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<br />~;, <br /> <br />.)J~ <1 (OJ RECEIVED <br />MAR 0 3 2003 <br />atmado Water Conserv . <br />,atJ{)(l 8"orl1 <br /> <br />NOTE TO EDITORS: The following information has been released by a group oj <br />Imperial Valley agricultural landowners regarding issues related to the availability and use <br />of water for irrigation. A partial list is attached to this statement. <br /> <br />IMPERIAL VALLEY FARMERS <br />PROPOSE PLAN TO RESOLVE <br />WATER TRANSFER ISSUES <br /> <br />BRAWLEY, Calif., February 24, 2003 - Water continues to make headlines as urban <br />growth and agricultural needs compete for what is being called by some as "the oil of <br />the 2rt century." <br /> <br />In recent weeks, Southern California utility districts have taken to the courts in an <br />effort to resolve questions regarding the allocation of Colorado River water. At the <br />same time many farmers in California's Imperial Valley are proposing what they <br /> <br />consider to be a practical, realistic and fair solution to the conflict over water from the <br /> <br />Colorado River. <br /> <br />The issue centers on the federal government's decision to reduce the amount of <br /> <br />Colorado River water allocated to Imperial County by hundreds of thousands of acre <br />feet. <br /> <br />That measurement (acre foot) is the amount of water contained in an area one acre <br /> <br />square and one foot deep. <br /> <br />-more- <br />