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<br />~, <br />~ <br />,:_5:":, <br />DISJRICT <br />~~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Inside I11'!Perial Irrigation District <br /> <br /> <br />;-~ ~~tt:' c~t!:~:-:ff ~~:J Qt;,!~;~ :"t;'!:;';'-:':"" <br /> <br />O~/er "the p2S~ ':o:..l?~e of \,A.:ee~s, sc'...erai ne\V deveiopme:!ts hav~e occt::-red !ha: <br />~~.:>.-- T_~.:>"";~J \.-:;l-j.:>v -....rl """r "'~'"\n- 1"('\ r\"- -""co-her a ".~~o- --r"o~:no ~roa-a""" <br />c'.l.1."",,,,,t ..i..~':""'1"'-.......::'1 ....;..&.....} Gu-;... v\- ....1....v1 :::. ~v z.,;....... :..v.::;....L -.0. \r"\i-C,........L l.i..C. :\........~J::, P =& -j,;I. <br />A...-: ed:toria! ran ~n :::e San Diego Union-Tribune C:l August 30 ,;,':lien encOl.:rages 1:he <br /> <br />S2.i1 Diego Cm':T!1:Y \V2ter A.!.::i:oti::y:o ;m,sue water ~ransfer poss~b:!:ties \'.i!!: t::e Imperial <br /> <br />Irr~gation DiStrict. Follo...ving the editorial, I spoke v.ith the Authority's Acti:;.g General <br /> <br />)'Ia:1ager JonI: Locbvcod, ",",'no expressed their ::meres: in wa:er transfer talks. We "",ill be <br /> <br />::<~lking ::0 Sa: Diego as well as other po:e;:tial b'-!yers. At the same time we \:viII be devei- <br /> <br />o?:ng our O\'V-n plans for making water available. <br /> <br />~. .I" " , '-, . , 1 '"' y.' .. ''I.' <br />1 lie ealtcnal nas st~r:-e~ lI'!te~e5t In our pans rOf TI1ar.i<etlng "vater 5!at:e\\.1ce. 1r,;e <br /> <br />, , . - '. 'y 'T , 1 -. (" iI . T" ",., <br />i:ave nearc ITa:=. :naJo:- CcllY r:.e\..;s::;apers V...OS .fll1geles lImes, Jal1 vlego JmOl1-i ntJune, <br />G-SA. Today and others) a.iC fro~ the offices of om State Sena:ors Fei"stein and Boxer. <br />To stay 2.hea~ of all this intereST, ......e ~2.ve drafted a rough doc:..Imem, Principles - <br /> <br />- ~ - " . " h . - . . Y' T <br />1 erms jor a j ramJer .-':.rrangement, :nat we C2.TI \vork on WIt 1 mp1.:! trom tne pUt/i!C. ~t <br />,'\'as given 01.:1 by our ,...-a:er ua~sfer s:udy g:-oup at the IID Board Mee:ing or. Tuesday as <br />a suggestior: of what we !:lay wam included in o:.:r program. \V e expe~ !pis document to <br />be moditlec, \\~i:h ~/ou:- help. The draft reads: <br /> <br />DRUT <br />PRL'\CIPLES - TER'-lS FOR A TR~'\"SFER ARR~'\"GE~rr:\T <br /> <br />· Ownership of water rights to stay with District <br />Long-term lease with published status reviews every five years <br />· Pricing based on market value <br />Inflation component in pricing structure <br />· Sources of supply <br />Primaril~' on-farm through voluntary agreements with growers/landowners <br />for reduced deliveries <br />Distribution system improvements/automation, where needed <br />· Division of revenues by IID <br />Part to endowment fund with half of yearly interest yield used by IID Board <br />for community purposes, such as: <br />- Power rate reduction <br />- Economic development <br />- Salton Sea enhancement <br />Remaining funds to growers/landowners and District to provide water supply <br />for transfer <br /> <br />~ <br />I <br />i <br /> <br />Over the next severai weeks "..;e Ere seeking additional public in.put. The study <br />~oup has se: aside eve::~..; )'=lond2.Y at 12:00 nOOh to schedule meetings \vi~h people Earn <br />0t.:r :cmmt:n1ty. They \:i_ill iII\:i:e pa:-r:cip2.nLS and encourage concerned 2~C in~erested <br />ci::ze::s to bring their !3G:.lgh:s fcn~.ard. If you a:-e irite:-estec in artend:ng, ple2.se ca:l our <br /> <br />C()mr::~T:::'..- Rela:tioi1s o~~ce 21 339-9044 Ie sched~le. <br /> <br />_~ specia: 302.~d ::lee!i::.g \;.~ll Je heI~ Tues~2.Y~ Septemoer 12 to cO:lside~ Ihese <br />?"i'"1nciples - Te~5 2.5 \.~..:-ell 2.5 ho\::...- lID co:r~u!lic2.tes \~it~ the San D:egc Cc:.:n:y \\,!ater <br /> <br />p.j.;j:~c:i:~-_ <br /> <br />IV P?..ESS <br /> <br />SU:l~ay! Seple:n~e:- : C &. ~-~oaday~ Se~)te~~er II. : 995 <br /> <br />3 ~l:.:wn x :2 i:J.ches <br />