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10 Non-Point Source l. The CWA shall encourage necessary, cost effective and reasonable voluntary measures to control non-point source discharges including the use of BMPS and pollutant trading. 2. EPA shall consull with the appropriate agencies with the departments of Interior and Agricullure and all affected slate, tribal and local entities before identifying non-point source control measures. 3. Non-poinl source controls shall be integrated, to Ihe extent determined appropriate by slate and local entities, with watershed management programs designed to achieve overall progress lowards water quality objectives in the area. 4, Non-point sources shall not be subject to Section 401 certification review requirements. Federal Mandales 1. The CW A shall allow for adequate phase in time for new limitations or standards so as not to impose unnecessary or substantial hardships on regulated entities or their constituents. 2. Any action required by the CW A shall be supported by adequate federal funding. 3. No action shall be taken under the CW A until a peer- reviewed benefit cost analysis demonstrates Ihat the benefits of the proposed action are clearly greater than the costs. 4. No private property shall be taken under the CW A withoUI just compensation to the owner as required by amendmenls five and fourteen of Ihe Constitulion of the Untied Stales. 1612 11 Resolution No. 97-3 RECLAMA nON Resolved: I. Reallocation of Project Purposes and Project Operation Changes Project benefits shall not be reallocated without the consent of project beneficiaries, Beneficiaries shall not pay for project benefits reallocated to another use. Project operations changes shall not impair existing contracts or water rights under stale law. 2. Environmental Mitigation The federal government shall pay for environmental enhancement and mitigation, Existing contracts sball not be surcharged for environmental enhancement or mitigation. 3. Water Conservation "Conserved water" shall not be reallocated in violation or derogation of existing contracts or water rights. 4. Water Service Contract Renewal Water'service contracts shall be renewed for the same quantity and availability or supply as has been historically beneficially used. Water service contracts shall be renewed for the maximum allowable lerm. 5. Reclamation Reform Act The RRA shall not affect exempted or paid out districls or impair Of alter existing contracts. 6. Reclamation Fund The Reclamation Fund shall only be used for activities specifically set forth in reclamation law. I I ___-.-J