From the article: In 1996, [California] introduced an electronic bulletin board ...

		chrisaycock on Oct 26, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wall Street's thirst for water: a market for water... From the article: `In 1996, [California] introduced an electronic bulletin board for farmers to buy and sell their rights to Westlands' water from their home computers.` This has had municipal support for 16 years now.