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SWSI Phase 2 Technical Roundtable <br />Water Conservation and Efficiency <br />Potential benef its of phreatophyte control are: <br />^ Benef its all users: M&I, agriculture, environment, and recreation in accordance with <br />water right priorities <br />^ Reduces consumption of water, much of which may be non-beneficial <br />^ Creates additional supplies without new water storage or other infrastructure <br />Potential conflicts or issues associated with phreatophyte control are: <br />^ Any water saved would be administered under the water rights system <br />^ Does not benefit specific users and thus funding by water users will be a challenge <br />^ Would require regional cooperation and funding from a regional, state, or federal <br />agency <br />^ It is not clear that the vegetation that replaces the non-native species will use less <br />water <br />^ Additional environmental impacts such as increased erosion or water temperatures <br />may be realized <br />~• ~ <br />DRAFT <br />15 <br />S:IMEETINGSITECHNICAL ROUNDTABLEITRT MEETING - SPECIFICIWATER EFFICIENCYISWSI WATER EFFICIENCY TRT BRIEFING.DOC <br />