With food prices at all time highs, agricultural market prices rising, and water rights at a premium, now is the time to plan for the future. We suggest that water users create and update water management plans with an eye to water rights security, stability, and development. A water management plan will analyze the current state of the water rights designated and appurtenant to property or other boundary and will provide a tool to consider options for their use, development or marketing. One can begin this work by emailing Kelley Wesson for a water rights authorization packet.