right valuation is performed to help shape pricing expectations for new supply sources. Our water supply planning services will ensure that municipal water rights are being utilized to their full capacity and are consistent with the projected growth. Our services also include strategies for bridging both short- and long-term water supply shortages and developing new water supplies.
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