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<br />\ <br /> <br />Water Transfer Issues-3 <br /> <br />Many farmers in the Imperial Valley disagree with the lID's approach. They recognize <br />the severity of the threat posed by reduced water availability, and they have prepared <br />what they believe is a workable long-term solution to the problem. <br /> <br />They have documented their approach in a nine-point plan. (The nine-point plan is <br />attached.) <br /> <br />In this plan, the farmers propose that the allocation of water to the county remain at <br />the levels that were in place prior to the planned reduction. However, agricultural <br />landowners in the county would commit to providing a portion of their allocation to <br />San Diego and other developed areas which seek additional water. That would meet <br />the Department of the Interior's goal of making water available where it is needed to <br />support growth. <br /> <br />Under the proposed nine-point plan, part of the revenue generated by the water sales <br />would go to the development of new and more efficient irrigation techniques. <br />Increases in water efficiency are possible with new technology. However, such <br />increases are economically infeasible without an equitable water-transfer program. <br /> <br />More effective irrigation would reduce the county's need for water, while sustaining <br />the current levels of agricultural production. <br /> <br />-more- <br />