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<br />Principles ofL"nderstanding with lID water users and the public
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<br />Si::l~e I!:e :ID 30a:d has a :...leIcic.n~urr:. ofU:i.ce:s:aI:ding ..,,-ith :::e Sa.-: Diego County
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<br />\\-?a:e:- _~J..t:tha::~.~ "[he:- decic.ed :~ey~c like:o ~a1;e a simiiar ~::ders:atlding \,,-ith the
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<br />"\-ale:- :!se:-s and the ;>ublic !he:~ se:-,;e locail~... The lID Bca:-d appro\."ed a resolution
<br />1 uesca:-: Oc~obe:- : 0, called Pril1ciJ)les of [:"naers!anding i,1,-"irh lID n~-ater [i.sers and
<br />[he Public. 11 reads,
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<br />\\-::'-I=:RE.~.S. s:a:e ia'-', provices ;:ha! the b:per:al Ir.:gai:or.. Di5;:ric;: (ED) hoids
<br />:::e legal rille :0 "i.-ai:e:- a:iC \1.r"a:e:- r!gh~ ~'"1 rr-..lS: fo: the ~a.lcOV~l1e~5 ,,\'i:h~, ~ID:
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<br />\\c'HERE.-\S, :~e 3oa:-d of :>i:e::;:ors of IID has :-e~ei:!;:ly adopted Resoiatio:l
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<br />~o_ 4-95= a ~-&ater Cor.ser,,"atia!! and Trar.sfer S:ud;,; Prc;;ess and Principles -
<br />Ter1'11S lor a Tr~r-sfer .-!rrar:gerr:enr, as ?2ri: C:~:S poiicy i:O vigorouslY ciefe:1~,
<br />?~oi:ec: ar;.d ?rese:-,,-e IC1pe!"ial Val~ey~s ;J.,~ater :igh~ ~T}C ~o ei1scre Iha: agr:~t:~-
<br />~re ~as a viab:e ar:d ?rod:lc!~\"e 5.Ir~re in teI:n?er:a~ Vai~ey; aha
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<br />\l."!-fEREAS, lID has eme:-ed into c Me:ilorancum ofl.Jnderstandi.:lg wiili 6e
<br />SaIl Diego Cou..'1:Y \"-are: Autilori:y (Aumonty) ag:-eei,lg to comoence
<br />negOi:iations towarcs the consu:n.."Ilatio~ of an agree:nem whereby lID wodd
<br />make conse:-ved ware:- available for use by:he Autb.ori:;'_
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<br />~O\V, THEREFORE, BE IT ESOLv"ED:
<br />I. ~o agreement wiU be a??ro'..ed until r.fJ.e water users ald the public have
<br />hc.G s:Ifficient OP!loramit:.; to review and ::oC"'ane~t on such ag:-een:en't.
<br />2_ ..:1iliY Oi:.-~-m con5e:-v2~io:l p:-oject \\iill be vO~i.Jnta..;r 2...Tld provide the water
<br />~sers \.\-iL' a, eq:Ja~ O??oIT:.1r:.ity to p~icipa:e in. ar:y O:1-:~~ 1,A,-2.ier ::onser\/a-
<br />~ion ~id ~.,sfer prog:-a=_
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<br />In addition, our Ex-remai Affairs s:aff briefed L~e Board on the Public InformatioY'.i
<br />Input Program that th.ey are developing as pan: of t:.,e water ~onsen;a!ion and transfer
<br />?rocess, i:le goals of the program are to 1) keep the public Tully aware of where we
<br />a:e ir. !.~e process; 2) receive substan:ial public L'lput, ane 3) cOTILilunica!e the input to
<br />Ll-Ie public, the \Vater Transfer Sr.ldy Group fu"ld the Board of Directors. Tne Public
<br />f1"formarior.llnpur Program covers commlUuty relations programs, i!1edia relations,
<br />communications materials, environmental and govemmem affairs, and \'\111 playa J
<br />cor.tir:UOllS ro:e in our e\-ol,.i::g '\~;2.ter marketing process.
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<br />T:ie 3oa:d was a~so brierec by our \\'a::er R.esources Seetio:i on 6e scope of:he Water
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<br />;.eqwremen!5 ana A""GZIa!J!frty Jruay. 1 he stuGY \'\,. ook a! !uill:-e \\-ater nee s III tne
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<br />\;a!le}.~ potential \~.a~er conse:-",.atiorr ~e:hods aTlG ho"v n:uc:: """atel" ::ould be con-
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<br />serve~. \\ -:'-:en co:nple:ed, 6e Board \\1J have more data on \'.'IC3 to base a,'1;: policy
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<br />de~isio:1s en :onse:-\/ed '-\.ater:o oe made a'\&aiIabie for tr2.i'Sfe:4
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<br />\v 1:ile iT :nay seeill that \.:,;e ~2."-e se\-e:al activities going on concurre::rly, there remaL,
<br />n:arry steps in :he Boa:-~~s IG-S::e? ;}-:-arer CoY!sert-~a!ion and Transfer SII-ld,."!I Process,
<br />adopted l!1 At;gust. Fo!' exallple, the Study Group plans to:
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<br />_.~d\-isory Boa:-d, to iden::f:...- possible Water co:!ser.;atiorr ;>rojects 11:a: will be
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<br />\~-o~kable O:1-fa..-m c.::d/OT "!..~...ilh:r: ti:e Distri:t~ s de:i\.er:.: sys:em;
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<br />. ice:::lt:-: pcss:~ie ::e::r:s fa: a :raI1S~ei'" a..-:c.::geILent (le:!gtt. oftra...!srer~ com-
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<br />. ce;;elop c.::d brie::he 3oc..~d or: possioie ci\"ision 0: re\"e::ues~ :aldov:yner
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<br />?a~:cipa!ior: anc CJ.IY Le~e55ar:'/ rr:i!igatio!1 or tr.i:-c pa:7j" 211C er:,:irof1J!lental
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<br />St.:::day~ Oc:. is &: y~oncay! O:~. 16. :995
<br />3 :o!:.::r:r:.s x :2.75 ir:ches
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