U.S.: How the Blockchain Could Protect California’s Aquifer

Water on the blockchain? Your eye-roll is forgiven, says Wired. But local water trading, in one form or another, is likely to soon become a force in California agriculture, says Ellen Hanak, director of water policy at the Public Policy Institute of California.

The plan, when the blockchain pilot starts this summer, is to allow only landowners to see their water use data. The deals themselves will be conducted via smart contracts — computer programs that execute when certain conditions, such as pumping levels, are met.

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