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T. W. Dickinson: Grass roots buy-in that creates sustainability. If we have a vision that we can all <br />buy into it has to be grass roots. <br />W. Vunderschuere: Water is no longer available to develop in the levels we have in the past and <br />how do we manage it in the fiiture. How do you value and optimize beneficial uses of water <br />in the state? A market approach vs. the non-traditional market values. That is a really pivotal <br />conversation but needs more thought and it is not just about water. Where does water fit <br />(available/affordable housing/ healthcare) in the system. How do you have diverse <br />recreational opportuiuties? We are at a cross-roads and need to support the legacy that we <br />stand on today for our fiiture generations. <br />J. Porter: We are getting into a growth issue not a water issue. Don't see things in black and <br />white. All comments have two sides: state vs. local control, market vs. mandates, IBC vs. <br />regional control, free enterprise vs. state control, private property vs. state control, water vs. <br />economy and role in agriculture. Who makes these decisions? <br />R Crompton: A whole lot of conversation this a.m. and I agree a lot with what has been said <br />today. If we really are going to look 50 years out then there needs to be a paradigm sluff in <br />the state and it needs to include everybody, not just us. We are probably not the right people <br />at this table. The majority of us will not be here in 50 years. We need to involve a lot more <br />people in this discussion especially different generations. We do such a good job managing <br />water that others don't think about it. Land use planning tied to water needs to happen at least <br />at the county level. On the west slope county conullissioners are beginning to tallc about this. <br />Because of irrigation, there is water in rivers that used to run dry and if we change things <br />what happens to the enviroiunent. What is good for one part of the state may not be good for <br />the other part and we need to investigate that. <br />E. Kuhn: Growth issue or contrarian -look at Europe demographics. Immigration is key to our <br />society. We won't grow forever -look at Demnark not growing thought 20 years ago. The <br />energy economy will be fundamentally different than it is today. We are at the beginning of a <br />scientific revolution right now with molecular biology and understanding of that is going to <br />make a huge difference in our lives. Climate change -the climate is going to be different but <br />we shouldn't continue to fight tomorrow's war with yesterday's tool. <br />A. Hansel: It is a beneficial process. I see the need and the time is now. Even within the <br />Arkansas Basin we were able to work together and build projects, joint use of facilities, etc. <br />Storage is a critical component to managing the finite resource that we have. This process is <br />very timely. See people out of need going back to do their own projects, which won't be as <br />efficient and may not take into account other uses or values. Locally Pd like to see agriculture <br />continue. In Arkansas we have vibrant recreation areas where we've worked together to <br />address multi-use issues. Basin transfers conunittee how can you move water but protect the <br />economy for where the water has left, perhaps shared econonuc development. <br />D. Birch: The way municipal water planning takes place is that other aspects of city government <br />dictate the patterns of growth (density, irrigation, etc.). The growth is going to occur and we <br />don't have control over this. The impacts of growth aren't the water that people consume but <br />