Water pricing debate bubbles up in Portugal amid intensifying droughts

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Should the state look to maximise crop revenue by giving farms using the latest technology the ability to bid for more water, at the expense of farms — often owned by locals — with older infrastructure?

In Australia, environment ministers purchase water to flow into rivers, for ecological stewardship, in the same way farmers and other users bid for water: on the market.

Three years ago, Salema, of Edia, travelled to California to meet officials from the US Bureau of Reclamation and the state water regulator about their approach.