▁on ▁resources ▁that ▁are ▁cru cial ▁to ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁sector . ▁Research ▁indicates ▁that ▁water ▁scarc ity ▁can ▁cost ▁regions ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 % ▁of ▁their ▁G DP ▁and ▁cause ▁migration , ▁which ▁neg atively ▁impact s ▁the ▁local ▁economy . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁multiple ▁attempts ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁conflict ▁from ▁different ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Inter state ▁Commission ▁for ▁Water ▁Co ord ination , ▁Inter state ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Ar al ▁Sea , ▁and ▁The ▁Ar al ▁Sea ▁Bas in ▁Program , ▁but ▁the ▁issue ▁is ▁still ▁on going . ▁ ▁Local ▁economy ▁ ▁Water ▁politics ▁is ▁present ▁within ▁nations , ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁sub n ational . ▁The ▁shared ▁juris diction ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁between ▁inter g overn ment al ▁actors ▁is ▁cru cial ▁to ▁efficient ▁water ▁politics . ▁I ne fficient ▁water ▁politics ▁at ▁the ▁sub n ational ▁level ▁has ▁a ▁greater ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁economy ▁through ▁increased ▁costs ▁for ▁business es , ▁increased ▁costs ▁for ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁sector , ▁decre ased ▁local ▁compet it iveness , ▁decrease ▁in ▁local ▁jobs ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁costs . ▁For ▁instance , ▁Texas ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁res er voir s ▁to ▁combat ▁water ▁short ages ; ▁these ▁res er voir s ▁will ▁cost ▁more ▁than ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁per ▁a cre - foot ▁for ▁construction . ▁Sub n ational ▁states ▁have ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁water ▁politics ▁through ▁man aging ▁local ▁water ▁sources ▁and ▁address ing ▁issues ▁concerning ▁water ▁politics ▁such ▁as ▁allocation , ▁scarc ity