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<br />5\ P~d\/erse: e~cb ndrtitC1 envir,ofl menta' a n.d rec,""eati orh a I im pa cts of
<br />fl~tu:re ;..vater tra:n.sfe:r projects shou~d be rninin'1ized; tJna'vo~da:ble
<br />.adyerse [~11!Jacts rnust b.e r-'easonalbly lnJtigated; an cOTnmun:itl~es'
<br />in"volvedS~10'LJ~d conlmit ttlernse,I'ves to ~d~nttfying .arld
<br />lmplementf:ll.g r.easc,na,ble nlit~gat[on measur'es as .,ani ntegral part
<br />of future ~lvater proje.ct transfers,,;
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<br />6. In ad d reSS"1 ng '.,vater tra n sfer f'S:SlJ~S an.d c.orli:e r'n,s I so I u tio:n 5 I'll u:st
<br />b,e fo.und ti'lat respect local authorities.~ pr1\lclte prc}pe;rt"y' right~/
<br />'"va te r' 1'[9 hts i a n,d t~le co.rlstituti'o n a I a'no .statu:tory pro.v'is'i OilS
<br />go.vern'ing ~^I.ater a 1I'.ocatij'.ons '!
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<br />'7, Ad_dJti on,a I vva t.er sto'ra g~ 'stlQU Id be recog n iz'.e,dl a;,s a pote.ntla ,I
<br />rneans to me'et future \Ivate'r suprj~I'y dema:nds \tvhLle mijni.n.ljz~n,g
<br />s,ocial" eCOnc)nli'c an.d environmental' djsruptio,n. A,d;d~tj.on,a] w.ater--
<br />stbra,ge sho.lJ~d be 'pur$lJed through the i'~nlprovement. and
<br />ret1a't)'iHtatlort Of e.xlsti n 9 str-uc~L1 res a.sld the d.e:ve I 0 pm ent of' 11 e-vy'
<br />st:r:ut:tlJ r'es . These a ct~\lities s h.D U Id be 'underta k1en W lth local
<br />inplJt a!n~ in. a 'ma,l1n.er d,esi"grled to rTTa;};'imijze nlult[-party ~
<br />bc/' fr.t \:
<br />:<.~ne (IS.,
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<br />8. Ttl(~ right of viater r[gh,ts: o'\-\inersr- w~th specific re'ference to
<br />:agri'cultura~l fnterestsJ tQ mark,et t,heir w.ater rig.hts n1ltst :b.e
<br />protected; ,
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<br />a, Parties sJlould fu.lly explore f(e'xib'e, market-.lb.a.~ed
<br />ap:ptoa'cJl€S to water sup:ply f rllan,agem::entj' incllfding
<br />in;terru:ptible water contracts, \vater bank,ing.;r in state vvater
<br />leasing and grou,lld ~vate.r recha,rge, nlah,ag'enlerlt.
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<br />l)., Those seeking to tra'n~.s'fer agrij,cu~tural v.Jater tt~ ano,ttler lJSe
<br />should .consId,er ~leasing ,or othe:r telTIpor.ary a.rran:gements
<br />'for the vvat~r r'ather than r,elj'yin,g exclllslvelY'on the'
<br />p u rcllas:e of yv~ter rig :hts,~
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<br />Ci I~l tile e\l~IJt~~hat agric'ultural 'water is trans:ferr~'d,; t-h.e
<br />tra,nsaction should.a,d,e"quatefY ad'dres's thle .need' 'for
<br />maintaining the existing ta?( base, protecting the rem2!l,nTng
<br />wa~te,r rj'ghts in the .alred, a.nd ma'lnta1~lirlg the prop.er
<br />s.tewar'dsh[p of'the laild: hlc~'ud[ng rev~getation and, weed
<br />c'on,trcoL · I
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<br />[Note thi,at..a nu-mber of the above pt"in'cip!es are, biased
<br />u'p.on principles atiopted. bpy C.olorad,o 64 a,nd .C:'luQ 20J ~
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