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. 2014 Jun 6;50(6):4726–4745. doi: 10.1002/2013WR014493

Table 5.

The Effect of Changes in Fixed Transaction Costs From £5 to £20 on Water Abstractions (Ml), Volumes Bought (Ml), and Gross Benefits From Water Use (£; % Increase/Decrease Due to Increased Fixed Transaction Cost)

Sector Dry Year Normal Year
Agriculture volume abstracted (Ml) −43 (−5%) −26 (−3%)
volume bought (Ml) −1.8 (−1%) −9.5 (−13.5%)
benefit from water use −£5000 (−1%) −£2600 (−0.5%)
Public and public water supply reservoir intake (Ml) 28 (<0.01%) 1000 (<0.01%)
abstractions from reservoir (Ml) 1.7 (<0.01%) 22 (<0.01%)
sector benefit from water use £3400 (<0.01%) £49,800 (<0.01%)
Industry volume abstracted (Ml) 0.02 (0.2%)
volume bought (Ml) 0.02 (0.2%)
benefit from water use £12.5 (<0.01%)
Overall benefit from water use −£1587.5 £47,200