
Areas of Expertise
- Economic and Financial Analysis
- Water Conservation
- Natural Resource Economics
Education
- B.S., Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Colorado State University
Experience
- Research Analyst, WestWater Research, 2022-Present
- Summer Associate, WestWater Research, 2022
Zach Bateski
Research Analyst
Zach Bateski is a research analyst for WestWater Research based in the Fort Collins, Colorado office. He joins WestWater after serving as a 2022 summer associate where he did extensive research on groundwater markets.
Since joining WestWater, Zach’s primary focus has been researching water right transactions in Utah and Colorado as well as the valuation of groundwater markets for implementation in the Rio Grande Basin. Zach provides our clients with dependable transaction research, valuations and due diligence services.
He holds a B.S. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics with a minor in Agricultural Business from Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
Zach has always had a profound interest in water, which is largely due to his love of fly-fishing.

Zach Bateski
Research Analyst
Zach Bateski is a research analyst for WestWater Research based in the Fort Collins, Colorado office. He joins WestWater after serving as a 2022 summer associate where he did extensive research on groundwater markets.
Since joining WestWater, Zach’s primary focus has been researching water right transactions in Utah and Colorado as well as the valuation of groundwater markets for implementation in the Rio Grande Basin. Zach provides our clients with dependable transaction research, valuations and due diligence services.
He holds a B.S. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics with a minor in Agricultural Business from Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
Zach has always had a profound interest in water, which is largely due to his love of fly-fishing.
Areas of Experise
- Economic and Financial Analysis
- Water Conservation
- Natural Resource Economics
Education
- B.S., Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Colorado State University
Experience
- Research Analyst, WestWater Research, 2022-Present
- Summer Associate, WestWater Research, 2022