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<br />..... <br /> <br />~ <br />-' <br /> <br />\, <br />--J <br /> <br />~.. <br /> <br />Mike Tetreault's Comments on: <br /> <br />Basin Water Management Objectives and Subobjectives <br /> <br />Revisions Based on First Set of Basin Roundtable Te.::hnical Meetings <br />1. Sustainably Meet Municipal & Industrial and Agricultural Demands <br />- Maintain water rights <br />- Meet ag demands when and where needed <br />Me~tEritical Jvj~! q~n.!apfl~ ~l.!.ltng9!.O_ugl1t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ ~ ~ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ ~_ _ -- -{ Deleted:- <br />Rationale: soecifiving "critical" demands recognizes that we need to meet basic human needs at all ~... ... i Deleted: critical <br />times~ but calls into ouestion whether we need to meet all human needs (e,g watering blue grass lawns <br />at hh!hwav on'^ramps) in drought years. <br />2. Optimize Existing and Future Water Supplies <br />- Minimize non-beneficial consumption <br />- Maximize successive uses of nontributary groundwater and other legally <br />reusable water <br />- Maximize use of existing and new in-basin supplies <br />3~ Enhance Recreational Opportunities <br />- Provide adequate water for recreation when and where needed <br />- Encourage the cooperative multiple use of water to enhance recreational and <br />wildlife opportunities <br />4t Provide for Environmental Enhancement <br />-"provide a~~~u~t~ J1~~er,lo 'P!otect hydroloZic and biolo,gical orocesses for support of native aquatic _ _ __ _ -1 Deleted: Leave <br />and riDarian species and systems. ...... "'1 Deleted: for environment when and <br />Rationale: The is considerable discussion about what constitutes "environmental demand", All where needed <br />parties agree that at least some minimum base flows need to be protected in critical river reaches. <br />However~ miniulum in-stream flows are necessary but not sufficient for environmental goals. <br />Therefore. I am trYing to be more explicit about what we mean when we say "for environment". After <br />all. there~s no hann in claritv is there? <br />- A void/mitigate environmental impacts of new projects <br />.. Protect and improve water quality <br />5. Promote Cost Effectiveness <br />- Allocate cost of new proiects to all beneficiaries fairly <br />Rationale: do we really want to gO back and fe-allocate costs of existing water supplies among various <br />uses? If notl let's be specific about new projects. <br />- Achieve benefits at lowest cost <br />- Provide for funding eligibility <br />... Mitigate for third..party economic impacts <br />6. Protect Cultural Values <br />- Maintain quality of life unique to each basin <br />- Provide for long-term needs (beyond 30 years) <br />- Maintain open space <br />7. Provide for Operational Flexibility <br />- Provide for short..term transfer of water to different users, including the natural environment. while <br />protecting wateqi~~t~ ~ _ ~ _ _ _ ~ _ ~ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _T ~ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ - --{ Deleted: <<) <br />Rationale: The term different users is generally interpreted to be human uses. This is merely <br />specifying that we intend to include flexibility in how we provide water for environmental values as <br />well as human uses. <br /> <br />8. Comply with All Applicable Laws and Regulations (1) <br />- Consider ilnplementability <br />- Comply with Doctrine of Prior Appropriations <br />