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<br />Inside Imyerial Irrigation District
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<br />lID staff studies future water requirements and ayailability
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<br />E;,:ery ~loLd2.Y aL noon we h.os: a Wa:e:- T:fuls~er S~dy Gro:.lp :r:.eetii:g at our I:nperial
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<br />neacqu3!:ers O:Ilce. 1 he mee:!:lgs are .i.~Ke toces group S~SSions, \\-nere \~.:e inCi1l0e
<br />rr:e~be:-s of the public to sb.a:e tb.ei:- ideas a.-:d viev.:s on our proposed water m~keting
<br />piar:.s, One co!:cem hecra recently is "\\'het.'1er or not we a:e ahead of ourseives in
<br />opening negotiations \vith the San Diego Co:!nt}" \Vater Aut..}lOriry. Don't we have a lot
<br />of work to do berore we nake a deal? The answer to that is YES, 'we do have a lo! of
<br />\'.'ark :0 do, A ...-e:-y iwporta:.""1I i!em ~s L.~e quantity of \vater to be marketed.
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<br />Sa:: Diego is aware that \\-e caIl't talk about a qua..""1tity oI-'\'ater until we have gone
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<br />: JDugn tne process me oare. .as approvec tor stue: ~la ioea mpu:,
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<br />Our s:ai.l- is working now to update the Water Requiremems and A ....ailabi!ily Study that
<br />'-vas produced about 10 years ago fur L.~e District. The p\.:..;.pose of t~e update is to
<br />qua.T'J.lify me Disli-ict's prese:it and future water needs and to determine how much
<br />water might be conserved and made available for use by ourselves a.'1d others. The first
<br />part of the study ",,-ill fucus on cef;.nir.g ~he estimated District \va!er requirem.ents
<br />dming t.i-}e nex"t 50 years, The second phase of 1he study is designed to identify "vater
<br />cor.servatior,. ~e:hods 6a: can be used effectively in t.he Dist:1c:.
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<br />Future projec:ions for wa;:er l.:se in I::lperial Valley wiE ve Dasen 0:1 iand use plans of
<br />:~e County, per capita use wi~h. population projections, and potential future \vater
<br />requireme:J.3 :Or agriculture a.J.d industry. The District's o;JerationaI :J.eeds ""ill also be
<br />taken into consideraTion_
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<br />1. n.e e'-'a~:.la!ion of potential water conservation measures \"ill include the fullowing:
<br />A. TeCTI..1UCal feasibility
<br />1, TL'TIe required to implemer:.t projectfprogram (short-term, long-term)
<br />__ ~fee:s la'1dov.nerfoperawr requirements
<br />ConsiSTent with District r.lles
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<br />4. Efte~I on District operatioI:s
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<br />B. Economic feasibility
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<br />pe:-anons ane mamter.ance cost estlmates
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<br />_~am!mstra!11ie COSl estImales
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<br />4" COL.=..;.llw.u:y effects
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<br />OE-ffull1 prod:.lctivity effects
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<br />C" EL".irOT~-:le7'":tai feasibilit)'.
<br />.;." Belle~lts of each projec!/p:-og:-~T
<br />') D:-a\'\::;acKs of eac~ projectfprogra.'Il
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<br />_a\. co:npa:-ati~-e evalua:ion or \\."a:er conser.;atio:l projects ~~d p:-ogrCLTTIS \.".ill be made to
<br />compare Ib.e sl10rt and long-term projects, cost per acre-foot of water conserved,
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<br />~onl.:.l1ur:it:.... CJ.IC tarmer accep:aice.
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<br />?i:r..aEy, ti:e Scud;: ,,'.'ill COI:1pc.:;:-~ :::.e District's \vater require:r.ems \\-::~ water availabil-
<br />:::....~ :ak:~g ir::2 accoun: t:te ~ote;:t:a~ conser,;a:ion n:easu:-es and ~e:ermin.ing from this
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<br />0ther :!se:-s. ~ he i~a!er 1?equirernen!5 and r!vailabiliry Sru.dj/ :S sc~eri~led for comple-
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<br />D:l:i:;.g :t.e :-egt:~a=- 30arc mee:~~g at 3 ?~c.. on October 1 0, s~2.ff \v:!~ b:-:ef !!le Board O~
<br />:i:is study p:-2cess. Tt.e p!..:nlic is er:co:1:agec to anend fuld p:-o'\.-.ice co:r~ent aLa !:1put
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<br />::0 :::e Boa:-:i 2.::0 st2.i: fo~ cC:1side:-a:io:1 ::1 :he s:UG~" process.
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<br />IV PRESS
<br />St:r:~ay. OeL 8 & Mor.day, Ocr. 9, 1995
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