鉴于供水压力日益增大，本文作者阐述了河岸水权原则和优先占用原则的不足之处。为了解决不可避免的短缺问题，提倡以市场定价代替昂贵的水资源开发项目，将水资源分配给优先用途。

The author of this article addresses shortcomings of the riparian doctrine of water rights as well as the prior appropriation doctrine in view of the increasing pressure on water supplies. To solve the problem of shortages that will inevitably occur, market pricing, in lieu of costly water development projects, is advocated as a means of allocating water supplies for priority uses.