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<br />E,XHIBIT :8
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<br />T~~e foHovving is a preUjlll rla rydr',aft proposal far 9 u id en n es go'vernj fl9
<br />Interba.s'in V1lalter tr,ansfers. I~ is des~i'gn~d tl1 be" a startIng P9int fqr
<br />discuss ion.
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<br />1. In e~xal<l'lIJling flJture grolNth an,d de\lefoplm.ent scena rios-, \.vater
<br />sup.p~y entitles ,shou~d cons~d~r the a\la'ilabHit\t an!d r~nabil':ity' and
<br />r"eliab'ili.ty .of water sour'"ces1 the socij',al; econ.omic and
<br />e n:vi [O~l rlle r:'l~a I i nl pacts a-ssoc~,~ted v~iith de\1..e16 pment th'ere-o~f'l and
<br />th:E~ tl.eed fa r con'5U ltatior~ \.vith a II affected ipa i'tle'~'s.
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<br />2.. In pl;ann~ng to. Imeet future yv.ater suppl'y n'eed's, vt/ater s.upply
<br />e.r1it.iti e$.s Il.ou Id 'striv e tc~ III axi rTl ize' ttl1e use oJ rle~ja bl et
<br />e.co"non'llcally \liabl,e loea' v.Jater sources~
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<br />3. Derna,n,d managernerlt,t -)f~nth spe,cific reference to' a~1 pra:ct]cable
<br />'CQII'lservation! rn.eaSLJ resi .5 h o:u I d be ail i nteg ra I~ co nl pon'e:nt of
<br />every \/'1 a tf~ r su 'p pi)! str2lte~l y ~
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<br />4. T'o tll.e 'e'xte.nt rnterbasln v1ater tr'iansfers. are (~etermin'ed,
<br />neces,sa,'r)/1 t~le project proponent .should un.d:ertake an
<br />examlna,tio,n of, a;nd, m.a.ke pub"~cr the fOllov1/ing:
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<br />,a. The, .di:re~ct/irlOrrect eCOnOnll"'C lrl'lpacts andl b.en:efits of tile
<br />vvater tr,ansfer on tile area of or~'gln and, t~he' area of
<br />receJ pt; .
<br />.b.. 'T'he e:nvir,onn12'nt irrlpa:cts elf the water transfer, ~ncl'udJn,g
<br />th~ irnpEfct ass()c~ated tAfith infr'ClstructlJre (=oJlstructi,o,nJ
<br />\^J=ater ,d [versio n.. '~.va te,r stor,ag e and \flater us.e;
<br />c. The imlpacts Q'f tf'le \Jvater transfer on cultu,raJ reSOurces;
<br />d.Th.e impact of the V1lalter transfer a,n \~later based r'ecreatlo'n
<br />\l.i[th] n the a r,ea afar] 9 ~ III Ja n.,d the a re.O! ot receIpt.
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<br />Prior to L~n'dert.akln.g, s.Lrctl exami:nationf the project prbpo':nent
<br />ShOlll;d r',equest, througd'l one or more pL~blrc meeti:ngs, the
<br />,a,ssistan.ce of g~o\ternri1enta~1 entities and' otl1ers v"ith.in th:e area .of
<br />origin, in th!e rd!enttficatiQn of spe.c;iftc ape,as' o:f ijn"g,uiry. Ho'w.ever,
<br />th'e needi to- a'void th,e duplica~troll of 'study r-eq.-tirremellts: is.
<br />recogniz.ed.
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