Approximate Cost of Water in California, 2015

The approximate cost to operate alternative water source facilities per acre foot of water.

All values are rounded to two significant figures. Costs reflect 2015 dollars. Low and high costs represent the 25th and 75th percentile of the estimated cost range. Values represent both large and small facility types. An acre-foot is the amount of water required to cover an acre one foot deep.
Source: APM Research Lab analysis of Pacific Institute data Get the data