Arnao, Audrey

Author Description

Audrey Arnao is a research analyst with a focus on California water markets. She is responsible for tracking water rights transactions, analyzing market trends, and updating WWR data with market activity. Audrey conducts research by reviewing notices from regulatory agencies and board meeting agendas of various agencies known to be actively transacting. She also conducts interviews with buyers, sellers, attorneys, and brokers to fill in data gaps and request supporting documents pertaining to water transfers. Audrey received her BS in Economics from Arizona State University. In 2018, she completed her honors thesis on the effects of water right heterogeneity on price in California water markets using WWR transaction data.

Authored Reports

Water Rights Trading: Market Performance & Metrics of Water Rights Trading Across the West