<br />EX:HIBIT A
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<br />1. Tlle receiving .entttyr shadl first derno.nstrate th.e .water :pf-opos~ed
<br />to t)e tra .Ilsferred is not a.v alia ble its C).Vi n tla,S'fn..
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<br />2. Tlle: recei\/llngi entity shall i'rr~pl.enlent .all 'pract.Lc~]bl,e '~o.'nser\/atiO]l
<br />rlie~lSlg reswh'j ch s h a II f ncllJd e~ but rl ()t ,be ri nl ite:.d tOt "met,eri fl 9 of
<br />all indu,strlal, COnlrl'l,ercia, I ~nq resid.en,tia[ vvater lJs.ers" tlered
<br />reside'ultiaJ rates; reasor~,a b':1 e !~a nds-c.a pi n 9 restr'i'ctiOf'1 s a n,d ,su.ch
<br />~~ LJ ij I di n 9. cO.de. req u i rellleJl ts .as are netessa.:ry tc~ r-eq u i re
<br />j n:.sta ~ lation: of h tg ~1 e-ffTc1,erlc.y p[u nl b~r Ilg flxtu res a n.d' water u sin.g
<br />a pplJ a n ce's,~
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<br />3". The reC,ei\ling e'ntlt'r S~1all cornplete/.at its o'wn expe~l.se.t a stud'/
<br />to. analyze the lnlpact up-on tt1e basin. an.d the cou'nty o,r CQun,t1es
<br />fro"rn wh.icl'i tlTe vl/a~te'r is be.'i!ng export.ed M Co:ples oJ the stud \1
<br />.sllafll b,e subrl1itte.d to the 'co nlrn Lssionerst of thie exportIng coun~ty~
<br />,as. vv;e't.l .as t:he basin roundtcfbles of th~ ex'p'orting arl:d r,ec'e~virrg
<br />cau rity ~ Th e st.u dy s h a j;I i n:cl uej.e, but: not. be H I'll ited to I a n<:1lysl s
<br />of th,~ en\!Fi rorl men t.a I t $'Dc[a I!, ,cu~ltlfra 1, v...~ater q uant~' J 'a'nd
<br />ec:ono~llic impact. SUCll, study sll.a,1I be ,con.d:ucteq. by "'an
<br />a.ccredited lJniversit.y or ,quaUfl,eeJ professio'nal flrm to be selecte'd
<br />,by rnutlJal a'g.reernent of the r~~~.e.hlirlg entity and the' b"asir1
<br />rou'n'dtable of tlliB bas.'[n from v4h-ich the walter is rJr',oposed to be'
<br />.expo,rt.ed!M The stud~ISh2illl be ccprrlpJet~d and slubmitted .to tl'le
<br />appro',prlate,elititijes \Nit:h'~na certai.n number .of days, as
<br />d,eternl1ned b;y trle p,arti.cfp.atln.g entities', prjor tC) filf.n'g
<br />a p p..Iicat'lo~1S for \f'la. te r tr.a nsfers ~ n. v.Jater court'p
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<br />~l. 'Th:e reCeivin..g entity shalH p:ay or provide all inecessar'"y 'mitlga,tlOrl1
<br />1 r1 rJerpetu it:y.r to the ~OlJ nty~ froFll which ttle water lsbei (19'
<br />transferr'ed to c~ffs,et.econo'nli:'c I.o:sses as det.e,rrnfl'ned in th,e
<br />i'Il1pact :stUQ'Y'I.
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<br />5 ~ C1 tie.s cont1.nu i 11 9 to 9 rOltJ a~:nd d~evelop at ,a' ra pi,d .pa"ce' \,.VQ rse'n
<br />Co.toradoJs. w.ater resource probh~lll,. They must lrnple.m.ent.
<br />rqg u la~tjon s to ] lnlit 9 rovvth~ an,d develo~p me nt so as to co.ntr"i b Lite
<br />tovlJards the: aJleviatio'rl of tt10se problemsr
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