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<br />\ <br /> <br />NINE~POINT PLAN FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF WATER IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY <br /> <br />l.Imperial Irrigation District (lID) and the Landowners - Farmers will consent to the <br />3,100,000-acre feet annual cap and Department ofInterior (DOl) will recognize this cap. <br />lID will immediately make 300,000 acre-feet of this water available for transfer. <br /> <br />2. This water will only be available once Congress and the California Legislature or a <br />Court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement binding on all parties, including <br />environmental interests. satisfactory to lID and the Landowners - Farmers: <br /> <br />A> Protection of lID, Landowners - Farmers, and the County of Imperial from <br />any claims of liability for endangered species, condemnation or environmental <br />claims including but not limited to claims based on impacts to the Salton Sea. <br />B> Protection of lID, Landowners - Farmers and the County of Imperial from <br />claims or liability for unreasonable and non-beneficial use of water. <br />C> Water for transfer will no longer be available to MWD or SDCW A in the <br />event any Administrative Action, Court decision or Legislative enactment reduces <br />the above described protection. Either lID or the Landowners-Farmers <br />representing 60% or more of acreage currently eligible, will determine this event. <br />In such an event MWD and SDCW A will be obligated to continue paying as <br />though the water were being transferred. <br /> <br />3. All Landowners - Farmers in lID who are presently eligible to receive water will <br />immediately make a charitable contribution of -----% to a community-based foundation <br />similar to Great Valley Foundation of Modesto, California for the benefit of the residents <br />ofImperial County. <br /> <br />4. All Governmental entities in Imperial County currently delivering lID water will <br />receive ---- dollars per year. The allocation of this money shall be determined by <br />LAFCO. <br /> <br />5. All Landowners - Farmers in lID eligible to receive water will immediately receive ____ <br />- dollars per acre per year. <br /> <br />6. No individual Landowner in the Imperial Valley can transfer water from Imperial <br />County unless it has the consent of the Landowners representing 90% of the acreage <br />eligible to receive water. <br /> <br />7. A Study Group will be established to analyze measurement issues on Farm Water Use <br />and develop a recommendation, which will be accepted by lID. <br /> <br />8. lID will immediately develop a Water Clearing House similar to the Water Clearing <br />House in the Westlands Water District. The purpose of the Water Clearing House will be <br />