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<br />appropriate instream flow rights. 2
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<br />other environmental concerns may be addressed in other areas
<br />of the law. California and Washington have laws requiring the
<br />assessment of environmental impacts of major developments, laws
<br />that can be applied to water ri9hts. California's Environmental
<br />Quality Act requires the preparation of an environmental impact
<br />report for any proposed major project, including any major water
<br />use application.13 This applies to transfers as well as new
<br />appropriations.
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<br />In an area of scarce water and growing population, any
<br />unintentional loss of water that could have ceen saved and reused
<br />merits examination. Two states, California and Oregon, have laws
<br />encouraging water salvage, generally awarding title of the
<br />salvaged water to the saver.
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<br />A thorough seoping study CQuld include a look at thesa
<br />various provisions in neighboring states, with analysis of what
<br />~orks and what doesn't. .
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<br />'.Quest,1ons.: I.f a s1ngle ,.I'[st.~"'OF n~aT~ty~~
<br />criteria cannot 'be developed, ~an a'u~~f~~
<br />procedure to ,considering quality questions :be
<br />develope~ to assure t~at all relevant. :qu~lity .
<br />:que~tions will" 'be consistently addressed?' .
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<br />:Is" :cUrrent 'law':tair in its treatment:,of"':
<br />...~~e~.~ ::~a~:,' ~ohi#.~q4~pes, ,o't" i:,bould ~~~~9~'~'~' b,~
<br />J.:llstltuted,,:to ;,:alter,:,these eonsequenc~s, of "
<br />,water 'transr~rs?:-::~~e.: :"there altern'at.lves'-eo
<br />."these .reduc:t~i#ns n,i~"'tpe local tax :bas~ that
<br />woUld 'be' fai!"~o',all"::l'a.rtie$, such ,~s:,p~ym~nts
<br />in lieu of::::ta?';~~,,~r".s'everance taxes? .
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<br />.Should the ~arket '~ys~em determine economic
<br />stabi~i,ty. in :l-oca'l:: .~r,~as , or sh~~ lei .. ;th~: "
<br />system "be, di:rec'tei:t' 'or" regulated' to' all;ev:icite
<br />,the economic consequences of' a 'trans't'~r" of
<br />'wate:r;?' Are, 'th~, :1I1,~r.Kf;lt system 'and "the~ t..i;m.e
<br />it :tak~s ':~~r..:a 'trans,fer to oocur' a-a~qu~te,
<br />to ~d;~~ss )f,u~~re ,,:growth of an ~e~-.o~-;qrigin,
<br />or shoul~ ,.~:uture'::'gr:~wt.l1 issue,S .be 'a ';p~rt';of
<br />the tr,ans~,er" decis::i,ol\? What criteria' 'Sh~uld'
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