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<br />OOJ3J5 <br /> <br />. Multi-functionalobjectives <br /> <br />To the extent possible, solutions should reduce impacts caused by high <br />groundwater tables in the Yuma area by increasing drainage pumping. <br /> <br />To the extent that desalinization is part of the solution, plans should attempt to <br />provide for technology transfer that can be provided by operation of a large <br />desalting plant. <br /> <br />To the extent possible, solutions should seek to improve the quality of water <br />provided for M&I purposes in the border region in Mexico and the United States. <br /> <br />Solutions should be cost effective and attempt to demonstrate that all funds used <br />to reach a solution are expended in a prudent and efficient manner. Where <br />benefits beyond the national obligation to replace the bypass flow accrue to <br />definite and identifiable beneficiaries, the costs of such additional benefits should <br />be borne by those beneficiaries. <br /> <br />To the extent possible, solutions should include measures that help offset or <br />mitigate impacts of shortage and drought. <br /> <br />Considerations in Developing a Preferred Solution <br /> <br />In consideration of the wide array of available solution components, the <br />Workgroup felt that it was important to recognize factors that make some alternatives <br />preferable to others. Critical factors include: 1) complexity, 2) cost and ability to obtain <br />funding, 3) timing, 4) water supply adequacy, and 5) Mexican involvement. <br /> <br />Recommended Solutions <br /> <br />As described in detail in this white paper, the YDP/Cienega Workgroup <br />recommends that State and Federal policy-makers adopt a program to deal with the issues <br />of the WMIDD bypass flow and the Cienega along the following lines: <br /> <br />. Adopt a short-term plan that can be implemented as soon as possible. <br /> <br />To the extent possible and consistent with Arizona law, utilize Yuma area excess <br />groundwater to meet Mexican Treaty delivery obligations. <br /> <br />Establish a shortage alleviation contingency fund to provide the financial <br />resources to mitigate water supply disruption impacts to the extent the bypass <br />flow is not otherwise offset or replaced. <br /> <br />Implement a pilot, Basin-wide, consumptive use reduction and forbearance <br />program, based on voluntary, temporary land fallowing. <br /> <br />Continue funding, and take necessary actions to correct identified YDP <br />deficiencies, assess the feasibility of using YDP as a potable water source for <br />M&I use, and identify and make additional necessary adaptations to the Plant. <br />Actions should allow YDP to be operational at a minimum of one third capacity, <br />using Yuma area groundwater as an operational source. <br /> <br />Executive Summary <br />Recommendations of the YDPICienega Workgroup <br /> <br />II <br />