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<br />But Must Take into Consideration a Farmer's Ri2ht to Sell His Water <br />Protect water rights to be used as one wants <br />Do not value sustaining Ag water if I cannot sell my water at highest value <br />Keep Ag water rights intact- Maintain prior appropriation and administration <br />Ag is being compensated fairly for water <br />Accurate appraisal of water is critical <br />Ideally local area buys H20 and keeps it in area <br /> <br />Must Take into Consideration Other Factors/Other Needs <br />Does Ag have ability to pay? <br />Need to meet multiple demands, not just agriculture <br />It's a choice-- Which is a higher value, agriculture or something else? <br />Is it important to meet Ag water demands? <br />Sustainability of agriculture is more than water e.g. global market, federal farm policy <br />Find ways for future farmers to farm <br />Must sustain the region, if Ag fits OK, ifnot..... <br />Allow Ag to continue where Ag producers want to stay in farming <br />Ifwe can protect Ag interests and H20, it will "echo" throughout M&I etc. <br />"Buy and Dry" brings to playa juxtaposition of needs, fears, history, future <br />Different parts of the state have different needs and solutions related to Ag <br /> <br />Optimize Existing and Future Water Supplies <br /> <br />By Reducin2 Waste <br />Wise-use <br />To reduce waste <br />Weare already very efficient <br />Urban conservation should reverberate through all discussions <br /> <br />By Reuse Strate2ies-or Not <br />Conservation by reuse <br />Reuse will tend to dry up the lower river <br />Optimize and reuse <br />Develop efficient reuse systems <br /> <br />By Multiple Use <br />Multiple use to improve use of water <br />Better meet multiple uses <br />Multiple partners for multiple use projects <br />Multi-purpose perspective will be required <br /> <br />Optimize Existing and Future Water Supplies <br />